Agent skill

Analyze MCP Server

by amplitude in amplitude/builder-skills

Analyze MCP server usage instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK: break usage and errors down by tool, read the rationales within each tool to see what callers are trying to do, and produce…

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Install Analyze MCP Server

skills CLI
$ npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill analyze-mcp-server -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install amplitude/builder-skills analyze-mcp-server --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amplitude/builder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/analytics-skills/skills/analyze-mcp-server .claude/skills/analyze-mcp-server && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
analyze-mcp-server
GitHub stars
160
Token cost
~4.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,100 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
61
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Analyze MCP server usage instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK: break usage and errors down by tool, read the rationales within each tool to see what callers are trying to do, and produce…

  • Works in 6 steps: Locate and validate the data → Break down by tool (the spine) → Rationales within each top tool (the… → …
  • The user asks to understand how their MCP server is being used
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Phase 0 — Locate and validate…, Phase 1 — Break down by tool… and Phase 2 — Rationales within…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Analyze MCP Server is an agent skill from amplitude/builder-skills. Analyze MCP server usage instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK: break usage and errors down by tool, read the rationales within each tool to see what callers are trying to do, and produce a prioritized write-up of actionable fixes. Use this skill whenever the user asks to understand how their MCP server is being used, what agents/users are trying to do with it, why tool calls are failing, what to fix or improve in their MCP server, or asks for an "MCP usage report", "tool error analysis", "intent…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers and App automation through connectors. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Open-source AI skills for product managers — battle-tested by PMs at Amplitude.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to understand how their MCP server is being used
  • What agents/users are trying to do with it
  • Why tool calls are failing
  • Improve in their MCP server

Example prompts

  • “MCP usage report”
  • “tool error analysis”
  • “intent analysis”
  • “/analyze-mcp-server”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Locate and validate the data
  2. Break down by tool (the spine)
  3. Rationales within each top tool (the "why")
  4. Error drill-down per tool
  5. Optional context metrics
  6. Verify, then write

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51838c2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Analyze MCP Server loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 200 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,100 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~200
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,100 words (~4,419 tokens).

“Produce a report that answers three questions about an MCP server instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK:”

— opening of SKILL.md by amplitude
name
analyze-mcp-server

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in analytics-skills/skills/analyze-mcp-server of amplitude/builder-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51838c2

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Sealeap Tianlu Amazon AI Agent MCP Product Researchxjli360/sealeap-amazon-skills247—~756Automated safety check: PassMIT
ComposioComposioHQ/composio30k1 repos~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Analyze MCP Server

What does Analyze MCP Server do?

Analyze MCP server usage instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK: break usage and errors down by tool, read the rationales within each tool to see what callers are trying to do, and produce…. Analyze MCP Server is an agent skill from amplitude/builder-skills. Analyze MCP server usage instrumented with Amplitude's MCP Analytics SDK: break usage and errors down by tool, read the rationales within each tool to see what callers are trying to do, and produce a prioritized write-up of actionable fixes.

When should I use Analyze MCP Server?

Analyze MCP Server fits situations like: the user asks to understand how their MCP server is being used; what agents/users are trying to do with it; why tool calls are failing; improve in their MCP server.

How do I install Analyze MCP Server in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill analyze-mcp-server -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (analytics-skills/skills/analyze-mcp-server in amplitude/builder-skills) into .claude/skills/analyze-mcp-server in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Analyze MCP Server in Codex?

Run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill analyze-mcp-server -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (analytics-skills/skills/analyze-mcp-server in amplitude/builder-skills) into .agents/skills/analyze-mcp-server in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Analyze MCP Server in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill analyze-mcp-server -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/analyze-mcp-server, .gemini/skills/analyze-mcp-server, .github/skills/analyze-mcp-server and .opencode/skills/analyze-mcp-server in your project.

What does Analyze MCP Server need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Analyze MCP Server is instructions for the agent only.

Does Analyze MCP Server access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Analyze MCP Server safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Analyze MCP Server use?

No licence was found for Analyze MCP Server or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Analyze MCP Server use?

About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Analyze MCP Server?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Analyze MCP Server: Superset Integration Tools (superset-sh/superset, 15k stars), Power Platform MCP Connector Suite (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Slm Web Access (qualixar/superlocalmemory, 231 stars) and Sealeap Tianlu Amazon AI Agent MCP Product Research (xjli360/sealeap-amazon-skills, 247 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Analyze MCP Server?

amplitude (a GitHub organization) maintains it in amplitude/builder-skills, which has 160 GitHub stars. The repository holds 61 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 24, 2026.

Source: amplitude/builder-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.