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Scan logs too large to read directly, using Gemini (scripts/logscan.py).

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Skill: Scan Logs

Use scripts/logscan.py to analyze large log files. Two composable modes — grep (find matching lines) and summarize (produce a markdown report) — used independently or piped together.

When to Use

Log files too large to read in context (>1000 lines)
Searching for errors, anomalies, or patterns in job/worker/controller logs
Triaging failures from Iris, Zephyr, or training jobs

Prerequisites

GEMINI_API_KEY must be set.

Modes

grep — find matching lines

Returns original log lines (with line numbers) matching a natural-language query. Uses small chunks (~5k tokens) for precision.

uv run scripts/logscan.py grep <logfile> "<query>"

Output goes to stdout as <line_number>: <line>, one per match.

summarize — produce a markdown report

Summarizes the log into a coherent narrative focused on the query. Uses larger chunks (~50k tokens) and hierarchically reduces per-chunk summaries into a final report.

uv run scripts/logscan.py summarize <logfile> "<query>"

Output is a markdown report on stdout.

Piping modes together

grep's stdout feeds directly into summarize via --stdin — narrow to relevant lines first, then summarize:

uv run scripts/logscan.py grep log.txt "errors" \
  | uv run scripts/logscan.py summarize --stdin "summarize these errors"

Arguments

Argument	Description
`mode`	`grep` or `summarize`
`logfile`	Path to the log file (optional if `--stdin`)
`query`	Natural language description of what to look for
`--chunk-tokens N`	Tokens per chunk (default: 5000 for grep, 50000 for summarize)
`--concurrency N`	Max parallel requests (default: 16)
`--model NAME`	Gemini model (default: `gemini-2.5-flash-lite`)
`-v, --verbose`	Print per-chunk results to stderr
`--stdin`	Read input from stdin instead of a file

Examples

# Find OOM errors in a training log
uv run scripts/logscan.py grep /tmp/train.log "out of memory errors or OOM kills"

# Summarize TPU failures
uv run scripts/logscan.py summarize /tmp/worker.log "TPU errors, device failures, or FAILED_PRECONDITION"

# grep then summarize for focused analysis
uv run scripts/logscan.py grep /tmp/controller.log "timeout" \
  | uv run scripts/logscan.py summarize --stdin "what caused the timeouts?"

# Use a more capable model for complex analysis
uv run scripts/logscan.py summarize /tmp/big.log "race conditions or deadlocks" --model gemini-2.5-flash

Output

grep: Line-numbered matching lines to stdout. Progress to stderr.
summarize: Markdown report to stdout. Progress and token usage to stderr.

Both modes print token usage stats to stderr when complete.

Integration with Other Skills

babysit-*: analyze logs from failed jobs before deciding on recovery
debug: use grep to find the failure region, then Read specific line ranges
triage-canary: use summarize to scan canary ferry logs for the root cause

Tips

grep first to narrow down, then summarize the filtered output via --stdin
For very large files (>100k lines), summarize handles hierarchical reduction automatically
Add -v to see per-chunk results as they complete