How do I install Convai Analytics?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Convai Analytics need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CONVAI_API_KEY, CONVAI_ANALYTICS_BASE_URL.

What transport does Convai Analytics use?

Convai Analytics runs locally over stdio.

When was Convai Analytics last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Analyze Convai sessions, latency, reliability, usage, and provider telemetry via API key.

Convai Analytics MCP server

convai-analytics

Agentic analytics for Convai applications.

This repository lets MCP-capable agents, coding agents, and developers answer questions about Convai session telemetry using only a Convai API key. The recommended path is the published local MCP server, @convai/analytics-mcp, which plugs into Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex-compatible MCP clients, and other stdio MCP hosts so agents can call typed analytics tools instead of writing custom scripts.

For developers who want direct programmatic access, the repo also includes TypeScript, Python, and CLI clients that use the same public Analytics API.

Ask questions like:

How many interactions did my characters have in the last 7 days?

How many unique end users used each character this month?

Show aggregate P50/P95/P99 latency over time for production readiness sign-off.

Explain why this interaction was slow and generate a waterfall chart.

Which processor, provider, model, or character is driving latency or errors?

The SDK calls Convai's hosted analytics API at https://analytics-api.convai.com/v1/analytics. The API resolves your API key server-side, scopes every query to your account, enforces plan and quota limits, and returns agent-friendly JSON that can be summarized, charted, or used in scripts.

Status: v0.2. The full v1 endpoint surface is wired: summary, timeseries, breakdown, sessions.list, sessions.get, interactions.get, metrics/catalog, regression-detection, and query. Convenience facades (latency, providers, errors, usage) work end to end on top of those primitives.

What This Is

A local MCP server in packages/mcp that exposes the main analytics questions as typed agent tools.
A TypeScript SDK in packages/typescript.
A Python SDK in packages/python.
A CLI in cli.
Prompt recipes in recipes/prompts that tell an AI agent exactly which calls to make for common analytics questions.
Chart recipes in recipes/charts that generate Vega-Lite specs or Plotly timelines for latency, usage, reliability, and concurrency analysis.

What This Is Not

Not a client-side browser SDK. Your Convai API key is a bearer secret. Do not put it in browser JavaScript, mobile apps, public notebooks, screenshots, logs, or committed config files.
Not a direct data-store client. All reads go through Convai's hosted Analytics API with server-side account scoping, plan checks, and quota enforcement.
Not a write API. It only reads analytics data. It does not mutate characters, sessions, configs, or telemetry.
Not a replacement for the Convai dashboard. It is the programmable and agent-friendly surface for deeper analysis, automation, and chart generation.

Repository Layout

convai-analytics/
├── docs/                       Concepts, auth, metrics reference, prompt/chart indexes
├── openapi/                    Snapshot of the analytics API contract
├── packages/
│   ├── typescript/             @convai/analytics SDK
│   ├── mcp/                    @convai/analytics-mcp local stdio server
│   └── python/                 convai-analytics SDK
├── cli/                        convai-analytics command line interface
├── recipes/
│   ├── prompts/                Natural-language prompt templates for AI agents
│   └── charts/                 Runnable chart-generation scripts
└── examples/                   Runnable end-to-end examples

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ for the TypeScript SDK, CLI, examples, and chart recipes.
Python 3.10+ and uv for the Python SDK examples.
A Convai API key for the account whose analytics you want to query.

Get your key from the same Convai account you use for the rest of the Convai API, then export it in your shell:

export CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here"

The SDK reads CONVAI_API_KEY automatically. You normally do not need to set a base URL; production is the default.

Recommended: MCP From A Fresh Client

For agent workflows, start here:

export CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here"
npx -y @convai/analytics-mcp@latest

The server is also listed in the Official MCP Registry as io.github.Conv-AI/convai-analytics-mcp. If your MCP client supports registry discovery, use that registry entry; otherwise configure the npx command above. Once connected, ask normal analytics questions:

After adding or changing MCP config, restart Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or your MCP host so it reloads the server command and CONVAI_API_KEY.

Show aggregate P50/P95/P99 latency for the last 30 days and generate a chart.

Which component is driving p95 latency, and which sessions should I inspect?

Show usage trends, unique end users, active-session concurrency, and provider/model latency charts.

See packages/mcp/README.md for client setup snippets.

Developer SDK Path From A Fresh Clone

git clone https://github.com/Conv-AI/convai-analytics.git
cd convai-analytics
export CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here"

# Install TypeScript SDK + CLI dependencies.
make ts-install

# Optional but useful: verify the SDK and CLI compile.
make ts-build
make ts-test

Run the smallest working example:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  examples/node/account-summary.ts last_7d

Expected result: a short account summary with sessions, end users, interactions, errors, and latency percentiles for your own account.

