# stata-log

> Tail, read, or search a Stata log file from a previous command or background task.

- Skill: `brycewang-stanford/stata-log` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add brycewang-stanford/stata-log`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/brycewang-stanford/stata-log/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: brycewang-stanford (https://skillmd.com/u/brycewang-stanford)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/brycewang-stanford/stata-log

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Parse the argument:
- First token: log file path or background task_id
- Second token (optional): search term

**If a search term is provided**, call:
```
stata_read_log(path=<first_token>, query=<second_token>, before=2, after=2, regex=False)
```
Display matching lines with context.

**If no search term**, call:
```
stata_read_log(path=<first_token>, tail_lines=50)
```
Display the last 50 lines of the log.

**If the argument looks like a task_id** (not a file path), call:
```
stata_read_log(task_id=<argument>, tail_lines=50)
```

If no argument is provided, tell the user to supply a log file path or task_id. These are returned by `stata_run` in the `log_path` field of the JSON response.

If the log is large and truncated, note the `offset` for reading more (the response includes the current byte offset).