Command line
The tracepanel command that @tracepanel/js installs, to run a command with Tracepanel on, run the agent and serve your traces over MCP.
@tracepanel/js installs the tracepanel command. Run it with npx from
your project's directory, so it finds the project's store.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
tracepanel run <command> | Runs a command with Tracepanel on. |
tracepanel dev | Runs the agent in the foreground and serves the console. |
tracepanel mcp | Runs an MCP server for AI coding agents. |
tracepanel run
npx tracepanel run node server.jstracepanel run starts the command with --import @tracepanel/js/register
added to NODE_OPTIONS, and with TRACEPANEL_ENABLED=1. Use it in a
package.json script, so the app starts with Tracepanel and no flag:
{ "scripts": { "dev": "tracepanel run node server.js" } }tracepanel dev
npx tracepanel dev [--port 8765]tracepanel dev runs the agent in the foreground, with the console on
http://127.0.0.1:8765/. Use it to watch the agent's output, or to read the
traces after your app has stopped. --port moves the console.
tracepanel mcp
npx tracepanel mcp [--values]tracepanel mcp runs the agent's MCP server on stdin and stdout, for Claude
Code, Cursor and other coding agents. --values adds SQL parameters and
local variables to its answers. See AI coding agents.