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Getting Started

What is OpenTrace?

OpenTrace gives your AI assistant deep knowledge about your system architecture. It understands your services, how they connect, and how they depend on each other. This means you can ask questions about your system and get accurate, contextual answers.

Try the Built-in Chat

The fastest way to get started is the built-in Chat. Log in to your OpenTrace dashboard, open Chat from the sidebar, and start asking questions — no configuration needed.

"What services are in my system?"

"What does the payment service depend on?"

Connect Your AI Assistant

To use OpenTrace with an external AI assistant (Claude, GitHub Copilot, etc.), add the following to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentrace": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.opentrace.ai/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with your OpenTrace API token from the dashboard.

Try It Out

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant these questions:

Explore your system:

"What services are in my system?"

"Tell me about the authentication service"

Understand dependencies:

"What does the order service depend on?"

"What services would be affected if the database goes down?"

Investigate issues:

"Help me understand how requests flow from the API to the database"

"What's the connection path between the frontend and the payment service?"

Your AI assistant now has the context it needs to give you meaningful answers about your architecture.

Next Steps