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Cortex MCP Server

Name: Cortex
Author: ai.dinglebear

API key required

Syslog receiver and MCP server for homelab log intelligence.

To add Cortex to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 3 environment variables, listed below.

Install

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/jmagar/cortex:v3.9.0

Environment variables

CORTEX_RECEIVER_HOSTSet in your MCP config

CORTEX_TOKENSet in your MCP config

CORTEX_RECEIVER_PORTSet in your MCP config

What this does

Cortex exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

CORTEX_RECEIVER_HOST
CORTEX_TOKEN
CORTEX_RECEIVER_PORT

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Cortex?

The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for Cortex, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with Cortex?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Cortex as well.

Does Cortex need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: CORTEX_RECEIVER_HOST, CORTEX_TOKEN, CORTEX_RECEIVER_PORT. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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