Check Observability
This skill verifies your observability setup—metrics, logs, traces—ensuring healthy data collection for proactive issue detection and improved system health.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add check-observability npx -- -y @trustedskills/check-observability
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"check-observability": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/check-observability"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The check-observability skill allows AI agents to assess and report on the observability posture of a system. It can identify missing metrics, logs, or traces; evaluate existing instrumentation for completeness and accuracy; and suggest improvements to enhance monitoring capabilities. This ultimately helps ensure systems are well-understood and potential issues can be quickly detected and resolved.
When to use it
- Troubleshooting incidents: Quickly determine if a lack of observability contributed to an incident.
- Proactive system reviews: Regularly evaluate the observability setup for critical applications.
- Onboarding new services: Ensure proper instrumentation is in place from the start.
- Compliance audits: Demonstrate adherence to observability best practices and regulatory requirements.
Key capabilities
- Identifies missing metrics, logs, and traces.
- Evaluates existing instrumentation completeness.
- Suggests improvements for enhanced monitoring.
Example prompts
- "Check the observability of our production database cluster."
- "What key metrics are missing from our application's dashboards?"
- "Assess the logging coverage for the order processing service."
Tips & gotchas
The skill’s effectiveness depends on access to relevant system configuration and monitoring data. Ensure the AI agent has appropriate permissions and context to perform a thorough assessment.
Tags
TrustedSkills Verification
Unlike other registries that point to live repositories, TrustedSkills pins every skill to a verified commit hash. This protects you from malicious updates — what you install today is exactly what was reviewed and verified.
Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
🌐 Community
Passed automated security scans.