# Log-Grep-Only Diagnosis

> Diagnosing problems solely by grepping raw logs, with no aggregated view of system health.

Record: `lexicon:log-grep-only-diagnosis`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-log-grep-only-diagnosis

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Dashboard Sprawl](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/dashboard-sprawl.md) and before [Trend Visibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/trend-visibility.md).

## Category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## Negated by

- [Dashboards](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/dashboards.md)

## Linked from

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)