devlogs 1.1.0

Developer-focused logging library for Python with OpenSearch integration.

devlogs

A developer-focused logging library for Python with OpenSearch integration.

Agent Instructions (Copy/Paste)

Please do the following in this project:

1. Install devlogs (pip install devlogs or add it to requirements.txt/pyproject.toml).
2. Add DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_HOST, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_PORT, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_USER, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_PASS, and DEVLOGS_INDEX to the project .env file (or equivalent config). Defaults are localhost, 9200, admin, and devlogs-<projectname>.
3. Add devlogs hooks immediately at the beginning of the application (main entrypoint/startup module) to attach the handler:
   • from devlogs.handler import OpenSearchHandler
   • handler = OpenSearchHandler(level=logging.INFO)
   • logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
   • logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
4. Run devlogs init (inside the virtualenv if one is set up) and verify the index is healthy.
5. Ask the user if they want MCP set up; if yes, state which agent you are (copilot, claude, or codex) and run devlogs initmcp <agent>.

OpenSearch Setup (Docker)

If you don't already have OpenSearch running locally:

1. Install Docker (and Docker Compose) for your OS.
2. Copy docker-compose.example.yaml to docker-compose.yaml.
3. Change the OpenSearch password in the copied file.
4. Start OpenSearch:

   docker compose up -d
   

Quickstart

1. Install devlogs:

   pip install devlogs
   

2. Start OpenSearch:

   docker-compose up -d opensearch
   

   Or point DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_* at an existing cluster.

3. Initialize indices/templates:

   devlogs init
   

4. Use in Python code:

   import logging
   from devlogs.handler import OpenSearchHandler
   from devlogs.context import operation
   
   handler = OpenSearchHandler(level=logging.DEBUG)
   logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
   logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
   
   with operation(area="web"):
   	 logging.info("Hello from devlogs!", extra={"features": {"user": "alice", "plan": "pro"}})
   

5. Tail logs from CLI:

   devlogs tail --area web --follow
   

6. Search logs from CLI:

   devlogs search --q "error" --area web
   

7. Run the web UI:

   uvicorn devlogs.web.server:app --port 8088
   # Then open http://localhost:8088/ui/
   

MCP Agent Setup

If you want MCP set up, identify your agent type and run the matching command from your project root:

devlogs initmcp copilot
devlogs initmcp claude
devlogs initmcp codex
devlogs initmcp all

This writes MCP config files in the standard locations:

• Claude: .mcp.json
• Copilot (VS Code): .vscode/mcp.json
• Codex: ~/.codex/config.toml

Features

• Standard logging.Handler for OpenSearch
• Context manager for operation_id/area
• Structured feature pairs on log entries (extra={"features": {...}})
• CLI and Linux shell wrapper
• Minimal embeddable web UI
• Robust tests (pytest)

Configuration

Environment variables:

• OpenSearch connection: DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_HOST, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_PORT, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_USER, DEVLOGS_OPENSEARCH_PASS
• Index: DEVLOGS_INDEX
• Retention (supports duration strings like 24h, 7d): DEVLOGS_RETENTION_DEBUG, DEVLOGS_RETENTION_INFO, DEVLOGS_RETENTION_WARNING

See .env.example for a complete configuration template.

Project Structure

• src/devlogs/ - Python library, CLI, MCP server, and web UI
• devlogs - Shell wrapper for local development
• tests/ - Pytest-based tests

See Also

• PROMPT.md for full requirements