diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f184891..9f29f0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 npx mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs
 ```
 
-You can debug calls for the MCP Server by inspecting the file `/tmp/mcp-server-nodejs-docs.log` which this MCP Server writes to.
+You can debug calls for the MCP Server by inspecting the file `mcp-server-nodejs-docs.log` in your system's temporary directory (e.g., `/tmp` on Unix-like systems or `%TEMP%` on Windows) which this MCP Server writes to.
 
 ## Usage: as a Docker container
 
diff --git a/src/utils/logger.ts b/src/utils/logger.ts
index a165870..65959bb 100644
--- a/src/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/src/utils/logger.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { pino } from 'pino'
 import type { Logger } from 'pino'
+import * as path from 'path'
+import * as os from 'os'
 
 // Re-export pino types for use in other modules
 export type { Logger } from 'pino'
 
-// @TODO change the log file path to be cross-platform compatible
-// and support other OSs
-const logFilePath = '/tmp/mcp-server-nodejs-docs.log'
+const logFilePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mcp-server-nodejs-docs.log')
 
 export function initLogger (): Logger {
   const logLevel = process.argv.includes('--debug') ? 'debug' : 'info'