Use With A Coding Agent

If your agent does not support MCP, open this repo in Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or a similar coding agent. Give the agent this instruction:

Use this repository and my CONVAI_API_KEY environment variable to answer analytics questions.
First read README.md, docs/concepts.md, docs/metrics-reference.md, and recipes/prompts/README.md.
Prefer MCP when available; otherwise use the SDK or recipes. Do not ask for direct data-store access.
Keep the API key private and do not print it.

Then ask normal product questions:

How many interactions and unique end users did I have in the last 30 days?
Break it down by character and generate a usage trend chart.

Show aggregate P50/P95/P99 voice.user_to_bot_latency for the last 7 days.
Add a 3000 ms p95 threshold line and summarize the worst buckets.

List recent slow sessions, choose one with traceable interaction spans,
explain the bottleneck, and generate a waterfall chart.

The agent should use recipes/prompts for the call sequence and recipes/charts for chart generation.

MCP Server

The fastest path for MCP-capable agents is @convai/analytics-mcp. It is a published local stdio MCP server that wraps only the public TypeScript SDK. It reads CONVAI_API_KEY, optionally reads CONVAI_ANALYTICS_BASE_URL, and never accepts account overrides, service credentials, database URLs, or other internal access paths.

Run it directly:

export CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here"
npx -y @convai/analytics-mcp@latest

Official MCP Registry name: io.github.Conv-AI/convai-analytics-mcp

Claude Desktop example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "convai-analytics": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@convai/analytics-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "CONVAI_API_KEY": "ck_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

After saving this config, quit and reopen Claude Desktop so it starts the new MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex-compatible clients, and other stdio MCP hosts can use the same command/env shape; restart the client or start a new session after adding or changing MCP config. Once connected, ask questions like:

Show aggregate P50/P95/P99 latency for the last 30 days and generate a chart.

Which component is driving p95 latency, and which sessions should I inspect?

Show usage trends, unique end users, active-session concurrency, and provider/model latency charts.

The MCP server returns structured JSON for data tools and Vega-Lite JSON specs for chart tools. It does not write files; your MCP client can decide whether to render, save, or summarize the returned artifacts.

Local development:

make mcp-install
make mcp-lint
make mcp-test
make mcp-build
make mcp-smoke

See packages/mcp/README.md for the full tool list, prompt list, resources, and live smoke command. See docs/publishing.md and docs/mcp-distribution.md for release, registry, and marketplace publishing notes.

TypeScript SDK

When using the repository directly:

make ts-install
packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json examples/node/account-summary.ts last_24h

When using the package from your own Node project:

npm install @convai/analytics

import { ConvaiAnalytics } from "@convai/analytics";

const client = new ConvaiAnalytics({
  apiKey: process.env.CONVAI_API_KEY,
});

const summary = await client.summary({ range: "last_7d" });
console.log({
  sessions: summary.sessions,
  interactions: summary.interactions,
  uniqueEndUsers: summary.uniqueEndUsers,
  p95EndToEndMs: summary.p95EndToEndMs,
});

Find sessions to inspect:

const sessions = await client.sessions.list({
  range: "last_7d",
  sort: "slowest",
  limit: 10,
});

console.table(
  sessions.sessions.map((s) => ({
    sessionId: s.sessionId,
    interactions: s.interactionCount,
    p95EndToEndMs: s.p95EndToEndMs,
    startTime: s.startTime,
  })),
);

Inspect one interaction:

const trace = await client.interactions.get("interaction_id_here");

for (const span of trace.spans) {
  console.log(
    `${span.processor ?? "unknown"} ${span.durationMs ?? 0}ms` +
      (span.provider ? ` provider=${span.provider}` : ""),
  );
}

Python SDK

From this repository:

cd packages/python
uv sync
uv run python - <<'PY'
from convai_analytics import ConvaiAnalytics

client = ConvaiAnalytics()
summary = client.summary(range="last_7d")
print({
    "sessions": summary.sessions,
    "interactions": summary.interactions,
    "unique_end_users": summary.unique_end_users,
    "p95_end_to_end_ms": summary.p95_end_to_end_ms,
})
PY

From your own Python project:

# Use this once the package is available in your Python package registry.
pip install convai-analytics

from convai_analytics import ConvaiAnalytics

client = ConvaiAnalytics()  # reads CONVAI_API_KEY
sessions = client.sessions.list(range="last_7d", sort="slowest", limit=5)

for session in sessions.sessions:
    print(session.session_id, session.interaction_count, session.p95_end_to_end_ms)

CLI

Build the local CLI:

make ts-install
make ts-build

Run common queries:

npx -y @convai/analytics-cli summary --range last_7d --pretty

node cli/dist/index.js summary --range last_7d --pretty

node cli/dist/index.js timeseries \
  --measure p95Value \
  --metric-name voice.user_to_bot_latency \
  --granularity day \
  --range last_30d \
  --pretty

node cli/dist/index.js sessions \
  --range last_7d \
  --sort slowest \
  --limit 5 \
  --pretty

node cli/dist/index.js interaction interaction_id_here --pretty

Use --api-key only for local one-off testing. Prefer CONVAI_API_KEY so the key does not end up in shell history:

CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here" node cli/dist/index.js summary --range last_24h

Example Questions And Commands

All commands below assume:

export CONVAI_API_KEY="ck_live_your_key_here"
make ts-install
make ts-build

1. Account Usage Summary

Question:

How many sessions, interactions, unique end users, and errors did I have in the last 7 days?

