Official agent skill

Applicationinsights Web TS

by microsoft in microsoft/skills

Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web).

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Install Applicationinsights Web TS

skills CLI
$ npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill applicationinsights-web-ts -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills applicationinsights-web-ts --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/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts .claude/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts && rm -rf skills-src

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

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Facts

Skill name
applicationinsights-web-ts
GitHub stars
3.1k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~5.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
997 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
150
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web).

  • Works in 8 steps: Do not initialize twice. Re-importing… → Initialize before first user input to… → Connection string is public — never… → …
  • Real User Monitoring (RUM) — page views
  • SKILL.md covers Before Implementation, Packages, Installation and Connection String, plus 19 more sections
  • Calls npm; reaches learn.microsoft.com and js.monitor.azure.com

What it does

Applicationinsights Web TS is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web). Use for Real User Monitoring (RUM) — page views, clicks, AJAX/fetch dependencies, exceptions, custom events, and browser-side GenAI agent traces correlated to backend OpenTelemetry traces. Covers SDK Loader Script and npm setup, framework extensions (React, React Native, Angular), Click Analytics, telemetry initializers, and OTel GenAI semantic conventions for agent/tool/model spans emitted from the…

Its SKILL.md is about 5.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/agent-traces.md`, `references/configuration.md` and `references/framework-extensions.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Observability and Cross-platform mobile apps. It works with OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, JavaScript and npm. The repository describes itself as: Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Real User Monitoring (RUM) — page views
  • AJAX/fetch dependencies
  • Browser-side GenAI agent traces correlated to backend OpenTelemetry traces

Example prompts

  • “/applicationinsights-web-ts”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Do not initialize twice. Re-importing the module under different bundles produces duplicate page views. Use a single shared module export.
  2. Initialize before first user input to avoid losing early clicks/exceptions.
  3. Connection string is public — never reuse the same App Insights resource for backend secrets.
  4. enableAutoRouteTracking + manual trackPageView = duplicates. Pick one.
  5. CORS distributed tracing requires the API to allow Request-Id, Request-Context, traceparent, tracestate request headers and expose…
  6. GenAI sensitive content (gen_ai.input.messages etc.) is Opt-In — never log without an explicit runtime flag and approved data handling.
  7. Agent token usage is on chat spans, not invoke_agent — copy aggregated usage to the parent agent span only if you know it.
  8. React StrictMode double-invokes effects in dev — guard loadAppInsights() with a module-level singleton.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 354361d. 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:

    • npm

    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:

    • learn.microsoft.com
    • js.monitor.azure.com

    Also links to:

    • github.com
    • 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

Applicationinsights Web TS loads about 5.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~11k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 137 tokens; SKILL.md has 997 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~137
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~11k

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.

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SKILL.md

The full file from microsoft/skills at commit 354361d, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 997 words, ~5,224 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
applicationinsights-web-ts
description
Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web). Use for Real User Monitoring (RUM) — page views, clicks, AJAX/fetch dependencies, exceptions, custom events, and browser-side GenAI agent traces correlated to backend OpenTelemetry traces. Covers SDK Loader Script and npm setup, framework extensions (React, React Native, Angular), Click Analytics, telemetry initializers, and OTel GenAI semantic conventions for agent/tool/model spans emitted from the browser.
license
MIT
metadata.author
Microsoft
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.package
@microsoft/applicationinsights-web

Application Insights JavaScript SDK (Web) for TypeScript

Real User Monitoring (RUM) for browser apps with @microsoft/applicationinsights-web. Auto-collects page views, AJAX/fetch dependencies, unhandled exceptions, and (with the Click Analytics plugin) clicks. Supports custom events, metrics, and GenAI agent traces that follow OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions and correlate to backend spans via W3C Trace Context.

Distinct from azure-monitor-opentelemetry-ts, which is for Node.js server apps. This skill is for browser/web code (and React Native).

