Console MCP Server — macOS & iOS Log Streaming for AI Assistants

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for streaming and searching macOS Console.app and iOS device logs directly from Claude, GitHub Copilot, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant.

Stream real-time logs, search crash reports, filter by severity, and debug iOS simulators and physical devices — all through natural language.

Features

• List Devices - Show connected iOS devices

• List Simulators - Show available iOS Simulators

• Get Logs - Fetch recent logs filtered by process or subsystem

• Get Device Logs - Fetch logs from connected iOS devices

• Get Simulator Logs - Fetch logs from iOS Simulators

• Get Logs by Level - Filter logs by severity (fault, error, warning, info, debug)

• Stream Logs - Capture live logs for a specified duration

• Search Logs - Search through historical logs (supports regex)

• Get Crash Logs - List and read crash reports

• Watch for Pattern - Stream until a pattern matches

• Export Logs - Save logs to file for sharing

• VPN Logs - Quick shortcut to get WorxVPN-specific logs

Related MCP server: mcp-server-logs-sieve

Installation

git clone https://github.com/rohithgoud30/console-mcp.git
cd console-mcp
npm install
npm run build

For iOS Device Logs

Install libimobiledevice for direct iOS device log streaming:

brew install libimobiledevice

Configuration

Add to your .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "console": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/console-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

list_devices

List connected iOS devices with their UDIDs.

list_simulators

List available iOS Simulators.

get_logs

Get recent logs from macOS.

get_logs_by_level

Get logs filtered by severity level.

get_device_logs

Get logs from a connected iOS device. Requires libimobiledevice.

get_simulator_logs

Get logs from an iOS Simulator. Simulator must be booted.

stream_logs

Stream live logs for a duration.

stream_simulator_logs

Stream live logs from an iOS Simulator.

search_logs

Search through recent logs with text or regex.

get_crash_logs

List recent crash reports from DiagnosticReports.

read_crash_report

Read the full content of a specific crash report.

watch_for_pattern

Stream logs until a pattern matches. Great for test automation.

export_logs

Export logs to a file on the Desktop.

get_vpn_logs

Shortcut to get WorxVPN extension logs.

Usage Examples

// In Copilot chat:
"List my iOS simulators"
"Get logs from iPhone 15 Pro simulator"
"Show device logs from my iPhone"
"Get the last 5 minutes of Safari logs"
"Show me all error logs from the last 10 minutes"
"Search logs for 'authentication' using regex"
"Get crash logs for MyApp"
"Read the crash report MyApp-2024-12-27.crash"
"Watch for 'connection established' while I connect"
"Export these logs to a file"
"Stream logs for 15 seconds while I reproduce the bug"
"Show me WorxVPN logs"

Requirements

• macOS 13+ (Ventura or later)

• Node.js 18+

• Xcode (for simulators and xcrun tools)

• libimobiledevice (optional, for iOS device logs)

Notes

• macOS log command is used for local logs

• xcrun simctl is used for simulator logs

• idevicesyslog from libimobiledevice is used for iOS device logs

• iOS device must be paired and trusted for log access

• Crash reports are found in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

• Exported logs are saved to ~/Desktop/ConsoleMCP-Exports/

Credits

Originally created by devstroop. This fork includes custom modifications and enhancements.

License

MIT