Agent skill

Archestra Dev Observability

by archestra-ai in archestra-ai/archestra

A skill your agent uses when changing Archestra tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, LLM/MCP spans, observability labels, or local observability setup.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Archestra Dev Observability

skills CLI
$ npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-dev-observability -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install archestra-ai/archestra archestra-dev-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/archestra-ai/archestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/archestra-dev-observability .claude/skills/archestra-dev-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
archestra-dev-observability
GitHub stars
4.4k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
492 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when changing Archestra tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, LLM/MCP spans, observability labels, or local observability setup.

  • Changing Archestra tracing
  • SKILL.md covers Naming new attributes and…, Local setup, Local URLs and Tracing, plus 1 more section
  • Calls docker
  • Observability labels

What it does

Archestra Dev Observability is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Use when changing Archestra tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, LLM/MCP spans, observability labels, or local observability setup.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 and Monitoring and alerting. It works with OpenTelemetry, Model Context Protocol, Prometheus and Grafana. The repository describes itself as: Enterprise AI Platform with guardrails, MCP registry, gateway & orchestrator.

When your agent uses it

  • Changing Archestra tracing
  • Observability labels
  • Local observability setup

Example prompts

  • “/archestra-dev-observability”

Requirements

  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 268f421. 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:

    • docker

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • opentelemetry.io

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

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Archestra Dev Observability loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 492 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 492 words (~1,168 tokens).

“Use this skill before changing tracing, metrics, span naming, metric labels, or local observability setup.”

— opening of SKILL.md by archestra-ai, Custom licence
name
archestra-dev-observability

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/archestra-dev-observability of archestra-ai/archestra.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 268f421

Compare with similar skills

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Monitoring Observabilityahmedasmar/devops-claude-skills203—~3.9kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Monitoring ExpertJeffallan/claude-skills12k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Live Debugmacro-inc/macro4.6k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: NotesAGPL-3.0
Alloygrafana/skills279—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Archestra Dev Observability

What does Archestra Dev Observability do?

A skill your agent uses when changing Archestra tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, LLM/MCP spans, observability labels, or local observability setup. Archestra Dev Observability is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Use when changing Archestra tracing, metrics, OpenTelemetry, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, LLM/MCP spans, observability labels, or local observability setup.

When should I use Archestra Dev Observability?

Archestra Dev Observability fits situations like: changing Archestra tracing; observability labels; local observability setup.

How do I install Archestra Dev Observability in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-dev-observability -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/archestra-dev-observability in archestra-ai/archestra) into .claude/skills/archestra-dev-observability in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Archestra Dev Observability in Codex?

Run `npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-dev-observability -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/archestra-dev-observability in archestra-ai/archestra) into .agents/skills/archestra-dev-observability in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Archestra Dev 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 archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-dev-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/archestra-dev-observability, .gemini/skills/archestra-dev-observability, .github/skills/archestra-dev-observability and .opencode/skills/archestra-dev-observability in your project.

What does Archestra Dev Observability need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Archestra Dev Observability needs the command-line tools its instructions call (docker). Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Archestra Dev Observability access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: opentelemetry.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Archestra Dev Observability safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Archestra Dev Observability use?

Archestra Dev Observability has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Archestra Dev Observability use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k 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 Archestra Dev Observability?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Archestra Dev Observability: Frontmcp Observability (agentfront/frontmcp, 146 stars), Monitoring Observability (ahmedasmar/devops-claude-skills, 203 stars), Monitoring Expert (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars) and Live Debug (macro-inc/macro, 4.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Archestra Dev Observability?

archestra-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in archestra-ai/archestra, which has 4,354 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: archestra-ai/archestra on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.