Before Implementation

Search microsoft-docs MCP for current API patterns:

  • Query: "Application Insights JavaScript SDK setup"
  • Query: "Application Insights JavaScript SDK configuration"
  • Query: "Application Insights JavaScript framework extensions React Angular"
  • Verify package version: npm view @microsoft/applicationinsights-web version

Packages

PackagePurpose
@microsoft/applicationinsights-webCore RUM SDK (page views, AJAX, exceptions).
@microsoft/applicationinsights-clickanalytics-jsAuto-collect click telemetry.
@microsoft/applicationinsights-react-jsReact plugin (router instrumentation, hooks, HOC, ErrorBoundary).
@microsoft/applicationinsights-react-nativeReact Native plugin (native crashes, sessions).
@microsoft/applicationinsights-angularplugin-jsAngular plugin (router events, ErrorHandler).
@microsoft/applicationinsights-debugplugin-jsDev-only telemetry inspector.
@microsoft/applicationinsights-perfmarkmeasure-jsUser Timing (performance.mark/measure) integration.

Installation

bash
npm i --save @microsoft/applicationinsights-web
# Optional plugins (install only what you use):
npm i --save @microsoft/applicationinsights-clickanalytics-js
npm i --save @microsoft/applicationinsights-react-js @microsoft/applicationinsights-react-native @microsoft/applicationinsights-angularplugin-js

Typings ship with the package — no separate @types/... install needed.

Connection String

The browser SDK requires a connection string at init time. It ships in plaintext to clients — Microsoft Entra ID auth is not supported for browser telemetry. Use a separate App Insights resource with local auth enabled for browser RUM if you need to isolate it from backend telemetry.

bash
# Vite / CRA / Next.js — expose to client via the public env prefix
VITE_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING="InstrumentationKey=...;IngestionEndpoint=https://...;LiveEndpoint=https://..."
NEXT_PUBLIC_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING="InstrumentationKey=..."

Quick Start (npm)

typescript
import { ApplicationInsights } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";

export const appInsights = new ApplicationInsights({
  config: {
    connectionString: import.meta.env.VITE_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING,
    enableAutoRouteTracking: true,        // SPA route changes -> page views
    enableCorsCorrelation: true,          // propagate Request-Id / traceparent to cross-origin AJAX
    enableRequestHeaderTracking: true,
    enableResponseHeaderTracking: true,
    distributedTracingMode: 2,            // DistributedTracingModes.AI_AND_W3C — emit traceparent for backend correlation
    autoTrackPageVisitTime: true,
    disableFetchTracking: false,          // fetch() is auto-instrumented by default
    excludeRequestFromAutoTrackingPatterns: [/livemetrics\.azure\.com/i]
  }
});

appInsights.loadAppInsights();
appInsights.trackPageView();

Call loadAppInsights() exactly once, as early as possible (before user interactions you want tracked). Then trackPageView() for the initial load — when enableAutoRouteTracking is on, subsequent route changes are automatic.

Quick Start (SDK Loader Script)

Recommended when you want auto-updating SDK and zero build pipeline. Paste this as the first <script> in <head>:

html
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.monitor.azure.com/scripts/b/ai.3.gbl.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var appInsights = window.appInsights || function (cfg) {
    /* See: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/javascript-sdk
       Use the latest snippet from the Microsoft Learn page above — it includes
       backup-CDN failover (cr), SDK-load-failure reporting, and the queue shim
       so calls before SDK ready are not lost. */
  }({ src: "https://js.monitor.azure.com/scripts/b/ai.3.gbl.min.js",
      crossOrigin: "anonymous",
      cfg: { connectionString: "YOUR_CONNECTION_STRING" } });
</script>

Loader-only API (queued until SDK loads): trackEvent, trackPageView, trackException, trackTrace, trackDependencyData, trackMetric, trackPageViewPerformance, startTrackPage, stopTrackPage, startTrackEvent, stopTrackEvent, addTelemetryInitializer, setAuthenticatedUserContext, clearAuthenticatedUserContext, flush.

