Overview

Lightweight, single-binary log analytics interface for ClickHouse, focused on high-performance querying and visualization Open-source log explorer for ClickHouse A modern, single binary, high-performance log analytics platform The project has 732 GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Query-first log exploration: Fast filtering with both LogChefQL and ClickHouse SQL.
AI Query Assistant: Turn natural language into SQL instantly.
Real-time alerting: Schedule rules and send email or webhook notifications.
OIDC + RBAC included: SSO and team-based access out of the box.
Schema-agnostic: Point at any ClickHouse table without migrations.
Single binary: One executable, no runtime dependencies.
Comprehensive metrics: Prometheus metrics for usage and performance.
MCP integration: Model Context Protocol server for AI assistants (logchef-mcp).
CLI: Query logs from your terminal with syntax highlighting and multi-context support.

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases:


## Normalized Features

*Source: tool-features-normalized.json*

ai integration, binary, clickhouse, docker, docker compose, metrics, migration tools, rbac, rest api, sso, webhooks.

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Features

Authentication & Access

Role-Based Access Control
Single Sign-On (SSO)

Integrations & APIs

REST API
Webhooks

AI & Machine Learning

AI / LLM Integration

Import & Export

Migration Tools

Analytics & Reporting

Metrics & KPIs

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