get_error_log

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• app/server.py:1205-1228 (handler)

  Main tool handler function for 'get_error_log'. Registered via @async_handler decorator. Schema defined via @mcp.tool() decorator and comprehensive docstring. Delegates execution to the helper function.

  @mcp.tool()
  @async_handler("get_error_log")
  async def get_error_log() -> Dict[str, Any]:
      """
      Get the Home Assistant error log for troubleshooting
      
      Returns:
          A dictionary containing:
          - log_text: The full error log text
          - error_count: Number of ERROR entries found
          - warning_count: Number of WARNING entries found
          - integration_mentions: Map of integration names to mention counts
          - error: Error message if retrieval failed
          
      Examples:
          Returns errors, warnings count and integration mentions
      Best Practices:
          - Use this tool when troubleshooting specific Home Assistant errors
          - Look for patterns in repeated errors
          - Pay attention to timestamps to correlate errors with events
          - Focus on integrations with many mentions in the log    
      """
      logger.info("Getting Home Assistant error log")
      return await get_hass_error_log()

• app/hass.py:441-503 (helper)

  Core helper function implementing the error log retrieval logic. Fetches from HA /api/error_log endpoint, parses for ERROR/WARNING counts, extracts [integration] mentions via regex, handles HTTP and exception errors gracefully.

  @handle_api_errors
  async def get_hass_error_log() -> Dict[str, Any]:
      """
      Get the Home Assistant error log for troubleshooting
      
      Returns:
          A dictionary containing:
          - log_text: The full error log text
          - error_count: Number of ERROR entries found
          - warning_count: Number of WARNING entries found
          - integration_mentions: Map of integration names to mention counts
          - error: Error message if retrieval failed
      """
      try:
          # Call the Home Assistant API error_log endpoint
          url = f"{HA_URL}/api/error_log"
          headers = get_ha_headers()
          
          async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
              response = await client.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30)
              
              if response.status_code == 200:
                  log_text = response.text
                  
                  # Count errors and warnings
                  error_count = log_text.count("ERROR")
                  warning_count = log_text.count("WARNING")
                  
                  # Extract integration mentions
                  import re
                  integration_mentions = {}
                  
                  # Look for patterns like [mqtt], [zwave], etc.
                  for match in re.finditer(r'\[([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]', log_text):
                      integration = match.group(1).lower()
                      if integration not in integration_mentions:
                          integration_mentions[integration] = 0
                      integration_mentions[integration] += 1
                  
                  return {
                      "log_text": log_text,
                      "error_count": error_count,
                      "warning_count": warning_count,
                      "integration_mentions": integration_mentions
                  }
              else:
                  return {
                      "error": f"Error retrieving error log: {response.status_code} {response.reason_phrase}",
                      "details": response.text,
                      "log_text": "",
                      "error_count": 0,
                      "warning_count": 0,
                      "integration_mentions": {}
                  }
      except Exception as e:
          logger.error(f"Error retrieving Home Assistant error log: {str(e)}")
          return {
              "error": f"Error retrieving error log: {str(e)}",
              "log_text": "",
              "error_count": 0,
              "warning_count": 0,
              "integration_mentions": {}
          }