Core Tracking APIs

typescript
// Page views (SPAs that disable enableAutoRouteTracking)
appInsights.trackPageView({ name: "Checkout", uri: "/checkout", properties: { cartSize: 3 } });

// Custom events (user actions, business events)
appInsights.trackEvent({ name: "PurchaseCompleted" }, { orderId: "ord_123", amountUsd: 49.95 });

// Exceptions (caught errors)
try {
  await pay(order);
} catch (err) {
  appInsights.trackException({ exception: err as Error, severityLevel: 3, properties: { orderId: order.id } });
}

// Traces (logs, severity 0=Verbose, 1=Info, 2=Warning, 3=Error, 4=Critical)
appInsights.trackTrace({ message: "Cart hydrated from local storage", severityLevel: 1 });

// Custom metrics (numeric)
appInsights.trackMetric({ name: "checkout.duration_ms", average: 1234 });

// Dependencies (manually-tracked outbound calls — fetch/XHR are auto-tracked)
appInsights.trackDependencyData({
  id: crypto.randomUUID(),
  name: "GET /api/orders",
  duration: 87, success: true, responseCode: 200,
  data: "https://api.example.com/api/orders", target: "api.example.com", type: "Fetch"
});

// User identity (set ONCE per authenticated session — values are PII; do not pass emails)
appInsights.setAuthenticatedUserContext("user-id-123", "tenant-456", /*storeInCookie*/ true);
appInsights.clearAuthenticatedUserContext(); // on logout

// Force send before unload
appInsights.flush();

Telemetry Initializers (enrichment & filtering)

Run for every envelope before send. Return false to drop.

typescript
import type { ITelemetryItem } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";

appInsights.addTelemetryInitializer((item: ITelemetryItem) => {
  item.tags ??= {};
  item.tags["ai.cloud.role"] = "web-shop";
  item.tags["ai.cloud.roleInstance"] = window.location.hostname;
  item.data ??= {};
  item.data["app.version"] = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION;
  item.data["app.build"] = import.meta.env.VITE_BUILD_SHA;

  // Drop noisy health-check page views
  if (item.baseType === "PageviewData" && item.baseData?.uri?.endsWith("/healthz")) return false;

  // Scrub query-string secrets
  if (item.baseData?.uri) {
    item.baseData.uri = item.baseData.uri.replace(/([?&](token|sig|key)=)[^&]+/gi, "$1REDACTED");
  }
});

Click Analytics

typescript
import { ClickAnalyticsPlugin } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-clickanalytics-js";

const clickPlugin = new ClickAnalyticsPlugin();
const appInsights = new ApplicationInsights({
  config: {
    connectionString: import.meta.env.VITE_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING,
    extensions: [clickPlugin],
    extensionConfig: {
      [clickPlugin.identifier]: {
        autoCapture: true,
        dataTags: { useDefaultContentNameOrId: true, customDataPrefix: "data-ai-" },
        urlCollectHash: false,
        behaviorValidator: (b: string) => /^[a-z0-9_]+$/.test(b) ? b : ""
      }
    }
  }
});
appInsights.loadAppInsights();

Mark elements with data-ai-* attributes; clicks are emitted as Custom Events with parent-content metadata.

SPA Route Tracking

  • Built-in: set enableAutoRouteTracking: true. Hooks history.pushState/replaceState and popstate.
  • React Router: use @microsoft/applicationinsights-react-js withAITracking HOC (see references/framework-extensions.md).
  • Manual: call appInsights.trackPageView({ name, uri }) in your router's useEffect on route change. Disable enableAutoRouteTracking to avoid double counting.

Distributed Tracing (correlate to backend)

Set distributedTracingMode: 2 (DistributedTracingModes.AI_AND_W3C). The SDK adds traceparent (and legacy Request-Id) to outbound fetch/XHR. Backends instrumented with OpenTelemetry (e.g. @azure/monitor-opentelemetry) auto-link to the browser's operation_Id.

For cross-origin calls, also set enableCorsCorrelation: true and add the calling origin to the CORS exposed headers on the API.

