Add MCPcat analytics to MCP server

Adds MCPcat analytics tracking to the Redpanda docs MCP server.
MCPcat is an open-source analytics platform for monitoring MCP usage.
The integration is optional and only activates if the MCPCAT_PROJECT
environment variable is set.

Changes:
- Added mcpcat as a dependency in package.json
- Integrated MCPcat tracking in netlify/functions/mcp.mjs
- Includes error handling to prevent server crashes if analytics fail

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: JakeSCahill

netlify/functions/mcp.mjs

@@ -146,6 +146,24 @@ const server = new McpServer({
   version: SERVER_VERSION,
 })
 
+// -------------------- MCPcat Analytics --------------------
+// Initialize MCPcat tracking (if MCPCAT_PROJECT is set)
+// MCPcat is an open-source analytics platform for MCP usage tracking.
+// See https://www.mcpcat.com/ for details.
+
+const MCPCAT_PROJECT = process.env.MCPCAT_PROJECT
+
+if (MCPCAT_PROJECT) {
+  try {
+    // Dynamic import to avoid bundler issues
+    const { track } = await import('mcpcat')
+    track(server, MCPCAT_PROJECT)
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Don't crash the MCP server if analytics fail to load.
+    console.warn('[mcpcat] disabled due to import error:', e)
+  }
+}
+
 server.registerTool(
   'ask_redpanda_question',
   {

package-lock.json

@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
     "@antora/cli": "3.1.2",
     "@antora/site-generator": "3.1.2",
     "@asciidoctor/tabs": "^1.0.0-beta.5",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.17.0",
+    "@modelfetch/netlify": "0.15.2",
     "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros": "^4.15.2",
     "@sntke/antora-mermaid-extension": "^0.0.6",
     "algoliasearch": "^5.35.0",
-    "puppeteer": "^24.15.0",
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.17.0",
-    "@modelfetch/netlify": "0.15.2",
     "hono-rate-limiter": "0.1.0",
+    "mcpcat": "^0.1.15",
+    "puppeteer": "^24.15.0",
     "zod": "3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {