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icon: material/rocket-launch-outline
title: "Apps FAQ: MCP, Reporter, Receiver, Retriever"
description: "FAQ for the 10x apps: the MCP server control plane, the Reporter DaemonSet, the Receiver in-stream optimizer, and the Retriever S3 offload."
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# Apps
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-   :material-creation: **MCP Server**

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    The control plane your AI assistant calls to drive the other apps from a chat session.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Learn more](/apps/mcp/faq/)

-   :material-chart-bar: **Reporter**

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    A DaemonSet that shows which event types drive most of your platform cost, before they ship.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Learn more](/apps/reporter/faq/)

-   :material-pipe-valve: **Receiver**

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    Filter noisy events and compact the survivors at the source, lossless where the destination supports it.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Learn more](/apps/receiver/faq/)

-   :material-cloud-arrow-right-outline: **Retriever**

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    Offload chosen patterns to your own S3 to cut log analyzer cost, then fetch them back on demand.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Learn more](/apps/retriever/faq/)

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## :material-link-variant: Related FAQs

- [MCP FAQ](/apps/mcp/faq/), a local cost POC on your own logs, no deploy or account needed
- [Compile FAQ](/compile/faq/), symbol generation for custom code (optional; default library covers 145 pinned sources)