GenAI Agent Traces (OTel semantic conventions)

When the browser invokes an AI agent (function-calling, tool-use, model calls direct from the client), emit App Insights Dependency telemetry whose attributes follow the OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions so they are queryable alongside backend agent spans in App Insights / Log Analytics.

Set the opt-in env first so backend instrumentations agree on the same schema version:

bash
OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN=gen_ai_latest_experimental
Required attribute keys (use the OTel names verbatim)
Span / opRequired attributes
invoke_agent {agent.name}gen_ai.operation.name=invoke_agent, gen_ai.provider.name, gen_ai.agent.name, gen_ai.agent.id (when known)
create_agent {agent.name}gen_ai.operation.name=create_agent, gen_ai.provider.name, gen_ai.agent.name, gen_ai.request.model
chat {model}gen_ai.operation.name=chat, gen_ai.provider.name, gen_ai.request.model, gen_ai.response.model, gen_ai.usage.input_tokens, gen_ai.usage.output_tokens
execute_tool {tool.name}gen_ai.operation.name=execute_tool, gen_ai.tool.name, gen_ai.tool.type (function | extension | datastore), gen_ai.tool.call.id

gen_ai.provider.name well-known values: openai, azure.ai.openai, azure.ai.inference, anthropic, aws.bedrock, gcp.gemini, gcp.vertex_ai, cohere, mistral_ai, groq, deepseek, perplexity, x_ai, ibm.watsonx.ai.

Sensitive content opt-in. gen_ai.system_instructions, gen_ai.input.messages, gen_ai.output.messages, gen_ai.tool.call.arguments, gen_ai.tool.call.result are Opt-In by default. Gate them behind a runtime flag and avoid them in production unless you have approved data handling.

Pattern: invoke_agent + nested tool/model spans
typescript
import { ApplicationInsights, SeverityLevel } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";

type GenAiAttrs = Record<string, string | number | boolean | undefined>;

function startGenAiSpan(name: string, attrs: GenAiAttrs) {
  const id = crypto.randomUUID();
  const start = performance.now();
  const baseProps: GenAiAttrs = { "gen_ai.span.id": id, ...attrs };
  return {
    end(success: boolean, extra: GenAiAttrs = {}, error?: Error) {
      const duration = Math.round(performance.now() - start);
      const properties = { ...baseProps, ...extra };
      appInsights.trackDependencyData({
        id, name, duration, success,
        responseCode: error ? 500 : 200,
        type: "GenAI",
        target: String(attrs["gen_ai.provider.name"] ?? "genai"),
        properties: properties as Record<string, string>
      });
      if (error) {
        appInsights.trackException({
          exception: error,
          severityLevel: SeverityLevel.Error,
          properties: { ...properties, "error.type": error.name } as Record<string, string>
        });
      }
    }
  };
}

// Agent invocation
const agentSpan = startGenAiSpan("invoke_agent ResearchAssistant", {
  "gen_ai.operation.name": "invoke_agent",
  "gen_ai.provider.name": "azure.ai.openai",
  "gen_ai.agent.name": "ResearchAssistant",
  "gen_ai.agent.id": "asst_5j66UpCpwteGg4YSxUnt7lPY",
  "gen_ai.request.model": "gpt-4o-mini",
  "server.address": "myresource.openai.azure.com"
});

try {
  // Nested chat completion span
  const chat = startGenAiSpan("chat gpt-4o-mini", {
    "gen_ai.operation.name": "chat",
    "gen_ai.provider.name": "azure.ai.openai",
    "gen_ai.request.model": "gpt-4o-mini"
  });
  const res = await callAzureOpenAi(/* ... */);
  chat.end(true, {
    "gen_ai.response.model": res.model,
    "gen_ai.response.id": res.id,
    "gen_ai.response.finish_reasons": JSON.stringify(res.choices.map(c => c.finish_reason)),
    "gen_ai.usage.input_tokens": res.usage.prompt_tokens,
    "gen_ai.usage.output_tokens": res.usage.completion_tokens,
    "gen_ai.output.type": "text"
  });

