--- title: "Perfetto MCP: review, setup & limitations · Undominated.ai" canonical: https://undominated.ai/mcp-servers/perfetto/ description: "Lets an assistant load local Perfetto traces and investigate them with dedicated trace tools or custom PerfettoSQL." --- # Perfetto MCP: review, setup & limitations · Undominated.ai > Lets an assistant load local Perfetto traces and investigate them with dedicated trace tools or custom PerfettoSQL. [← Explore all mcp servers](/mcp-servers/) PERFORMANCE TRACE ANALYSIS / tooluse-labs # Perfetto MCP Lets an assistant load local Perfetto traces and investigate them with dedicated trace tools or custom PerfettoSQL. See setup guidance ↓Original source ↗ SOURCE REVIEW Reviewed 2026-09-21 Evidence 7 linked sources Publisher tooluse-labs Licence Apache-2.0 ↗ Revision 86c1ed3ff16d Read what was—and wasn’t—checked ↓ “MCP server for Perfetto trace analysis” tooluse-labs · upstream description ↗ Our analysis follows below. 01 / THE REASONING ## Why this made the selection. - A focused local trace-analysis tool provides an alternative to sending raw trace files to a hosted analysis service. - Dedicated Chrome and trace-table tools can reduce the need to invent SQL for common investigations. ### A good fit for - Investigating a browser or application performance trace from a local MCP client. ### Weigh up before choosing - The trace processor may be downloaded on first use unless an existing binary is configured. - Trace files can contain sensitive URLs, headers, cookies and paths; default redaction is not a complete data-loss guarantee. 02 / THE REVIEW RECORD ## What we actually inspected. Source review has boundaries. A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge. ### Material inspected - README.md (installation, capability and permission sections) - Cargo.toml - src/main.rs - src/server/mod.rs - LICENSE-APACHE ### Our findings - The default executable starts stdio MCP and routes logs to stderr; install/uninstall helpers separately change client registration. - SQL tools operate against in-memory trace sessions; multi-trace work should retain and pass the returned trace IDs. - Cargo declares MIT OR Apache-2.0, while inspected source headers name Apache-2.0; the Apache licence is the conservative applicable path recorded here. ### Not established by this review - Server startup, authentication and tool execution were not tested. The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior. 03 / PUT IT TO WORK ## Connect a server deliberately. Upstream setup instructions ↗ DOCUMENTED COMMAND cargo install --locked perfetto-mcp-rs Copy command ↗ Copying does not execute this command. It may retrieve a newer version than the reviewed source. - Install the binary and configure it as a local stdio command using the official guide. - Choose the trace file deliberately; set PERFETTO_TP_PATH if supplying an existing trace processor instead of allowing a download. ### Before you start - A Rust toolchain for the source-build command, local trace files and a compatible trace processor. ### Compatibility An MCP client supporting stdio. · A Rust toolchain for the source-build command, local trace files and a compatible trace processor. ### Implementation Rust ### Transports stdio ### Performance trace analysis / Configured credentials or local access - Reads local trace files and starts trace_processor_shell; first-use dependency download may access the network. - Trace-derived results are returned to the MCP client/model. ### Cost model Local compilation, storage and trace-processing compute apply. 04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE ## The source trail. Our notes are separate from the original resource. Check upstream before adopting a new version. - Official documentation ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/README.md Supports: summary, whySelected, bestFor, limitations, install, access, compatibility, transports - Applicable source licence ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/LICENSE-APACHE Supports: license - Implementation: Cargo.toml ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/Cargo.toml Supports: language, review - Implementation: src/main.rs ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/src/main.rs Supports: language, review - Implementation: src/server/mod.rs ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/src/server/mod.rs Supports: language, review - Alternative repository licence ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://github.com/tooluse-labs/perfetto-mcp-rs/blob/86c1ed3ff16d80d8af895be1784db4ff55db8e55/LICENSE-MIT Supports: review - Published crate identity and feature metadata ↗ Checked 2026-09-21 https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/perfetto-mcp-rs Supports: install, repository, review KEEP COMPARING ## Other approaches to consider. 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