server-monitor

Monitor service endpoint health and latency, aggregating failures to trigger incident alerts.

114|13|Updated Jan 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/frumu-ai/tandem --skill server-monitor
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Skill: server-monitor
Source: https://github.com/frumu-ai/tandem/tree/main/resources/skill-templates/server-monitor
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/frumu-ai/tandem --skill server-monitor

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps proactively identify and address service degradations or outages, minimizing downtime and ensuring service availability.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Health Checks: Regularly probes specified service endpoints to check their operational status.
  • Downtime Alerts: Notifies relevant teams or individuals when services become unhealthy or unresponsive.
  • Use Case: Automatically monitor your production API endpoints every 5 minutes and send an alert to the #ops Slack channel if any of them fail.

Quick Start

Monitor my servers and alert on downtime.

Frequently Asked Questions about server-monitor

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I monitor service endpoints and get alerts on downtime?

You can monitor service endpoints by probing their health and latency on a schedule. This process aggregates endpoint failures to trigger incident alerts, ensuring you get notified of critical downtime.

What is endpoint health monitoring and how does it work?

Endpoint health monitoring regularly probes specified service URLs to check their operational status and latency. It aggregates these check results to detect service unavailability and trigger incident alerts for degraded performance.

Can I run health checks manually or do they need to be scheduled?

Health checks support both scheduled and manual execution modes for operational oversight. You can configure regular automated probes for continuous monitoring or trigger them manually as needed.

How do I send downtime alerts to my team when a service becomes unresponsive?

Downtime alerts are sent by integrating with tools for web fetching and email notifications. When health checks detect an unresponsive service, the system reports the critical degradation to your team.

Does this work for monitoring production API service availability?

Yes, this approach is designed for monitoring production API endpoints and ensuring service availability. It proactively identifies service degradations or outages by regularly checking their operational status.

What are the limitations of using automated health checks for ops monitoring?

Automated health checks rely on web fetching and email notifications, meaning alert delivery depends on those integrations. It focuses on endpoint latency and availability rather than deep internal application metrics.