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3 Ways to Track Errors with Claude Code

How to track errors with Claude Code?

3 MCP servers featured

Error tracking and monitoring are crucial for maintaining healthy applications. MCP servers can connect Claude to services like Sentry for investigating issues and understanding error patterns. Here are the best options for error tracking integration.

Recommended MCP Servers

Sentry MCP

getsentry/sentry-mcp

>500

Sentry.io integration for error tracking, performance monitoring, and issue investigation.

Key Features

  • View and search issues
  • Error details and stack traces
  • Performance monitoring data
  • Project and team access

Installation

npx sentry-mcp

The Sentry MCP provides direct access to your error tracking data. Investigate issues, view stack traces, and understand error patterns. Essential for debugging production issues with Claude's help.

Best for: Teams using Sentry View on GitHub

Grafana MCP

grafana/mcp-grafana

>2k

Official Grafana MCP for dashboards, error visualization, alerting, and incident investigation with 2.1k+ stars.

Key Features

  • Dashboard access
  • Query datasources
  • Alert management
  • Incident investigation

Installation

See GitHub for setup

The official Grafana MCP with 2.1k+ stars. Search for error patterns, investigate alerts, and query your observability data. Essential for teams with existing Grafana setups.

Best for: Teams using Grafana View on GitHub

Netdata MCP

netdata/netdata-mcp

>5k

Real-time monitoring with automatic root cause analysis for errors and anomalies.

Key Features

  • Real-time error detection
  • Automatic root cause analysis
  • Log correlation
  • System-wide visibility

Installation

See Netdata MCP documentation

Netdata's MCP includes automatic root cause analysis. When errors occur, it can help identify the underlying cause by correlating metrics, logs, and system state. Powerful for infrastructure issues.

Best for: Infrastructure monitoring View on GitHub

Quick Comparison

MCPStarsBest ForProsCons
Sentry MCP>500Application errorsStack traces, issuesSentry required
Grafana MCP>500VisualizationDashboard accessGrafana required
Netdata MCP>5kInfrastructureAuto root causeNetdata required

Getting Started

To track errors with Claude Code:

  1. For Sentry users, install the Sentry MCP:

    npx sentry-mcp
    
  2. Configure your API token from Sentry settings.

  3. Ask Claude to investigate:

Example prompt: "Show me the most frequent errors in the last 24 hours and help me understand the root cause."

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