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monitoring-observability

Guides teams to implement observability for microservices with OpenTelemetry, dashboards, and alerts.

69|9|Updated Jan 30, 2026
Search Tags:#monitoring#observability#grafana#prometheus#opentelemetry#slo#apm
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator --skill monitoring-observability-tibsfox
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: monitoring-observability
Source: https://github.com/Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator/tree/main/examples/skills/monitoring-observability
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator --skill monitoring-observability-tibsfox

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Observability is essential for understanding system behavior across logs, metrics, and traces. This Skill provides best practices, OpenTelemetry guidance, and dashboards to help teams instrument, visualize, and alert on software health.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • OpenTelemetry setup guidance for instrumentation across languages and runtimes.
  • Prometheus/Grafana dashboards & SLO-based alerting to monitor reliability and performance.
  • Adoption path for logging, metrics, and tracing with actionable examples.

Quick Start

Instrument a sample service with OpenTelemetry, expose a metrics endpoint, and verify traces in Grafana.

Frequently Asked Questions about monitoring-observability

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I implement observability across microservices with OpenTelemetry?▼

To implement observability across microservices, this Skill provides structured guidance for OpenTelemetry instrumentation across various languages and runtimes, enabling you to collect logs, metrics, and traces effectively.

What is the best way to set up SLO-based alerting in Prometheus and Grafana?▼

Setting up SLO-based alerting in Prometheus and Grafana is streamlined through this Skill's production-ready dashboards and alerting workflows, designed to help teams monitor system reliability and performance.

How do I start instrumenting a sample service for metrics and traces?▼

To start instrumenting a service for metrics and traces, the Quick Start guides you to instrument a sample service with OpenTelemetry, expose a metrics endpoint, and verify traces directly in Grafana.

Can I use this observability guidance for both development and SRE operations?▼

Yes, this observability guidance applies directly to development, SRE, and operations contexts, providing actionable examples for logging, metrics, and tracing adoption across your software lifecycle.

Does this provide structured adoption paths for logs, metrics, and traces?▼

Yes, it provides an actionable adoption path for logging, metrics, and tracing, offering specific examples and best practices to help teams instrument, visualize, and alert on software health.

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