Agent skill

Deploy Observability

by aliyun in aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server

Deploy, start, and update the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server (阿里云可观测 MCP Server).

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Deploy Observability

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server --skill deploy-observability -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server deploy-observability --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deploy-observability .claude/skills/deploy-observability && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
deploy-observability
GitHub stars
166
Token cost
~2.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
695 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Deploy, start, and update the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server (阿里云可观测 MCP Server).

  • Works in 3 steps: Pre-flight Checks → First-Time Deployment → Project Update
  • The user mentions deploying
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Phase 0: Pre-flight Checks, Phase 1: First-Time Deployment and Phase 1b: Docker Deployment…, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls git, go and curl; reaches ghproxy.com and github.com; needs ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET

What it does

Deploy Observability is an agent skill from aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server. Deploy, start, and update the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server (阿里云可观测 MCP Server). Use this skill whenever the user mentions deploying, installing, starting, updating, or configuring the observability MCP server, Alibaba Cloud SLS/CMS MCP tools, or wants to connect Alibaba Cloud monitoring to their AI coding agent. Also trigger when the user says things like 'set up MCP server', 'install observability tools', 'deploy aliyun MCP', 'configure SLS MCP', or 'update MCP server tools'.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Observability, MCP servers and Deployment. It works with Alibaba Cloud, Model Context Protocol, Docker and Go.

When your agent uses it

  • The user mentions deploying
  • Configuring the observability MCP server
  • Alibaba Cloud SLS/CMS MCP tools
  • Wants to connect Alibaba Cloud monitoring to their AI coding agent

Example prompts

  • “set up MCP server”
  • “install observability tools”
  • “deploy aliyun MCP”
  • “/deploy-observability”

Requirements

  • Docker
  • A credential in ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET
  • A credential in ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Pre-flight Checks
  2. First-Time Deployment
  3. Project Update

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0d3e01a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • go
    • curl
    • make
    • wget
    • docker
    • docker-compose
    • brew
    • apt
    • yum

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • ghproxy.com
    • github.com

    Also links to:

    • go.dev
    • ram.console.aliyun.com
    • aliyun.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID
    • ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET
    • ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Deploy Observability loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 128 tokens; SKILL.md has 695 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~128
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:45
    > - Ubuntu/Debian: `sudo apt install golang-go`
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:46
    > - CentOS: `sudo yum install golang`
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:121
    cp .env.example .env
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:137
    > 请编辑 `.env` 文件,填入你的阿里云 AccessKey。
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:178
    - Verify `.env` has valid credentials
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:267
    # Create .env file with credentials
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:268
    cat > .env << 'EOF'
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:329
    ew variables and ask the user to update `.env`.
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:349
    配置: 需要更新 .env / 无需更新
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:365
    | `credentials not configured` | 编辑 `.env`,填入 AccessKey ID 和 Secret |

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 695 words (~2,579 tokens).

“This skill guides users through deploying and managing the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server. It covers:”

— opening of SKILL.md by aliyun
name
deploy-observability

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/deploy-observability of aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0d3e01a

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Categories

Questions about Deploy Observability

What does Deploy Observability do?

Deploy, start, and update the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server (阿里云可观测 MCP Server). Deploy Observability is an agent skill from aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server. Deploy, start, and update the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server (阿里云可观测 MCP Server).

When should I use Deploy Observability?

Deploy Observability fits situations like: the user mentions deploying; configuring the observability MCP server; alibaba Cloud SLS/CMS MCP tools; wants to connect Alibaba Cloud monitoring to their AI coding agent.

How do I install Deploy Observability in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server --skill deploy-observability -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deploy-observability in aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server) into .claude/skills/deploy-observability in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deploy Observability in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server --skill deploy-observability -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deploy-observability in aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server) into .agents/skills/deploy-observability in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deploy Observability in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server --skill deploy-observability -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deploy-observability, .gemini/skills/deploy-observability, .github/skills/deploy-observability and .opencode/skills/deploy-observability in your project.

What does Deploy Observability need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Deploy Observability needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, go, curl, make, wget and docker) and credentials named ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET and ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Docker; A credential in ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET; A credential in ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN.

Does Deploy Observability access the network?

SKILL.md names 5 domains. In commands or code: ghproxy.com and github.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: go.dev, ram.console.aliyun.com and aliyun.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Deploy Observability safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo; mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Deploy Observability use?

No licence was found for Deploy Observability or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Deploy Observability use?

About 2.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Deploy Observability?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deploy Observability: Frontmcp Deployment (agentfront/frontmcp, 146 stars), AWS Strands Agents Agentcore (sammcj/agentic-coding, 162 stars), Task Orchestrator Server Setup (jpicklyk/task-orchestrator, 207 stars) and AWS Agentic AI (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deploy Observability?

aliyun (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server, which has 166 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.

Source: aliyun/alibabacloud-observability-mcp-server on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.