Agent skill

Monitor Stream

by ruvnet in ruvnet/ruflo

Stream live swarm events using the Monitor tool for real-time observability

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Monitor Stream

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill monitor-stream -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo monitor-stream --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/ruvnet/ruflo.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ruflo-swarm/skills/monitor-stream .claude/skills/monitor-stream && 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
monitor-stream
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~188 tokens
SKILL.md length
63 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
264
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Stream live swarm events using the Monitor tool for real-time observability

  • Tasks that involve Observability
  • Calls npx

What it does

Monitor Stream is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo. Stream live swarm events using the Monitor tool for real-time observability

Its SKILL.md is about 190 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. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: 🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Observability

Example prompts

  • “/monitor-stream”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(npx *), mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_status, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_health, Monitor

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit de590e1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(npx *)
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_status
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_health
    • Monitor

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Monitor Stream loads about 188 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 63 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~188

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 ruvnet/ruflo at commit de590e1, republished under its MIT licence (© ruvnet). 63 words, ~188 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/monitor-stream/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
monitor-stream
description
Stream live swarm events using the Monitor tool for real-time observability
allowed-tools
Bash(npx *), mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_status, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_health, Monitor

Use the Monitor tool to stream swarm events in real time instead of polling:

Run via Monitor: npx @claude-flow/cli@latest swarm watch --stream

This streams NDJSON events for agent spawns, task completions, memory writes, and health checks. Each stdout line triggers a notification.

For one-shot status, use MCP: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_status or mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_health.

Prefer Monitor over polling swarm status in a loop. See ADR-091 for rationale.

© ruvnet, 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 plugins/ruflo-swarm/skills/monitor-stream of ruvnet/ruflo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit de590e1

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Observability Triageevery-app/open-seo23k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Agentmeasureroy-tong/AgentMeasure218—~753Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Monitor Stream

What does Monitor Stream do?

Stream live swarm events using the Monitor tool for real-time observability. Monitor Stream is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo.

When should I use Monitor Stream?

Monitor Stream fits situations like: tasks that involve Observability.

How do I install Monitor Stream in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill monitor-stream -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ruflo-swarm/skills/monitor-stream in ruvnet/ruflo) into .claude/skills/monitor-stream in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Monitor Stream in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill monitor-stream -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ruflo-swarm/skills/monitor-stream in ruvnet/ruflo) into .agents/skills/monitor-stream in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Monitor Stream 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 ruvnet/ruflo --skill monitor-stream -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/monitor-stream, .gemini/skills/monitor-stream, .github/skills/monitor-stream and .opencode/skills/monitor-stream in your project.

What does Monitor Stream need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Monitor Stream needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(npx *), mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_status, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__swarm_health, Monitor.

Does Monitor Stream access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Monitor Stream 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 Monitor Stream use?

Monitor Stream 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 Monitor Stream use?

About 188 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 752 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 Monitor Stream?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Monitor Stream: Kubernetes Network Root Cause Analysis (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), UModel Root Cause Analysis (alibaba/UnifiedModel, 412 stars), AWS Agentic AI (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars) and Observability Triage (every-app/open-seo, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Monitor Stream?

ruvnet (a GitHub user) maintains it in ruvnet/ruflo, which has 74,012 GitHub stars. The repository holds 264 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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