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stdout-mcp-server MCP Server

An MCP server that any process can pipe stdout logs to including console logs from nodejs programs

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amitdeshmukh-stdout-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "stdout-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

stdout-mcp-server is an MCP server that captures and manages stdout logs via a named pipe. It enables real-time log collection from multiple applications and exposes the data through MCP tooling for querying, filtering, and analysis within environments like Cursor IDE.

How to use

Use the MCP client tooling to connect to the stdout-mcp-server and fetch log data. You can redirect application output to the named pipe, then query the captured history and apply filters to identify issues or trends in real time.

How to install

Prerequisites: Node.js v18 or newer. Ensure you have a working MCP client environment to connect to the server.

Option 1: Installation in Cursor. Follow these steps to add the MCP server entry in Cursor.

1. Open Cursor and navigate to Cursor > Settings > MCP Servers

2. Click on Add new MCP Server

3. Update your MCP settings file with the following configuration:

name: stdout-mcp-server
type: command
command: npx stdout-mcp-server

Option 2: Installation in other MCP clients. Use the commands shown in the examples below to configure the MCP server for your client.

Additional sections

Configuring and running the server in non-Cursor MCP clients is documented through the following JSON configuration examples. When using these examples, paste the complete JSON into your MCP client configuration.

For macOS/Linux users, the MCP server can be referenced with an npm/npx command configuration.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stdio-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["stdio-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows users, the MCP server can be configured to run via cmd.exe with npx.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-installer": {
      "command": "cmd.exe",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "stdio-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}