# syslog-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to centralize and analyze log data from multiple hosts, or when troubleshooting issues requires searching and correlating logs in real-time. It receives syslog messages, allows for searching and tailing logs, and provides an MCP server for log correlation. Ideal for homelab environments, it takes in log data as input and outputs searchable, correlated logs for easier issue resolution.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jmagar-syslog-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jmagar-syslog-mcp

## Description

Homelab syslog receiver plus MCP server for searching, tailing, and correlating logs across hosts.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-05-27

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/jmagar/syslog-mcp)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "jmagar-syslog-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jmagar-syslog-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jmagar-syslog-mcp/pull`

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