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AppInsights Instrumentation Guide

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microsoft·vlatest·cloud

This guide helps you effectively instrument your apps with Microsoft App Insights for detailed performance monitoring and troubleshooting, boosting DevOps efficiency.

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    $ npx skills add microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure --skill appinsights-instrumentation --full-depth -a claude-code

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About this skill

What it does

The appinsights-instrumentation skill enables AI agents to integrate and configure Application Insights for monitoring applications. It provides the ability to add telemetry, track performance metrics, and log events directly within codebases, helping developers identify issues in real time.

When to use it

  • When setting up application monitoring for a new or existing project.
  • To automatically inject instrumentation code into applications during development or deployment pipelines.
  • For troubleshooting performance bottlenecks or errors in production environments.
  • When integrating with Azure services that rely on Application Insights data for analytics and alerts.

Key capabilities

  • Automatic injection of Application Insights SDK into application code.
  • Configuration of telemetry modules such as request tracking, exception logging, and custom events.
  • Support for multiple programming languages including C#, JavaScript, Python, and more.
  • Integration with Azure Monitor for centralized log management and analysis.

Example prompts

  • "Instrument my ASP.NET Core app with Application Insights."
  • "Add custom event tracking to a Node.js application using Application Insights."
  • "Configure Application Insights to monitor exceptions in a Python Flask service."

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure your Azure resources are correctly configured before using this skill.
  • Some advanced features may require additional setup or permissions within Azure.