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Configure the Aspire MCP server to give AI agents access to logs, metrics, and traces. Use this when setting up Aspire MCP, enabling agent telemetry access, connecting to Aspire structured logs, or querying distributed traces from an agent.

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Follow this guide to set up the Aspire MCP server for agent access to logs and metrics.

What is Aspire MCP?

Aspire MCP (Model Context Protocol) server exposes Aspire's observability data to AI agents:

  • Console logs: Real-time stdout/stderr from all services
  • Structured logs: Filterable logs with correlation IDs
  • Metrics: CPU, memory, HTTP request metrics
  • Traces: Distributed tracing across services

Setup Steps

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  1. Initialize Aspire MCP

    cd /home/avazalma/projects/BookStore && aspire mcp init
    • Creates MCP configuration in the project
    • Sets up connection between Aspire and MCP clients

  2. Verify MCP Configuration

    • Check that MCP server config was created
    • Aspire MCP integrates with Claude and other MCP-compatible agents

Using Aspire MCP

Once configured, the MCP server provides tools for:

  • Querying logs: Filter by service, log level, time range
  • Viewing metrics: Get current metric values and trends
  • Tracing requests: Follow requests across services via correlation IDs
  • Monitoring health: Check service status and health endpoints

Example Usage

After setup, agents can:

  • Query logs: "Show me errors from the API service in the last 5 minutes"
  • Check metrics: "What's the current memory usage of the web frontend?"
  • Debug issues: "Find all logs with correlation ID xyz-123"

Related Skills

Prerequisites:

  • /aspire__start_solution - Solution must be running first

Next Steps:

  • /frontend__debug_sse - Debug real-time issues using MCP logs
  • /cache__debug_cache - Debug caching using MCP metrics

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