Prd V08 Monitoring Setup
mattgierhart/PRD-driven-context-engineering
Define monitoring strategy, metrics collection, and alerting thresholds during PRD v0.8 Deployment & Ops.
Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm.
Install Apm Strategy
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategy --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .claude/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .claude/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategyType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategy --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .agents/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .agents/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategy --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .cursor/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .cursor/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git --path .apm/skills/apm-strategy--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategy --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .gemini/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .gemini/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategyInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .github/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .github/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/apm apm-strategy --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/apm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.apm/skills/apm-strategy .opencode/skills/apm-strategy && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "apm-strategy" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/apm/tree/main/.apm/skills/apm-strategy into .opencode/skills/apm-strategy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apm-strategy", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
apm-strategy- GitHub stars
- 4k
- Token cost
- ~329 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 114 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 27
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm.
- Release workflows
- SKILL.md covers When to activate and Key rules
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Issue templates
What it does
Apm Strategy is an agent skill from microsoft/apm, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm. Triggers on README, MANIFESTO, PRD, CHANGELOG, release workflows, and issue templates.
Its SKILL.md is about 330 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 Development, covering Monitoring and alerting and PRD writing. The repository describes itself as: Agent Package Manager. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Release workflows
- Issue templates
Example prompts
- “/apm-strategy”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 280b8a7. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Apm Strategy loads about 329 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 114 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from microsoft/apm at commit 280b8a7, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 114 words, ~329 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/apm-strategy/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- apm-strategy
- description
- Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm. Triggers on README, MANIFESTO, PRD, CHANGELOG, release workflows, and issue templates.
APM Strategy Skill
When to activate
- Edits to
README.md,MANIFESTO.md,PRD.md,APPROACH.md - Edits to
CHANGELOG.md(especially Unreleased and version sections) - Changes to
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/orpull_request_template.md - Release-pipeline workflow changes
(
.github/workflows/build-release.yml, version bumps, tagging) - Any breaking-change discussion (deprecations, command renames, config schema breaks)
- Any decision flagged as "strategic" by another reviewer
Key rules
- Ground every claim in
ghCLI evidence (stars, issues, PRs, releases, traffic, contributors). No vibes-based assertions. - Every breaking change ships with a
CHANGELOG.mdentry and a one-line migration note. - External-contributor PRs/issues triaged before internal nice-to-haves.
- Position against incumbents; never name-drop them in shipped copy.
- Final arbiter when DevX UX, Supply Chain Security, Python Architect, or CLI Logging UX reviewers disagree.
© microsoft, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .apm/skills/apm-strategy of microsoft/apm.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 280b8a7
Compare with similar skills
Apm Strategy next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apm Strategy this skillmicrosoft/apm | 4k | — | ~329 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Prd V08 Monitoring Setupmattgierhart/PRD-driven-context-engineering | 179 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Ss SpecSerial-Studio/Serial-Studio | 7.2k | — | ~766 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Cabloy Spec Generationcabloy/cabloy | 982 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Bmad Architectureaj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills | 487 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Spec-Driven Developmentaddyosmani/agent-skills | 102k | 1 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Apm Strategy
What does Apm Strategy do?
Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm. Apm Strategy is an agent skill from microsoft/apm, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Activate for changes to project positioning, release communication, community-facing artifacts, or breaking-change decisions in microsoft/apm.
When should I use Apm Strategy?
Apm Strategy fits situations like: release workflows; issue templates.
How do I install Apm Strategy in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.apm/skills/apm-strategy in microsoft/apm) into .claude/skills/apm-strategy in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Apm Strategy in Codex?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.apm/skills/apm-strategy in microsoft/apm) into .agents/skills/apm-strategy in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Apm Strategy 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 microsoft/apm --skill apm-strategy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apm-strategy, .gemini/skills/apm-strategy, .github/skills/apm-strategy and .opencode/skills/apm-strategy in your project.
What does Apm Strategy need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Apm Strategy is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Apm Strategy access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Apm Strategy 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 Apm Strategy use?
Apm Strategy is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Apm Strategy use?
About 329 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Apm Strategy?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apm Strategy: Prd V08 Monitoring Setup (mattgierhart/PRD-driven-context-engineering, 179 stars), Ss Spec (Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio, 7.2k stars), Cabloy Spec Generation (cabloy/cabloy, 982 stars) and Bmad Architecture (aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills, 487 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Apm Strategy?
microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/apm, which has 3,968 GitHub stars. The repository holds 27 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: microsoft/apm on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.