name: tail description: "Tail and stream logs from background processes. View recent output, read new lines, and monitor running applications. Use when tailing logs, checking process output, streaming application logs, or monitoring background tasks."

Tail - Log Streaming

Name: tail
Rating: 78
Author: fingerskier

Stream and tail logs from background processes using the tail: MCP tools.

Quick Reference

Tool	Purpose
`tail:start_process`	Launch a command in the background
`tail:tail_logs`	Show last N log lines
`tail:read_logs`	Read new output since last read
`tail:kill_process`	Stop a running process
`tail:restart_process`	Restart a process
`tail:list_processes`	Show all managed processes
`tail:remove_process`	Remove a process from the list

Common Workflows

Start and monitor a dev server

•tail:start_process with command: "npm run dev" and id: "dev-server"
•tail:read_logs with id: "dev-server" to check startup output
•Periodically tail:tail_logs with id: "dev-server" to see recent logs

Watch a build

•tail:start_process with command: "npm run build -- --watch"
•tail:read_logs to stream incremental output

Debug a failing process

•tail:tail_logs to see the last N lines of output
•Check for errors in stderr lines
•tail:restart_process after applying a fix