Cortex MCP server
not respondingSyslog receiver and MCP server for homelab log intelligence.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-24 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 200ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityauth enforced (unknown)9/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year6/10
Install Cortex in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http cortex https://cortex.tootie.tv/mcp
What the publisher says
From the Cortex repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Cortex
Self-hosted homelab log intelligence over MCP, CLI, and REST with SQLite/FTS.
It collects logs and operational evidence, stores them in SQLite with FTS5 search, and exposes one shared intelligence layer through CLI, REST, MCP, and a bundled browser workspace.
Cortex began as a syslog receiver. It now covers network logs, Docker, managed files, OpenTelemetry logs, metrics, and traces, host heartbeats, fleet inventory, shell and agent activity, and Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity transcripts. It correlates those sources into timelines, incidents, and an evidence-backed topology graph without making the graph a second source of truth.
At a glance
[!IMPORTANT]
Cortex is designed for a trusted homelab or small private fleet. It is not a clustered log warehouse, a general-purpose SIEM, or a safe place to expose unauthenticated administrative surfaces to the public internet.
Contents
- Quick start
- How Cortex is built
- Ingestion
- Investigation and intelligence
- Fleet inventory and graph
- AI session intelligence
- Alerts and notifications
- Interfaces
- Configuration
- Authentication and trust boundaries
- Storage and maintenance
- Deployment and distribution
Quick start
Install the CLI
The first-class guided path is:
npx skills add dinglebear-ai/cortex --skill install-cortexStart a fresh agent task and invoke $install-cortex. It chooses server or client-only role, delegates to the canonical installer/setup engine, configures auth/network/storage, and verifies the live client connection.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Cortex: common questions
- Is Cortex MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Cortex safety report
- How do I install Cortex?
- It runs remotely at cortex.tootie.tv. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Cortex need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
CORTEX_TOKEN. - Is Cortex maintained?
- The last commit was 3 days ago (2026-09-24). The latest release is v3.9.0.
- Is Cortex up?
- 0% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.