logs

name	logs
description	Retrieves application logs, streams live logs, enables CloudWatch integration, and views environment events for Elastic Beanstalk. Use when user says "show me the logs", "what happened", "check errors", "deployment events", "eb logs", "eb events", "view logs", "get logs", "stream logs", "CloudWatch logs", or needs platform-specific log file paths. For troubleshooting use troubleshoot skill.
compatibility	Requires EB CLI (awsebcli) and AWS CLI with configured credentials.
license	MIT
allowed-tools	["Bash"]
metadata	{"author":"shinmc","version":"1.0.0"}

Logs & Events

Retrieve application logs, stream live logs, enable CloudWatch logging, and view environment events using the EB CLI.

When to Use

• View application logs
• Stream logs in real time
• Enable CloudWatch log integration
• Check environment events
• Find platform-specific log file paths

When NOT to Use

• Interpreting errors and fixing issues → use troubleshoot skill
• Checking health status → use status skill
• Deploying code → use deploy skill

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Recent Logs

eb logs
eb logs <env-name>
eb logs --all            # All log files
eb logs --stream         # Stream logs live (Ctrl+C to stop)
eb logs --zip            # Download complete log bundle
eb logs --instance <id>  # Logs from specific instance
eb logs -g <log-group>   # Specific CloudWatch log group

Enable CloudWatch Logs

eb logs --cloudwatch-logs enable

Environment Events

eb events
eb events --follow       # Follow events live

Platform-Specific Log Paths (via SSH)

AL2/AL2023 (current platforms):

• Node.js: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• Python: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• Docker: /var/log/eb-docker/containers/eb-current-app/*.log
• Java (Corretto): /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• Java (Tomcat): /var/log/tomcat/catalina.out
• Go: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• Ruby: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• PHP: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log
• .NET: /var/log/web.stdout.log, /var/log/web.stderr.log

Common EB platform logs:

• /var/log/eb-engine.log — EB deployment engine log
• /var/log/eb-hooks.log — Platform hook execution log
• /var/log/nginx/access.log, /var/log/nginx/error.log — Reverse proxy logs

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Composability

• Diagnose issues from logs: Use troubleshoot skill
• Check environment health: Use status skill
• Deploy code: Use deploy skill

Additional Resources

• Health States