Hayhooks MCP Server

Create a minimal agent wrapper with streaming chat support and a simple HTTP POST API:

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Hayhooks MCP server?

Connect Hayhooks to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Create a minimal agent wrapper with streaming chat support and a simple HTTP POST API:. The hayhooks mcp server is what makes that connection.

Installation

hayhooks on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Hayhooks's toolset — OpenTelemetry, Built, GitHub and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by deepset-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
OpenTelemetryready tracing hooks built on Haystack tracing APIs
Builtin support for handling file uploads in pipelines
GitHub[deepset-ai/hayhooks](https://github.com/deepset-ai/hayhooks)
Issues[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/deepset-ai/hayhooks/issues)
Documentation[Full Documentation](https://deepset-ai.github.io/hayhooks/)

How to install the Hayhooks MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hayhooks": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["hayhooks"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Hayhooks to OpenTelemetry.
  • Use Hayhooks to Built.
  • Use Hayhooks to GitHub.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Hayhooks to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (OpenTelemetry, Built, GitHub, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Hayhooks directly.