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Papertrail MCP

Updated June 2026Trust grade A94/100

The Papertrail MCP, built by community, provides access Papertrail cloud log management via the Papertrail API — search log archives with wildcard and regex queries, tail live log streams, manage log routing to systems and groups, set up alert notifications, query events by source host and program, access historical log archives, pull usage statistics, and integrate log search into DevOps and SRE incident response workflows. It is community-built and best for DevOps & CI/CD.

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Access Papertrail cloud log management via the Papertrail API — search log archives with wildcard and regex queries, tail live log streams, manage log routing to systems and groups, set up alert notifications, query events by source host and program, access historical log archives, pull usage statistics, and integrate log search into DevOps and SRE incident response workflows.

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Reliable94/100
low confidence · 1 measured signal

Grade A (94/100, reliable) from 1 measured signal, based on repository evidence. Only one signal stands behind it, so treat the grade as provisional.

What was measured

  • Repository maintenance100/100 · weight 20

    The repository has been pushed to or released within the last six months. — last push 2026-07-20, last release 2026-05-05 (v0.1.0).

  • Source verification100/100 · weight 25

    The repository URL was confirmed to resolve against the live GitHub API and is not archived.

  • Provenance65/100 · weight 10

    Community-built. That is not a mark against it — most of the ecosystem is community-built — but there is no vendor accountable for keeping it working.

  • Listing ↔ repository match100/100 · weight 5

    The listing name lines up with the linked repository rogerchappel/papertrail-mcp.

What could not be measured

These contributed nothing to the score — not a penalty, not a zero. They are why the confidence reads the way it does.

  • Live MCP handshakeunknown

    No remote endpoint to handshake — this server installs and runs locally over stdio, so there is nothing to probe from the outside.

  • Measured uptimeunknown

    No probe history recorded for this server yet.

  • Tool-schema stabilityunknown

    Drift is a difference between two successive checks, and this server has none recorded.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Papertrail MCP?
Papertrail MCP is an MCP server built by community. Access Papertrail cloud log management via the Papertrail API — search log archives with wildcard and regex queries, tail live log streams, manage log routing to systems and groups, set up alert notifications, query events by source host and program, access historical log archives, pull usage statistics, and integrate log search into DevOps and SRE incident response workflows.
Who built Papertrail MCP?
Papertrail MCP was built by community.
Is Papertrail MCP free?
Yes, Papertrail MCP has a free option. This MCP server is free and open-source. Check the GitHub repository for details.
How do I install Papertrail MCP?
Install Papertrail MCP from its GitHub repository: https://github.com/rogerchappel/papertrail-mcp
What does Papertrail MCP integrate with?
Papertrail MCP integrates with Claude Desktop, Cursor.

Repo Health

Actively maintained

Local/stdio install — runs on your machine, so there is no remote endpoint to verify live. Trust signal below is from the source repo.

Last commit
1mo ago
Last release
v0.1.0 · 4mo ago
Install
npm

Quick Info

Install Type
npm
Author
community
Categories
2
Integrations
2

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