What is logmcp?
logmcp is a MCP server by kascada that read-only access to whitelisted log files on a Linux server: search and read logs without shell access, with token auth and syslog auditing. It is listed under Cloud & infra and has 5 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | kascada |
| Repository | kascada/logmcp |
| Popularity | 5 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cloud & infra |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #2,219 of 4,418 MCP servers; #127 in Cloud & infra |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-08-25 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
| Platforms | Linux |
Is logmcp safe to install?
logmcp scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install logmcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/kascada/logmcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add logmcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http logmcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs logmcp for you:
Add the "logmcp" MCP server from https://github.com/kascada/logmcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.