  // Nested tool execution span
  const tool = startGenAiSpan("execute_tool getWeather", {
    "gen_ai.operation.name": "execute_tool",
    "gen_ai.tool.name": "getWeather",
    "gen_ai.tool.type": "function",
    "gen_ai.tool.call.id": "call_abc123"
  });
  const toolResult = await runGetWeather({ location: "SF" });
  tool.end(true);

  agentSpan.end(true, {
    "gen_ai.usage.input_tokens": res.usage.prompt_tokens,
    "gen_ai.usage.output_tokens": res.usage.completion_tokens
  });
} catch (err) {
  agentSpan.end(false, { "error.type": (err as Error).name }, err as Error);
}

The browser's traceparent is automatically attached to outbound fetch (when distributedTracingMode: 2), so downstream Azure OpenAI / agent backend spans hang under the same operation_Id in App Insights.

For the full attribute reference, well-known values, and content-capture guidance, see references/agent-traces.md.

Show full SKILL.md (394 more words)Show less
KQL: query GenAI traces in App Insights
kusto
dependencies
| where type == "GenAI"
| extend op   = tostring(customDimensions["gen_ai.operation.name"]),
         agent = tostring(customDimensions["gen_ai.agent.name"]),
         model = tostring(customDimensions["gen_ai.request.model"]),
         tin   = toint(customDimensions["gen_ai.usage.input_tokens"]),
         tout  = toint(customDimensions["gen_ai.usage.output_tokens"])
| summarize calls=count(), p95_ms=percentile(duration, 95),
            avg_in=avg(tin), avg_out=avg(tout) by op, agent, model, bin(timestamp, 5m)

React (TypeScript)

See references/framework-extensions.md for full React, React Native, Angular, Next.js, and Vite recipes.

typescript
import { ApplicationInsights } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";
import { ReactPlugin, withAITracking } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-react-js";
import { createBrowserHistory } from "history";

const reactPlugin = new ReactPlugin();
const browserHistory = createBrowserHistory();

export const appInsights = new ApplicationInsights({
  config: {
    connectionString: import.meta.env.VITE_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING,
    extensions: [reactPlugin],
    extensionConfig: { [reactPlugin.identifier]: { history: browserHistory } }
  }
});
appInsights.loadAppInsights();

export const TrackedCheckout = withAITracking(reactPlugin, Checkout, "Checkout");

React Native

typescript
import { ApplicationInsights } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";
import { ReactNativePlugin } from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-react-native";

const rnPlugin = new ReactNativePlugin();
const appInsights = new ApplicationInsights({
  config: {
    connectionString: process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING,
    extensions: [rnPlugin],
    disableFetchTracking: false
  }
});
appInsights.loadAppInsights();

Performance — Web Vitals

Auto-collected: page-load timings via PerformanceTiming / PerformanceNavigationTiming. To add Core Web Vitals:

typescript
import { onCLS, onLCP, onINP, type Metric } from "web-vitals";

function send(m: Metric) {
  appInsights.trackMetric(
    { name: `web_vitals.${m.name.toLowerCase()}`, average: m.value },
    { rating: m.rating, navigationType: m.navigationType, id: m.id }
  );
}
onCLS(send); onLCP(send); onINP(send);

Cookies & Privacy

typescript
new ApplicationInsights({ config: {
  connectionString,
  isCookieUseDisabled: true,         // hard-disable all cookies
  cookieCfg: { enabled: true, domain: ".example.com", path: "/", expiry: 365 }
}});

To honor consent dynamically:

typescript
appInsights.getCookieMgr().setEnabled(userGaveConsent);
appInsights.config.disableTelemetry = !userGaveConsent;

Sampling

Server-side ingestion sampling (recommended) is configured on the App Insights resource. SDK-side sampling reduces network use:

typescript
new ApplicationInsights({ config: { connectionString, samplingPercentage: 50 } });

Per-type sampling via telemetry initializer: drop with return false based on item.baseType.

Offline / Send-on-Unload

The SDK uses sendBeacon (default onunloadDisableBeacon: false) to flush on pagehide / unload. For SPAs, also call appInsights.flush() before destructive transitions (logout, hard reload).

