When to use it
- Any Sentry request that no more specific skill covers
- When staging and production are separate projects
- Questions about setting up or configuring Sentry
What it looks like
What are the top errors in production today?
whoamifind_organizationsfind_teamsfind_projects+12 moreIn web-prod today: 1) TypeError: cannot read "id" of undefined in CartSummary, 1,240 events, 318 users, new since release 4.12.0; 2) a 504 from /api/search, 410 events; 3) ChunkLoadError, 160 events, mostly Safari 17. Query: is:unresolved environment:production firstSeen or lastSeen -24h, sorted by users.
The SKILL.md file
name: sentry-essentialsGround rules for using Sentry through the Sentry MCP server, covering resolving the organization and project, writing Sentry search queries, reading issue details before concluding and asking before changing issues or projects. Use when the user asks for anything in Sentry and no more specific Sentry skill fits.
Orient
whoamishows the signed-in user.find_organizations,find_teamsandfind_projectsresolve names to slugs. Ask when several projects match; staging and production are often separate projects.- Sentry issue ids look like
PROJECT-1A2B, or a Sentry URL. Accept both.
Search well
find_issuestakes Sentry search syntax, such asis:unresolved,level:error,firstSeen:-24h,release:1.4.2,environment:productionandassigned:me. Sort by frequency or users affected for impact, or by first seen for new problems.find_errorssearches individual error events;find_transactionssearches performance data.find_tagsshows which tags exist, such as browser, release or customer, so you can split an issue by them.
Reading
Read get_issue_details before saying what an issue is: the stack trace, breadcrumbs, tags and first and last seen. Do not diagnose from the title alone.
Docs
search_docs and get_doc answer "how do I set up or configure Sentry" questions from Sentry's own documentation.
Changes need a yes
update_issue (resolve, ignore, assign), create_team, create_project, update_project and create_dsn change Sentry. Show the exact change and get the user's explicit yes first.
Sentry tools it uses
whoamifind_organizationsfind_teamsfind_projectsfind_issuesfind_errorsfind_transactionsfind_tagsget_issue_detailssearch_docsget_docupdate_issueAsks firstcreate_teamAsks firstcreate_projectAsks firstupdate_projectAsks firstcreate_dsnAsks first
Tool list from Sentry MCP documentation.
FAQ
Does it work with self-hosted Sentry?
The hosted Sentry MCP server works with sentry.io. Self-hosted Sentry needs the server run locally with your own host and token.
Will it resolve issues by itself?
No. Resolving, ignoring, assigning and creating all need your yes first.