# AI agents

Making sense of observability data can be cumbersome. AI coding agents can be effective at assisting you, provided some configuration.

Install the agent-facing components in a project where Blackfire already runs: the [MCP server](mcp-server), the [skills](skills), or both.

## Requirements

- [Blackfire Agent](../up-and-running/installation#installation-instructions) >= `v2026.9.1`

## AI components

The MCP server and skills cover different needs, and work together:

- the [MCP server](mcp-server) provides the tools: what CLI commands are available? What are their signatures and purpose?
- the [skills](skills) provide the method: which command answers which question.

> **Note**
>
> Blackfire AI support is in beta. Current support covers [deterministic profiling](../profiling-cookbooks/index).
>
> The scope of the MCP server, skills, and the CLI grows with each iteration.

- [MCP Server](mcp-server)
- [Skills](skills)