How to integrate Honeyhive MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Honeyhive directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Honeyhive is an AI observability and evaluation platform for analyzing LLM apps. It helps teams monitor, debug, and improve AI system reliability faster.

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Introduction

Manage your Honeyhive directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Honeyhive to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

What is the Honeyhive MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Honeyhive MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Honeyhive account. It provides structured and secure access to your AI observability platform, so your agent can perform actions like managing datasets, logging model and tool events, evaluating runs, and configuring project settings on your behalf.

  • Dataset management and organization: Create, retrieve, and delete datasets for your AI projects, helping you maintain organized and up-to-date evaluation data.
  • Efficient event logging: Log batches of model or external tool events, enabling comprehensive tracking and analysis of AI system interactions in real-time.
  • Data curation and cleanup: Add new datapoints to datasets or remove specific datapoints, ensuring your evaluation data remains accurate and relevant.
  • Streamlined evaluation workflows: Mark evaluation runs as completed and fetch project configuration details, making it easy to track progress and update run statuses automatically.

Connecting Honeyhive via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Honeyhive) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Honeyhive account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['honeyhive'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http honeyhive-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Honeyhive. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Honeyhive.

What's happening

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Honeyhive
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Honeyhive MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http honeyhive-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (honeyhive-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Honeyhive MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your honeyhive-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Honeyhive tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your honeyhive-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Honeyhive

The first time you try to use Honeyhive tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Honeyhive
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Honeyhive authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Honeyhive through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Honeyhive operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Add new datapoints to my evaluation dataset"
  • "List all datasets in my Honeyhive project"
  • "Log a batch of model events for analysis"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Honeyhive and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['honeyhive'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http honeyhive-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Honeyhive with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Honeyhive directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Honeyhive operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Honeyhive operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Honeyhive action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add datapoints to dataset

Tool to add datapoints to a dataset.

Compare Experiment Runs

Tool to retrieve experiment comparison between two evaluation runs.

Compare Runs Events

Tool to compare events between two experiment runs side-by-side.

Batch Create Datapoints

Tool to create multiple datapoints in a single batch operation.

Create Batch Model Events

Tool to create multiple model events in a single request.

Create Batch Tool Events

Tool to log a batch of external API calls as tool events.

Create Configuration

Creates a new configuration in HoneyHive for managing LLM or pipeline settings.

Create Datapoint

Tool to create a new datapoint with input-output pairs.

Create Dataset

Tool to create a dataset.

Create Event

Tool to create a new event in HoneyHive to track execution of different parts of your application.

Create Metric

Tool to create a new metric in HoneyHive.

Create Model Event

Tool to create a new model event to log LLM call data.

Create Tool

Creates a new tool definition in a HoneyHive project.

Delete Datapoint

Tool to delete a specific datapoint by its ID.

Delete Dataset

Tool to delete a dataset by ID.

End Evaluation Run

Tool to update an evaluation run's status and metadata.

Get Configurations

Tool to retrieve a list of configurations.

Get Datasets

Retrieve datasets from HoneyHive for a specified project.

Get Events

Tool to query events with filters and projections from HoneyHive.

Get Events By Session ID

Tool to retrieve the complete tree of nested events for a specific session.

Get Events Chart

Tool to retrieve charting and analytics data for events over time.

Get Metrics

Retrieves all metrics associated with a HoneyHive project.

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve all projects in the HoneyHive account.

Get Evaluation Run Details

Tool to get details of an evaluation run by its UUID.

Get Run Metrics

Tool to get event metrics for an experiment run.

Get Evaluation Runs

Tool to retrieve a list of evaluation runs from HoneyHive.

Get Runs Schema

Tool to retrieve the schema for experiment runs in HoneyHive.

Get Session

Retrieve a complete session tree by session ID from HoneyHive.

List Tools

Tool to list all available Honeyhive tools.

Retrieve Datapoint

Retrieve a specific datapoint by its ID from HoneyHive.

Retrieve Datapoints

Retrieve datapoints from a HoneyHive project.

Retrieve Events

Retrieve and export events from a HoneyHive project.

Retrieve Experiment Result

Tool to retrieve the result of a specific experiment run.

Start Evaluation Run

Creates a new evaluation run to group and track multiple session events for analysis.

Start Session

Start a new HoneyHive session for tracing and observability.

Update Configuration

Tool to update an existing HoneyHive configuration.

Update Datapoint

Update an existing datapoint by ID.

Update Dataset

Tool to update an existing dataset.

Update Event

Update an existing HoneyHive event by ID.

Update Metric

Tool to update an existing metric.

Update Project

Updates an existing HoneyHive project's name or description.

Update Tool

Tool to update an existing tool in HoneyHive.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Honeyhive MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Honeyhive tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Honeyhive and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Honeyhive tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Honeyhive scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Honeyhive data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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