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Troubleshooting

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This feature is in Alpha. The menu feature doesn't exist yet.

  • Bluefin AI page - gives this page more context on our plans for Bluespeed

In the menu select "Ask Bluefin" to use the chat agent.

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"Ask Bluefin", is a custom operating system agent. For you new users, a system designed to help you learn Linux, without the toil of digging through the internet or being told that you installed the wrong Linux distribution. "Ask Bluefin" is trained on the operating system and its documentation, so it's always learning from the source of truth and tweaked by the community. For you Linux veterans, a power diagnostic tool for your local PC, with built in integration to your servers and cluster ...

Ctrl-Alt-Shift- g will invoke a quicklaunch so that you can invoke the help agent with one keystroke:

Goose quick launch

Installation

brew install ublue-os/tap/linux-mcp-server

This installs linux-mcp-server + the goose client + our config, follow the instructions in the terminal. TODO:

  • onboarding process
  • "Bring your own LLM": Select whatever combo of commercial and local AI they can via goose's providers
  • Local setup goes to:
    • Ramalama config and service unit
    • Choice of local model
  • A docs2db setup preloaded with Bluefin's documentation

Configuration

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You need to install and configure the MCP servers to use this. Pull requests to automate this welcome!

linux-mcp-server

Provides system diagnostics and monitoring tools:

  • System information (OS, kernel, hardware)
  • Process management
  • Service monitoring (systemd)
  • Log access (journalctl)
  • Network diagnostics
  • File system inspection

Repository: ublue-os/linux-mcp-server

MCP Configuration

The configuration process differs depending on which AI client you're using:

Goose Configuration

Goose stores MCP server configurations in ~/.config/goose/config.yaml.

Step 1: Install MCP Servers

# Install linux-mcp-server
brew install ublue-os/tap/linux-mcp-server

Step 2: Configure Goose

Edit ~/.config/goose/config.yaml and add the MCP servers under the extensions section:

extensions:
linuxtools:
enabled: true
type: stdio
name: linuxtools
description: Linux system diagnostics
cmd: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/linux-mcp-server
args: []
envs: {}
timeout: 300

dosu:
enabled: true
type: streamable_http
name: Dosu
description: Dosu AI documentation assistant
uri: https://api.dosu.dev/v1/mcp
headers:
X-Deployment-ID: 83775020-c22e-485a-a222-987b2f5a3823

Step 3: Restart Goose

Restart Goose to load the MCP servers:

# Exit Goose (Ctrl+D or /exit)
# Start Goose again
goose session start

Goose will prompt you to authenticate with Dosu the first time it tries to use the extension. Follow the browser prompt to complete sign-in.

Note on Dosu Configuration: The Bluefin documentation deployment UUID shown above can be shared amongst all Bluefin users - no API key required for read-only access to the documentation knowledge base.

Security Considerations

  • MCP servers run with your user permissions
  • Only install MCP servers from trusted sources
  • Review server documentation for required permissions
  • Use environment variables for sensitive credentials (don't hardcode in config)
  • Regularly update MCP servers to get security patches

Further Reading

Automated Troubleshooting

You can ask the tool things about your system using natural language:

Top CPU usage

System Health

Note: these are taken from the linux-server-mcp page but you get the idea:

I want to check...Use this toolExample Prompt
OS / Kernelget_system_information"What OS version is this?"
CPU Loadget_cpu_information"Is the CPU overloaded?"
Memory / RAMget_memory_information"How much free RAM do I have?"
Disk Spaceget_disk_usage"Are any disks full?"
Hardwareget_hardware_information"List the PCI devices."

Troubleshooting

I want to check...Use this toolExample Prompt
Running Appslist_processes"What's using the most CPU?"
Process Detailsget_process_info"Inspect process ID 1234."
Serviceslist_services"Are all services running?"
Service Statusget_service_status"Why did nginx fail?"
System Logsget_journal_logs"Show errors from the last hour."
Service Logsget_service_logs"Show recent logs for sshd."
Specific Log Fileread_log_file"Read the last 50 lines of /var/log/messages."

Network

I want to check...Use this toolExample Prompt
IP Addressesget_network_interfaces"What is my IP address?"
Open Portsget_listening_ports"What ports are open?"
Connectionsget_network_connections"Who is connected to port 22?"

Files & Storage

I want to check...Use this toolExample Prompt
Disk Partitionslist_block_devices"Show me the partition layout."
Large Folderslist_directories"Find the largest folders in /var."
Recent Changeslist_files"What files in /etc changed recently?"

Pro Tips

  • Combine Tools: You don't need to ask for one thing at a time.

    "Check CPU usage and show me the top 5 processes."

  • Filter Logs: Be specific with time and priority to save context window.

    "Show me error priority logs from the last 30 minutes."

  • Remote Hosts: If you configured SSH, just ask to run on a specific host.

    "Check disk usage on webserver1."

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