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Get Running

1

Install

This installs a single binary with everything included — server, CLI, TUI, and MCP server.
Requires Rust 1.80+ and Cargo:
2

Initialize

Creates a tell-config.toml in your current directory with sensible defaults.
3

Start

Tell is running. That’s it.

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See Live Data

Open a new terminal and start streaming:
In another terminal, send some test events:
Watch the events flow through in real-time. tell tail supports filters, sampling, and regex matching — see Live Tail for details.

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Connect Your Data

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SDKs

Ingest events and logs from your apps:

JavaScript / TypeScript

Node.js, browsers, React, Next.js

Go

Backend services

Swift

iOS, macOS

Flutter

Cross-platform mobile

Rust

Rust services

C++

Native applications

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Plugins

Pull data from external services:
See what’s available:
For configuration and all available integrations, see Integrations.

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Query with AI

Add your LLM API key to tell-config.toml and restart Tell:
Log in and start asking questions:
Or use the web interface or desktop app for a visual experience.
Tell Cloud is a managed version of Tell — same SDKs, same data model, same query API. No infrastructure to manage. Coming soon at tell.rs.

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What’s next