# Use BugTape with Lovable

Your Lovable app is live and real visitors are hitting errors. This page shows how to get those errors into the Lovable chat, so Lovable can read the evidence and fix the code. It uses Lovable's custom MCP connector and BugTape's hosted MCP server at `https://app.bugtape.ai/mcp`. We ran this flow end to end on 14 October 2026. The steps below are the ones that worked.

## Three options, use what fits

Lovable already gives you ways to see errors. BugTape sits next to them. It does not replace them.

| Option | What it does | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Lovable Project monitoring | Lovable checks recent visitor errors and your code on a schedule | Beta, on paid Lovable plans, and each run uses Lovable credits (per Lovable's docs) |
| Sentry chat connector | Lovable reads your Sentry issues in chat | Built into Lovable. Needs the Sentry SDK and a DSN in your app |
| BugTape custom MCP connector | Lovable reads BugTape issues: what the user did, the failed request, console and stack | One script tag in your app, then one custom connector |

If you already run Sentry, keep it. You can add BugTape as well and choose per bug which evidence to hand Lovable. [BugTape vs Sentry](/vs/sentry/) explains how the two fit together.

## Step 1: add the BugTape script to your app

[Start free](/console/register?utm_source=bugtape_seo&utm_campaign=integrations-lovable) and create a project. Setup shows your `bt_live_` key. Then ask Lovable in chat:

> Add this script tag to index.html, inside the head.

```html
<script type="module">
  import { init } from 'https://app.bugtape.ai/bugtape.mjs';
  init({ apiKey: 'bt_live_your_key_here', privacy: 'strict' });
</script>
```

`privacy: 'strict'` masks page text in the replay before it leaves the browser. Publish the app so real visitors load the script. The `bt_live_` key only sends reports. It cannot open MCP.

## Step 2: add BugTape as a custom MCP connector

In Lovable, open the chat connectors and add a custom MCP server.

1. Set the server URL to `https://app.bugtape.ai/mcp`.
2. Keep OAuth as the sign-in method.
3. Save. Lovable opens a BugTape sign-in window.

## Step 3: sign in and allow access

Sign in to BugTape, or create a free account in that window. The consent screen reads **Connect Lovable to BugTape**.

1. Pick the workspace Lovable should use.
2. Keep the default permissions or trim them: **Pick up and fix issues**, **File new issues** and **Set up capture**.
3. Access lasts 90 days. Click **Allow**.

Lovable then shows the connector as **Connected** and lists the BugTape tools. You can remove the connector in Lovable, or remove the agent from BugTape's Team page, at any time.

## Step 4: first prompt

Check the connection first:

> Using BugTape, list my projects.

Lovable calls `list_projects` and shows your BugTape projects. Once real errors arrive, ask:

> Using BugTape, call list_recommended_critical, take the top issue, and call get_repro_context for it. Explain what broke, then fix it.

Lovable edits the code in its own chat. You review the change and publish it yourself. Lovable shows an approval card before it runs a tool that is not read-only.

## Plans and credits

MCP works on every plan, including Free. On Free and Prepaid credits, each agent read of a bug's captured events costs 2 credits. Free includes 150 credits a month. On Pro ($29 USD a month) those reads are free. A prepaid pack costs $10 USD for 2,000 credits. Detail is on [Pricing](/pricing/).

`listen` (the live wait for the next bug) needs Pro, or prepaid credits on the workspace. On Free without those credits, start with `list_recommended_critical`. Do not start with `list_bugs`.

Capture keys (`bt_live_` / `bt_test_`) are rejected for MCP. They only send reports. The agent uses OAuth or a `bt_pat_` token. [MCP install](/docs/mcp-install/) · [MCP tools](/docs/mcp-tools/).

## FAQ

**Does BugTape replace Lovable Project monitoring or the Sentry connector?** No. Use them alongside each other. BugTape adds the user steps, the failed request, console and stack for each issue, ready for Lovable to read.

**Which Lovable plans can add a custom MCP connector?** Lovable documents custom MCP connectors on all plans. Check Lovable's docs for the current list.

**Does Lovable open a pull request?** Not by default. Lovable edits code in its own chat. If your project syncs to GitHub, the changes land there.

More tools: [all integrations](/integrations/) · [MCP install](/docs/mcp-install/) · [MCP tools](/docs/mcp-tools/).