/logs

name: logs
description: Show agent activity logs
type: command

Agent Logs Command

View activity logs and history for agents.

Usage

npx claude-flow agent logs <agent-id> [options]

Options

| Option | Short | Description | Default | |--------|-------|-------------|---------| | `--lines` | `-n` | Number of lines to show | 50 | | `--follow` | `-f` | Follow log output | false | | `--level` | `-l` | Log level filter (debug, info, warn, error) | info | | `--since` | | Show logs since timestamp/duration | - | | `--format` | | Output format (text, json) | text |

Examples

# View last 50 lines
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2

# View last 100 lines
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 -n 100

# Follow logs (live)
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --follow

# Filter by level
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 -l error

# Logs since time
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "1h"
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "2026-01-08T10:00:00"

# JSON output
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --format json

Output

Logs for coder-lx7m9k2

2026-01-08 10:30:15 [INFO]  Agent spawned: type=coder, name=coder-lx7m9k2
2026-01-08 10:30:16 [INFO]  Connected to swarm: topology=hierarchical
2026-01-08 10:30:17 [INFO]  Task received: implement-auth-feature
2026-01-08 10:30:18 [DEBUG] Loading context from memory
2026-01-08 10:32:45 [INFO]  Task completed: implement-auth-feature (success)
2026-01-08 10:32:46 [INFO]  Metrics updated: tasks=1, success_rate=100%
2026-01-08 10:33:00 [INFO]  Task received: write-auth-tests
2026-01-08 10:35:23 [INFO]  Task completed: write-auth-tests (success)
2026-01-08 10:35:24 [WARN]  Memory usage approaching threshold: 85MB/100MB

Log Levels

| Level | Description | |-------|-------------| | `debug` | Detailed debugging information | | `info` | General operational messages | | `warn` | Warning conditions | | `error` | Error conditions |

Follow Mode

Real-time log streaming:

npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --follow

# New logs appear as they occur:
# 2026-01-08 10:40:15 [INFO]  Task received: refactor-auth
# 2026-01-08 10:42:30 [INFO]  Code changes: 3 files modified
# ...

Press `Ctrl+C` to stop following.

Time Filters

# Last hour
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "1h"

# Last 30 minutes
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "30m"

# Specific timestamp
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "2026-01-08T09:00:00"

# Today's logs
npx claude-flow agent logs coder-lx7m9k2 --since "today"

JSON Output

{
  "agentId": "coder-lx7m9k2",
  "logs": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-01-08T10:30:15.000Z",
      "level": "info",
      "message": "Agent spawned",
      "metadata": {
        "type": "coder",
        "name": "coder-lx7m9k2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": 50
}

Related Commands

• `npx claude-flow agent status` - Current agent status
• `npx claude-flow agent health` - Health monitoring
• `npx claude-flow agent metrics` - Performance metrics