Common Pitfalls

  1. Do not initialize twice. Re-importing the module under different bundles produces duplicate page views. Use a single shared module export.
  2. Initialize before first user input to avoid losing early clicks/exceptions.
  3. Connection string is public — never reuse the same App Insights resource for backend secrets.
  4. enableAutoRouteTracking + manual trackPageView = duplicates. Pick one.
  5. CORS distributed tracing requires the API to allow Request-Id, Request-Context, traceparent, tracestate request headers and expose Request-Context response header.
  6. GenAI sensitive content (gen_ai.input.messages etc.) is Opt-In — never log without an explicit runtime flag and approved data handling.
  7. Agent token usage is on chat spans, not invoke_agent — copy aggregated usage to the parent agent span only if you know it.
  8. React StrictMode double-invokes effects in dev — guard loadAppInsights() with a module-level singleton.

Bundle Size

The full web SDK is ~110 KB minified (~36 KB gzipped). For aggressive budgets, use the Loader Script path so the SDK loads asynchronously off the critical path, or tree-shake unused plugins.

Key Types

typescript
import {
  ApplicationInsights,
  SeverityLevel,
  DistributedTracingModes,
  type IConfiguration,
  type IConfig,
  type ITelemetryItem,
  type ITelemetryPlugin,
  type ICustomProperties,
  type IPageViewTelemetry,
  type IEventTelemetry,
  type IExceptionTelemetry,
  type ITraceTelemetry,
  type IMetricTelemetry,
  type IDependencyTelemetry
} from "@microsoft/applicationinsights-web";

Best Practices

  1. One singleton instance exported from a single module.
  2. Initialize early in the app entrypoint, before router setup.
  3. Use telemetry initializers to attach app.version, tenantId, and to scrub PII / query-string secrets.
  4. Set distributedTracingMode: 2 and ensure your APIs accept/expose W3C trace context headers.
  5. For GenAI, follow OTel gen_ai.* attribute names verbatim — they are queryable across browser and backend telemetry uniformly.
  6. Gate sensitive content capture (gen_ai.input.messages / gen_ai.output.messages) behind a build-time or runtime opt-in.
  7. Flush on logout / sensitive navigation so in-flight telemetry isn't dropped.

References

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .github/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts of microsoft/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/agent-traces.md
  • references/configuration.md
  • references/framework-extensions.md

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Questions about Applicationinsights Web TS

What does Applicationinsights Web TS do?

Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web). Applicationinsights Web TS is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Instrument browser/web apps with the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (@microsoft/applicationinsights-web).

When should I use Applicationinsights Web TS?

Applicationinsights Web TS fits situations like: real User Monitoring (RUM) — page views; AJAX/fetch dependencies; browser-side GenAI agent traces correlated to backend OpenTelemetry traces.

How do I install Applicationinsights Web TS in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill applicationinsights-web-ts -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts in microsoft/skills) into .claude/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Applicationinsights Web TS in Codex?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill applicationinsights-web-ts -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts in microsoft/skills) into .agents/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Applicationinsights Web TS 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/skills --skill applicationinsights-web-ts -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts, .gemini/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts, .github/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts and .opencode/skills/applicationinsights-web-ts in your project.

What does Applicationinsights Web TS need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Applicationinsights Web TS needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Applicationinsights Web TS access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. In commands or code: learn.microsoft.com and js.monitor.azure.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: github.com and opentelemetry.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Applicationinsights Web TS 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 Applicationinsights Web TS use?

Applicationinsights Web TS is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Applicationinsights Web TS use?

About 5.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 21k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Applicationinsights Web TS?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Applicationinsights Web TS: Frontend Observability (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Frontend Session Rca (grafana/skills, 279 stars), Otel JS (ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills, 106 stars) and Jazz UI Development (garden-co/classic-jazz, 2.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Applicationinsights Web TS?

microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/skills, which has 3,091 GitHub stars. The repository holds 150 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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