Agent skill

KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing

by kubesphere in kubesphere/kubesphere

Installs and configures WizTelemetry Tracing for KubeSphere, an OpenTelemetry-based tracing extension, and covers its components, query API and auto-instrumentation.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kubesphere/kubesphere --skill wiztelemetry-tracing -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kubesphere/kubesphere wiztelemetry-tracing --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/kubesphere/kubesphere.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing .claude/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing && 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
wiztelemetry-tracing
GitHub stars
17k
Token cost
~4.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,139 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Installs and configures WizTelemetry Tracing for KubeSphere, an OpenTelemetry-based tracing extension, and covers its components, query API and auto-instrumentation.

  • Works in 5 steps: Get Available Clusters and Confirm Target → Get Latest Version (if not provided by… → Get Generator Endpoint → …
  • Installing distributed tracing on a KubeSphere cluster
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Components and Dependencies, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls kubectl and curl; reaches whizard-telemetry-apiserver.extension-whizard-telemetry.svc and opensearch-cluster-data.kubesphere-logging-system.svc; needs OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD

What it does

This skill covers the WizTelemetry Tracing extension, which adds distributed tracing to the KubeSphere Observability Platform on the OpenTelemetry standard. It is built from a generator, an operator, a collector and an optional agent: the generator builds service graphs from trace data, the operator manages the OpenTelemetry Collector and auto-instrumentation, the collector receives traces and exports them to Vector and OpenSearch, and the agent reads trace data from local log files. A demo component can produce sample traces. Only the generator, operator and collector are on by default.

Dependencies are the WizTelemetry Platform Service and OpenSearch. The install sequence has the agent list clusters and confirm targets, query the latest extension version in the `kubesphere-system` namespace, then obtain a generator endpoint. Beyond installation, the skill covers the tracing query API for traces, spans and service graphs and configuring OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for applications. The text available here ends at the generator endpoint step.

When your agent uses it

  • Installing distributed tracing on a KubeSphere cluster
  • Querying traces, spans or service graphs through the tracing API
  • Setting up OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for an application
  • Generating sample tracing data to try out the extension

Example prompts

  • “Install WizTelemetry Tracing on the host and dev clusters.”
  • “Show me the service graph for the checkout service using the tracing API.”
  • “How do I turn on OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for the deployments in the shop namespace?”
  • “Enable the demo component so we can see sample traces.”

Requirements

  • The WizTelemetry Platform Service and OpenSearch extensions
  • kubectl access to a KubeSphere cluster

Workflow steps

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

  1. Get Available Clusters and Confirm Target
  2. Get Latest Version (if not provided by user)
  3. Get Generator Endpoint
  4. Confirm Configuration with User
  5. Create InstallPlan

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 04a29b5. 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:

    • kubectl
    • curl

    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:

    • whizard-telemetry-apiserver.extension-whizard-telemetry.svc
    • opensearch-cluster-data.kubesphere-logging-system.svc

    Also links to:

    • opentelemetry.io

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

  • Credentials

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

    • OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD

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

Context cost

KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing loads about 4.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,139 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.6k

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 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 1,139 words (~4,578 tokens).

“WizTelemetry Tracing is an extension component in the KubeSphere Observability Platform that provides distributed tracing functionality based on the OpenTelemetry standard.”

— opening of SKILL.md by kubesphere, Custom licence
name
wiztelemetry-tracing

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/wiztelemetry-tracing of kubesphere/kubesphere.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 04a29b5

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Questions about KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing

What does KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing do?

Installs and configures WizTelemetry Tracing for KubeSphere, an OpenTelemetry-based tracing extension, and covers its components, query API and auto-instrumentation. This skill covers the WizTelemetry Tracing extension, which adds distributed tracing to the KubeSphere Observability Platform on the OpenTelemetry standard. It is built from a generator, an operator, a collector and an optional agent: the generator builds service graphs from trace data, the operator manages the OpenTelemetry Collector and auto-instrumentation, the collector receives traces and exports them to Vector and OpenSearch, and the agent reads trace data from local log files.

When should I use KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing?

KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing fits situations like: installing distributed tracing on a KubeSphere cluster; querying traces, spans or service graphs through the tracing API; setting up OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for an application; generating sample tracing data to try out the extension.

How do I install KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kubesphere/kubesphere --skill wiztelemetry-tracing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wiztelemetry-tracing in kubesphere/kubesphere) into .claude/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing in Codex?

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

Can I use KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing 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 kubesphere/kubesphere --skill wiztelemetry-tracing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing, .gemini/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing, .github/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing and .opencode/skills/wiztelemetry-tracing in your project.

What does KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing needs the command-line tools its instructions call (kubectl and curl) and credentials named OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD. Our summary lists: The WizTelemetry Platform Service and OpenSearch extensions; kubectl access to a KubeSphere cluster.

Does KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: whizard-telemetry-apiserver.extension-whizard-telemetry.svc and opensearch-cluster-data.kubesphere-logging-system.svc; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: opentelemetry.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing 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 KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing use?

KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing 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 KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing use?

About 4.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k 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 KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing: Logfire Infrastructure (pydantic/skills, 140 stars), Error Handler (EliasOulkadi/shokunin, 114 stars), Alloy (grafana/skills, 281 stars) and Observability K8s Investigation (elastic/agent-skills, 592 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains KubeSphere WizTelemetry Tracing?

kubesphere (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kubesphere/kubesphere, which has 17,057 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 15, 2026.

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