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Expand Up @@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ Here's a list of some Positron-specific channels you may be interested in:

| Channel | Description |
| ------- | ----------- |
| Kernel | Communication from the Python or R kernel itself: requests to execute code, output to be shown in the Console, data used to build plots/environment/help panes, etc. This channel will have a name like "R X.Y.Z: Kernel." |
| Console/Notebook | Communication from the Console or Notebook running the Python or R kernel: messages the Console sends and receives, changes in the Console's state, etc. This channel will have a name like "Python X.Y.Z: Console." |
| Language Server | Debug logs from the server side of the language server Positron uses for any given interpreter. This channel will have a name like "R X.Y.Z: Language Server (Console)." |
| Kernel | Communication from the Python or R kernel itself: requests to execute code, output to be shown in the Console, data used to build plots/environment/help panes, etc. This channel will have a name like "R Kernel." |
| Supervisor | Communication from the kernel supervisor: messages the Console or Notebook sends and receives, changes in their state, etc. This channel will have a name like "Python Supervisor." |
| Language Server | Debug logs from the server side of the language server Positron uses for any given interpreter. This channel will have a name like "R Language Server." |
| Language Pack | Debug logs from the extension that Positron uses to discover, start, and manage interpreters. This channel will have a name like "Python Language Pack." |
| Assistant | Debug logs from Positron Assistant, which powers the AI chat and code completions interfaces in Positron. |

### Log level

Most of these output channels have a log level associated with them that you can change in the settings UI. For example, you can change the log level for how much information is passed from the R kernel itself to the "R X.Y.Z: Kernel" output channel using the [`positron.r.kernel.logLevel`](positron://settings/positron.r.kernel.logLevel) setting.
Most of these output channels have a log level associated with them that you can change in the settings UI. For example, you can change the log level for how much information is passed from the R kernel itself to the "R: Kernel" output channel using the [`positron.r.kernel.logLevel`](positron://settings/positron.r.kernel.logLevel) setting.

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