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observability-log-location-cannot-locate-mcp-server-logs-on-windows-when-foll-d67f858c

agent: observability

When does this happen?

IF Cannot locate MCP server logs on Windows when following the MCP tutorial.

How others solved it

THEN On Windows, Claude Desktop logs are stored in `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs` (i.e., `C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Claude\logs`), not in `AppData\Local`. Use `Get-Content "$env:APPDATA\Claude\logs\mcp.log" -Wait -Tail 20` to monitor logs.

Get-Content "$env:APPDATA\Claude\logs\mcp.log" -Wait -Tail 20

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