Perfetto MCP

Turn natural language into powerful Perfetto trace analysis

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that transforms natural-language prompts into focused Perfetto analyses. Quickly explain jank, diagnose ANRs, spot CPU hot threads, uncover lock contention, and find memory leaks – all without writing SQL.

✨ Features

• Natural Language → SQL: Ask questions in plain English, get precise Perfetto queries
• ANR Detection: Automatically identify and analyze Application Not Responding events
• Performance Analysis: CPU profiling, frame jank detection, memory leak detection
• Thread Contention: Find synchronization bottlenecks and lock contention
• Binder Profiling: Analyze IPC performance and slow system interactions

📋 Prerequisites

• Python 3.13+ (macOS/Homebrew):

  brew install python@3.13
  

• uv (recommended):

  brew install uv
  

🚀 Getting Started

Cursor

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfetto-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["perfetto-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Run this command. See Claude Code MCP docs for more info.

# Add to user scope
claude mcp add perfetto-mcp --scope user -- uvx perfetto-mcp

Or edit ~/claude.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfetto-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["perfetto-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

or add to .vscode/mcp.json (project) or run "MCP: Add Server" command:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfetto-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["perfetto-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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Codex

Edit ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.perfetto-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["perfetto-mcp"]

Optional: Use a Local trace_processor_shell Binary

If your network environment blocks downloads, set PERFETTO_MCP_TRACE_PROCESSOR_BIN_PATH to an absolute path of a local trace_processor_shell binary.

When this env var is set, perfetto-mcp uses that binary directly. When it is not set, default perfetto Python behavior is unchanged.

Example (mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfetto-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["perfetto-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PERFETTO_MCP_TRACE_PROCESSOR_BIN_PATH": "D:/tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell.exe"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example (~/.codex/config.toml):

[mcp_servers.perfetto-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["perfetto-mcp"]
[mcp_servers.perfetto-mcp.env]
PERFETTO_MCP_TRACE_PROCESSOR_BIN_PATH = "D:/tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell.exe"

Local Install (development server)

cd perfetto-mcp-server
uv sync
uv run mcp dev src/perfetto_mcp/dev.py

Local MCP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfetto-mcp-local": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/git/repo/perfetto-mcp",
        "run",
        "-m",
        "perfetto_mcp"
      ],
      "env": { "PYTHONPATH": "src" }
    }
  }
}