Cursor / coding assistant integration

[Porkstone]

I install Seq on my dev workstation and use it to debug it is very helpful as I can filter for the log entries that matter.

I find myself wanting to give Cursor access to Seq so that it can do the same as me. I suppose I could output logs to a text file to give Cursor access but I have the feeling it would work better with access via Seq. Being able to search for specific log entries would speed it up and keep token use under control.

Sorry to be so vague but I was wondering if you had already been thinking about a feature similar to this?

[nblumhardt]

Hi @Porkstone! Thanks for reaching out. Great question.

The best way to give Cursor access to Seq is to allocate a read-only API key (click your avatar, API Keys, choose the Read permission), and then provide it with access to seqcli, either on the PATH or via the datalust/seqcli container.

Cursor can run seqcli help or datalust/seqcli help to list available commands, and among them are ones like search that can retrieve a limited number of events given a search expression, and query for running aggregations.

We previously did some experimentation with MCP but found (at least at that point in time) it consumed excessive context; we're reshaping that plan to incorporate something like a skill instead (probably packaged into or alongside seqcli itself).

Let me know if you give this a shot, keen to hear what your experience is like.

Best regards,
Nick