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Honeycomb MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Honeycomb and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 78 Honeycomb actions (34 reads, 32 writes and 12 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Honeycomb credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Honeycomb's limits and records every call.

Connect Honeycomb free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

78actionsin one signed file
34readlook, never change
32writecreate and update
12wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Honeycomb in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Honeycomb.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyHoneycomb Configuration Key for one environment (Environment Settings > API Keys)
- hostWhere your Honeycomb lives: your host
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "honeycomb" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "honeycomb.datasets.list" }# list all datasets · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "honeycomb.datasets.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Honeycomb at a glance

Sign-in: API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Setup fields: host
Limits we pace to: 10 calls a second, per connection
API covered: Honeycomb API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, info.version 1.0.0)api.honeycomb.io
Built from: Honeycomb's documentation, read 23 October 2026api.honeycomb.io docs.honeycomb.io
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 29 of 34 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 1, so ask can line Honeycomb up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Honeycomb.

78 actions in 25 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

34readlook, never change
32writecreate and update
12destructivewait for a confirmation

Board views
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a Board View · List Board Views · Get a Board View · Update a Board View
Boards
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List All Boards · Create a Board · Get a Board · Update a Board
Burn alerts
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a Burn Alert · List All Burn Alerts for an SLO · Get a Burn Alert · Update a Burn Alert
Calculated fields
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a Calculated Field · List all Calculated Fields · Get a Calculated Field · Update a Calculated Field
Columns
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List all Columns · Create a Column · Get a Column · Update a Column
Datasets
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List All Datasets · Create a Dataset · Get a Dataset · Update a Dataset
Query annotations
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a Query Annotation · List Query Annotations · Get a Query Annotation · Update a Query Annotation
Recipients
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a Recipient · List all Recipients · Get a single Recipient · Update a Recipient

17 more areas · 38 actions

Slos 5
Triggers 5
Marker settings 4
Markers 4
Signals 3
Dataset definitions 2
Events 2
Map dependency requests 2
Queries 2
Query results 2
Auth 1
Recipient triggers 1
Signal anomalies 1
Signal recipient assignments 1
Slo count history 1
Slo counts 1
Slo history 1

Top actions

The Honeycomb API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 29 of Honeycomb's 29 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`honeycomb.datasets.list`List All Datasets	List All Datasets.	read	`analytics.dataset.list`28 connectors
`honeycomb.datasets.create`Create a Dataset	Create a Dataset.	write	`analytics.dataset.create`21 connectors
`honeycomb.datasets.delete`Delete a Dataset	Delete a Dataset.	destructive	`analytics.dataset.delete`23 connectors
`honeycomb.boards.list`List All Boards	List All Boards.	read	`analytics.dashboard.list`22 connectors
`honeycomb.boards.create`Create a Board	Create a Board.	write	`analytics.dashboard.create`18 connectors
`honeycomb.triggers.list`List All Triggers	List All Triggers.	read	`monitoring.monitor.list`32 connectors
`honeycomb.queries.create`Create a Query	Create a Query.	write	`analytics.saved_query.create`8 connectors
`honeycomb.columns.list`List all Columns	List all Columns.	read	`analytics.dataset_field.list`7 connectors
`honeycomb.triggers.create`Create a Trigger	Create a Trigger.	write	`monitoring.monitor.create`27 connectors
`honeycomb.queries.get`Get a Query	Get a Query.	read	`analytics.saved_query.get`9 connectors
`honeycomb.events.create`Create an Event	Create an Event.	write	`monitoring.event.create`12 connectors
`honeycomb.slos.create`Create an SLO	Create an SLO.	write	`monitoring.slo.create`8 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Honeycomb actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List All Datasets in Honeycomb and tell me what stands out.
callshoneycomb.datasets.list
Writewrite
Create a Dataset in Honeycomb. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callshoneycomb.datasets.create

Governance for Honeycomb

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

12 Honeycomb actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a Datasethoneycomb.datasets.delete
Delete a Boardhoneycomb.boards.delete
Delete a Triggerhoneycomb.triggers.delete
Delete a Columnhoneycomb.columns.delete
Delete an SLOhoneycomb.slos.delete
Delete a Markerhoneycomb.markers.delete
Delete a Recipienthoneycomb.recipients.delete
Delete a Board Viewhoneycomb.board_views.delete
Delete a Burn Alerthoneycomb.burn_alerts.delete
Delete a Marker Settinghoneycomb.marker_settings.delete
Delete a Calculated Fieldhoneycomb.calculated_fields.delete
Delete a Query Annotationhoneycomb.query_annotations.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dohoneycomb.datasets.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a Dataset?

intent: the user asked me to delete a Dataset

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key honeycomb-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "honeycomb-agent",  allowed_actions: ["honeycomb.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "honeycomb.datasets.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "honeycomb.boards.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "honeycomb.triggers.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Honeycomb only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Honeycomb costs on actionlake.

Every Honeycomb action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Honeycomb refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 78 Honeycomb actions
78actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
29reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Honeycomb action.