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  examples/node/account-summary.ts last_7d

2. Aggregate Latency Percentiles

Question:

Show aggregate P50/P95/P99 latency over time for production-readiness sign-off.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/latency_percentile_band.ts \
  --range last_7d \
  --granularity hour \
  --p95-threshold-ms 3000 \
  > latency-percentiles.vl.json

3. P95 Latency Trend

Question:

Show p95 end-to-end latency over time, optionally filtered to one character.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/p95_over_time.ts \
  --range last_7d \
  > p95-over-time.vl.json

Add --character-id your_character_id to focus on one character.

4. Component Bottlenecks

Question:

Which processor contributes most to p95 latency?

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/component_breakdown.ts \
  --range last_7d \
  > component-bottlenecks.vl.json

5. Slow Session Drilldown

First find a session:

node cli/dist/index.js sessions --range last_7d --sort slowest --limit 5 --pretty

Then diagnose it:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  examples/node/why-was-this-session-slow.ts session_id_here

6. Interaction Waterfall

Question:

Show the latency breakdown of this specific interaction id.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/latency_waterfall.ts \
  --interaction interaction_id_here \
  > interaction-waterfall.vl.json

7. Reliability Trends

Question:

Show errors and dropped error-persistence events over time.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/reliability_trends.ts \
  --range last_7d \
  --granularity day \
  > reliability-trends.vl.json

8. Usage Trends

Question:

Show sessions, interactions, and unique end users over time.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/usage_trends.ts \
  --range last_30d \
  --granularity day \
  > usage-trends.vl.json

9. Active Session / LiveKit Room Pressure

Question:

Estimate concurrent active sessions over time.

Command:

packages/typescript/node_modules/.bin/tsx \
  --tsconfig tsconfig.recipes.json \
  recipes/charts/concurrency_estimate.ts \
  --range last_7d \
  --bucket-minutes 5 \
  > active-session-concurrency.vl.json

This is a proxy derived from session start/end windows until first-class stream concurrency metrics are exposed.

10. Provider Comparison

Question:

Compare LLM or TTS provider latency and reliability.

Agent prompt:

Read recipes/prompts/provider-comparison.md and compare LLM and TTS providers for the last 7 days.
Return a table with provider/model, p95 latency, sample count, and any reliability caveats.

11. Regression Detection

Question:

Did latency regress compared with the previous window?

Business-tier and above:

const regressions = await client.regressionDetection({
  baselineRange: "last_7d",
  currentRange: "last_24h",
  measure: "p95Value",
  groupBy: "processor",
});

Lower plans should expect a typed PlanInsufficientError for this endpoint.

Prompt Recipes

The prompt recipes are the best starting point for agents:

Recipe	Use it when you want to know
`why-was-this-session-slow.md`	why a session felt slow and which interaction/component caused it
`aggregate-latency-distribution.md`	P50/P95/P99 latency bands for systemic trend analysis
`p95-latency-trend.md`	p95 latency over time for an account or character
`component-bottlenecks.md`	which processor contributes most to p95
`trace-explanation.md`	what happened in one interaction id
`error-rate-trends.md`	errors over time and by component/provider
`provider-comparison.md`	provider/model latency comparisons
`usage-summary.md`	sessions, interactions, and unique users by character or experience

Chart Recipes

Most chart recipes print a Vega-Lite JSON spec to stdout. You can save that spec, render it in a notebook, hand it to an agent, or convert it to PNG with a Vega-Lite renderer.

Script	Output
`latency_percentile_band.ts`	P50/P95/P99 line chart, optional p95 threshold
`p95_over_time.ts`	p95 latency trend
`component_breakdown.ts`	p95 latency by processor
`latency_waterfall.ts`	per-interaction waterfall
`reliability_trends.ts`	errors and dropped persistence events
`usage_trends.ts`	sessions, interactions, unique end users
`concurrency_estimate.ts`	active-session concurrency proxy
`session_timeline.py`	session event timeline

Authentication, Isolation, And Plans

Every request sends CONVAI-API-KEY to the hosted analytics API. The API key resolves server-side to one Convai account. The client cannot choose or override account scope.

