Need some help with Honeybadger MCP server

[troehrkasse (Tyson Roehrkasse)]

I’m trying to set up an MCP server for Honeybadger following this guide. Followed all the instructions, but Cursor shows 0 tools enabled and Chat cannot utilize the tool.

My ~/.cursor/mcp.json config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honeybadger": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-e", "HONEYBADGER_PERSONAL_AUTH_TOKEN=REDACTED",
        "ghcr.io/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Running the Docker image manually indicates that it is present and the config is valid:

docker run --rm -e HONEYBADGER_PERSONAL_AUTH_TOKEN=REDACTED ghcr.io/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-mcp-server:latest
time=2025-07-09T16:11:22.682Z level=INFO msg="Starting Honeybadger MCP Server" version=1.0.0 log_level=info api_url=https://app.honeybadger.io
time=2025-07-09T16:11:22.682Z level=INFO msg="Server ready, listening on stdio"
time=2025-07-09T16:11:22.683Z level=INFO msg="Client session registered" session_id=stdio
time=2025-07-09T16:11:22.683Z level=INFO msg="Client session unregistered" session_id=stdio
time=2025-07-09T16:11:22.683Z level=INFO msg="Server stopped"

This is my first time trying to use an MCP server. I’m not using a VPN. What am I missing?

[troehrkasse (Tyson Roehrkasse)]

For anyone else who finds this, I eventually figured it out. Basically, HBs official guide is wrong about how to set up the MCP server. What they say:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honeybadger": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-e", "HONEYBADGER_AUTH_TOKEN=your-token-here",
        "honeybadgerio/honeybadger-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

What you actually need:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honeybadger": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "HONEYBADGER_PERSONAL_AUTH_TOKEN=your-token-here",
        "ghcr.io/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

[condor (Condor (Tee))]

thanks @troehrkasse that would be hard to figure out without directly using the MCP. Have you been able to let them know for update of their docs?

[joshuawood]

Hey all, Josh from Honeybadger here. Our docs have been updated!

[condor (Condor (Tee))]

Thanks @joshuawood thats really great!