78 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Board views5

honeycomb.board_views.createCreate a Board Viewwrite
honeycomb.board_views.deleteDelete a Board Viewdestructive
honeycomb.board_views.getGet a Board Viewread
honeycomb.board_views.listList Board Viewsread
honeycomb.board_views.updateUpdate a Board Viewwrite

Boards5

honeycomb.boards.createCreate a Boardwrite
honeycomb.boards.deleteDelete a Boarddestructive
honeycomb.boards.getGet a Boardread
honeycomb.boards.listList All Boardsread
honeycomb.boards.updateUpdate a Boardwrite

Burn alerts5

honeycomb.burn_alerts.createCreate a Burn Alertwrite
honeycomb.burn_alerts.deleteDelete a Burn Alertdestructive
honeycomb.burn_alerts.getGet a Burn Alertread
honeycomb.burn_alerts.listList All Burn Alerts for an SLOread
honeycomb.burn_alerts.updateUpdate a Burn Alertwrite

Calculated fields5

honeycomb.calculated_fields.createCreate a Calculated Fieldwrite
honeycomb.calculated_fields.deleteDelete a Calculated Fielddestructive
honeycomb.calculated_fields.getGet a Calculated Fieldread
honeycomb.calculated_fields.listList all Calculated Fieldsread
honeycomb.calculated_fields.updateUpdate a Calculated Fieldwrite

Columns5

honeycomb.columns.createCreate a Columnwrite
honeycomb.columns.deleteDelete a Columndestructive
honeycomb.columns.getGet a Columnread
honeycomb.columns.listList all Columnsread
honeycomb.columns.updateUpdate a Columnwrite

Datasets5

honeycomb.datasets.createCreate a Datasetwrite
honeycomb.datasets.deleteDelete a Datasetdestructive
honeycomb.datasets.getGet a Datasetread
honeycomb.datasets.listList All Datasetsread
honeycomb.datasets.updateUpdate a Datasetwrite

Query annotations5

honeycomb.query_annotations.createCreate a Query Annotationwrite
honeycomb.query_annotations.deleteDelete a Query Annotationdestructive
honeycomb.query_annotations.getGet a Query Annotationread
honeycomb.query_annotations.listList Query Annotationsread
honeycomb.query_annotations.updateUpdate a Query Annotationwrite

Recipients5

honeycomb.recipients.createCreate a Recipientwrite
honeycomb.recipients.deleteDelete a Recipientdestructive
honeycomb.recipients.getGet a single Recipientread
honeycomb.recipients.listList all Recipientsread
honeycomb.recipients.updateUpdate a Recipientwrite

Slos5

honeycomb.slos.createCreate an SLOwrite
honeycomb.slos.deleteDelete an SLOdestructive
honeycomb.slos.getGet an SLOread
honeycomb.slos.listGet all SLOsread
honeycomb.slos.updateUpdate an SLOwrite

Triggers5

honeycomb.triggers.createCreate a Triggerwrite
honeycomb.triggers.deleteDelete a Triggerdestructive
honeycomb.triggers.getGet a Triggerread
honeycomb.triggers.listList All Triggersread
honeycomb.triggers.updateUpdate a Triggerwrite

Marker settings4

honeycomb.marker_settings.createCreate a Marker Settingwrite
honeycomb.marker_settings.deleteDelete a Marker Settingdestructive
honeycomb.marker_settings.listGet a Marker Settingread
honeycomb.marker_settings.updateUpdate a Marker Settingwrite

Markers4

honeycomb.markers.createCreate a Markerwrite
honeycomb.markers.deleteDelete a Markerdestructive
honeycomb.markers.listList All Markersread
honeycomb.markers.updateUpdate a Markerwrite

Signals3

honeycomb.signals.getGet a Signalread
honeycomb.signals.listList All Signalsread
honeycomb.signals.updateUpdate a Signalwrite

Dataset definitions2

honeycomb.dataset_definitions.getGet all Dataset Definitionsread
honeycomb.dataset_definitions.updateSet or Update Dataset Definitionswrite

Events2

honeycomb.events.batch_createCreate Eventswrite
honeycomb.events.createCreate an Eventwrite

Map dependency requests2

honeycomb.map_dependency_requests.createCreate a Map Dependency Requestwrite
honeycomb.map_dependency_requests.getGet Map Dependenciesread

Queries2

honeycomb.queries.createCreate a Querywrite
honeycomb.queries.getGet a Queryread

Query results2

honeycomb.query_results.createCreate a Query Resultwrite
honeycomb.query_results.getGet Query Resultread

Auth1

honeycomb.auth.getList Authorizationsread

Recipient triggers1

honeycomb.recipient_triggers.listGet Triggers Associated with a Recipientread

Signal anomalies1

honeycomb.signal_anomalies.listList Historical Anomaliesread

Signal recipient assignments1

honeycomb.signal_recipient_assignments.createAssign Recipients in Bulkwrite

Slo count history1

honeycomb.slo_count_history.getGet SLO Hourly Counts Historyread

Slo counts1

honeycomb.slo_counts.getGet SLO Realtime Countsread

Slo history1

honeycomb.slo_history.queryGet SLO Historyread

Questions

The Honeycomb MCP server, answered.

Is there a Honeycomb MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 78 Honeycomb actions across board views, boards, burn alerts and calculated fields, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Honeycomb.

What do I need to connect Honeycomb?

Honeycomb Configuration Key for one environment (Environment Settings > API Keys). Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "honeycomb" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Honeycomb?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 12 Honeycomb actions are destructive, including delete a Dataset, delete a Board and delete a Trigger. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Honeycomb API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Honeycomb service file: 10 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (29 Honeycomb actions can be), which never reaches Honeycomb.

What does a Honeycomb action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (78 Honeycomb actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Honeycomb refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Honeycomb API does it cover?

The Honeycomb API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, info.version 1.0.0) at api.honeycomb.io by default, or the base URL set when you connect. It is built from Honeycomb's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 78 actions in 25 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Honeycomb data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Honeycomb credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Honeycomb today.

Connect Honeycomb free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Honeycomb MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Honeycomb in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Honeycomb.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Honeycomb.

Board views

Boards

Burn alerts

Calculated fields

Columns

Datasets

Query annotations

Recipients