Plan	API access	Notes
free / starter	yes, limited monthly quota	basic endpoints
scale	yes, higher quota	basic endpoints
business	yes	adds `regression-detection` and restricted `query`
enterprise	yes	higher quotas / retention according to contract

Common auth and plan errors:

Status	Meaning
401	missing or invalid API key
402	plan required for analytics API access
403	endpoint requires a higher plan
429	rate limit or monthly analytics quota exceeded

See docs/authentication.md for details.

Endpoint Catalog

SDK call	REST endpoint	Notes
`client.summary(...)`	`GET /v1/analytics/summary`	headline account KPIs
`client.timeseries(...)`	`GET /v1/analytics/timeseries`	metric over time
`client.breakdown(...)`	`GET /v1/analytics/breakdown`	grouped breakdowns
`client.sessions.list(...)`	`GET /v1/analytics/sessions`	session inventory
`client.sessions.get(id)`	`GET /v1/analytics/sessions/{id}`	session timeline
`client.interactions.get(id)`	`GET /v1/analytics/interactions/{id}`	trace / component spans
`client.catalog()`	`GET /v1/analytics/metrics/catalog`	queryable metric definitions
`client.regressionDetection(...)`	`GET /v1/analytics/regression-detection`	business+
`client.query(cubeQuery)`	`POST /v1/analytics/query`	restricted advanced query, business+

Convenience facades:

client.latency.byComponent(...)
client.latency.overTime(...)
client.providers.compare(...)
client.errors.summary(...)
client.errors.overTime(...)
client.usage.summary(...)
client.usage.interactions(...)

SDK And REST Parameter Names

Use camelCase in the TypeScript SDK and MCP prompts. The SDK translates request keys and common measure/group values at the HTTP boundary:

await client.timeseries({
  measure: "uniqueSessions",
  groupBy: "characterId",
  range: "last_30d",
});

If you call the REST API directly, use snake_case query keys and canonical snake_case values:

curl -H "CONVAI-API-KEY: $CONVAI_API_KEY" \
  "https://analytics-api.convai.com/v1/analytics/timeseries?range=last_30d&measure=unique_sessions&group_by=character_id"

curl -H "CONVAI-API-KEY: $CONVAI_API_KEY" \
  "https://analytics-api.convai.com/v1/analytics/breakdown?range=last_30d&measure=unique_sessions&group_by=character_id"

The public API accepts common SDK-style aliases for compatibility, but documentation uses the canonical REST form so scripts, dashboards, and agents have one stable wire format.

Status breakdowns (group_by=status) require telemetry rows that include status metadata. If a status breakdown returns only an empty group or no rows, treat it as a no-data state rather than rendering demo values. Character usage breakdowns currently return stable character IDs; display-name enrichment is planned as a backward-compatible addition.

Development Commands

make ts-install          # install TypeScript SDK + CLI deps
make ts-build            # build TypeScript SDK + CLI
make ts-test             # run TypeScript unit tests
make ts-lint             # ESLint + TypeScript typecheck
make ts-typecheck-recipes # typecheck examples and chart recipes
make package-check       # verify npm package archives exclude node_modules

make py-install          # install Python SDK dev env
make py-test             # run Python tests
make py-lint             # ruff + mypy

make check-openapi       # compare committed OpenAPI snapshot with live API
make gen-types           # regenerate generated SDK types from OpenAPI snapshot

Live E2E test, if you have an API key with data:

CONVAI_ANALYTICS_E2E_RANGE=last_30d \
CONVAI_ANALYTICS_E2E_DELAY_MS=6500 \
make e2e-stg

Despite the target name, e2e-stg defaults to staging. To run against production:

CONVAI_ANALYTICS_BASE_URL=https://analytics-api.convai.com/v1/analytics \
CONVAI_ANALYTICS_E2E_RANGE=last_30d \
CONVAI_ANALYTICS_E2E_DELAY_MS=6500 \
make e2e-stg

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Convai Analytics?

Does Convai Analytics need an API key?

What transport does Convai Analytics use?

When was Convai Analytics last checked?

Documentation

convai-analytics

What This Is

What This Is Not

Repository Layout

Prerequisites

Recommended: MCP From A Fresh Client

Developer SDK Path From A Fresh Clone

Use With A Coding Agent

MCP Server

TypeScript SDK

Python SDK

CLI

Example Questions And Commands

1. Account Usage Summary

2. Aggregate Latency Percentiles

3. P95 Latency Trend

4. Component Bottlenecks

5. Slow Session Drilldown

6. Interaction Waterfall

7. Reliability Trends

8. Usage Trends

9. Active Session / LiveKit Room Pressure

10. Provider Comparison

11. Regression Detection

Prompt Recipes

Chart Recipes

Authentication, Isolation, And Plans

Endpoint Catalog

SDK And REST Parameter Names

Development Commands

More Documentation