View MCP server logs

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title: View MCP server logs
description: Troubleshoot MCP server connections and tool calls by enabling logging for MCP servers and reviewing the logs.
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-15"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [MCP server logs, System Log, syslog, glide.log.off\_glide\_ingestion.enabled]
breadcrumb: [Configure, MCP Server Console, Extending AI with external systems and providers, Enable AI Experiences]
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# View MCP server logs

Troubleshoot MCP server connections and tool calls by enabling logging for MCP servers and reviewing the logs.

## Before you begin

To enable logging MCP server activities, set the **glide.log.off\_glide\_ingestion.enabled** system property to true. The logs don't include activity that occurs before you enable the system property. For more information, see [Available system properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/r_AvailableSystemProperties.md).

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Logs** > **System Log** > **All**.

2.  Use the condition builder to filter the Log list to **\[Source\] is \[mcp-server\]** to view MCP server activity only.


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring MCP Server Console](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/configuring-mcp-server-console.md)

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[System log](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/r_SystemLogs.md)