| name | background-process-get-process-output |
| description | To read logs from a managed background process, fetch recent output (head or tail) for a process so you can inspect its stdout/stderr. |
Usage
Use the MCP tool dev-swarm.request to send the payload as a JSON string:
{"server_id":"backgroundProcess","tool_name":"get_process_output","arguments":{}}
Tool Description
Gets the recent output for a background process. Can specify head or tail.
Arguments Schema
The schema below describes the arguments object in the request payload.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"processId": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"head": {
"type": "number"
},
"tail": {
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"processId"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
Background Tasks
If the tool returns a task id, poll the task status via the MCP request tool:
{"server_id":"backgroundProcess","method":"tasks/status","params":{"task_id":"<task_id>"}}