Agent skill

Genai Observability

by VectorSpaceLab in VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill

A skill your agent uses for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider…

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Genai Observability

skills CLI
$ npx skills add VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill --skill genai-observability -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill genai-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/VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repositories/repo-skills/mlflow/sub-skills/genai-observability .claude/skills/genai-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
genai-observability
GitHub stars
330
Token cost
~726 tokens
SKILL.md length
256 words
Files
6 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
159
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider…

  • Works in 6 steps: Set a tracking URI/experiment… → Instrument deterministic code with… → Retrieve traces with… → …
  • MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing
  • SKILL.md covers Route First, Safe Workflow and Bundled Probe
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Genai Observability is an agent skill from VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill. Use for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider autologging. Routes classic experiment/run logging to tracking-and-registry, model flavor packaging to models-and-flavors, and deployment/server/MCP commands to serving-and-projects.

Its SKILL.md is about 730 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/genai-evaluation.md`, `references/prompts-and-datasets.md` and `references/tracing.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Observability. It works with MLflow, Model Context Protocol and OpenTelemetry. The repository describes itself as: A Skill Library for Automated Machine Learning. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing
  • Trace search/export
  • GenAI datasets/evaluation
  • Provider autologging

Example prompts

  • “/genai-observability”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Set a tracking URI/experiment deliberately before generating traces or prompts.
  2. Instrument deterministic code with manual tracing first; add provider autologging only after extras, credentials, and network access are…
  3. Retrieve traces with mlflow.get_last_active_trace_id(), mlflow.get_trace(..., flush=True), or mlflow.search_traces(...) before wiring…
  4. Use datasets/prompts as versioned inputs to evaluation; pin prompt aliases or versions explicitly.
  5. Add feedback/expectations or custom scorers to make evaluation outcomes inspectable and reproducible.
  6. For async/provider traces, flush async logging or wait for export before assertions.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ac3fe1a. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    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

Genai Observability loads about 726 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 256 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~95
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~726
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.2k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill at commit ac3fe1a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© VectorSpaceLab). 256 words, ~726 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/genai-observability/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
genai-observability
description
Use for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider autologging. Routes classic experiment/run logging to tracking-and-registry, model flavor packaging to models-and-flavors, and deployment/server/MCP commands to serving-and-projects.
disable-model-invocation
true
metadata.disco-role
operating
license
Apache 2.0

GenAI Observability

Use this sub-skill when the task involves MLflow traces, GenAI evaluation, prompts, datasets, feedback, expectations, labeling/review, or provider tracing integrations.

Route First

  • For local app instrumentation, use @mlflow.trace, mlflow.start_span, mlflow.get_trace, mlflow.search_traces, and mlflow.MlflowClient trace methods; see references/tracing.md.
  • For evaluation, use mlflow.genai.evaluate, @mlflow.genai.scorers.scorer, built-in scorers, mlflow.genai.make_judge, and trace/dataset-backed evaluation; see references/genai-evaluation.md.
  • For prompt and dataset lifecycle, use mlflow.genai.register_prompt, load_prompt, aliases/tags/model config, and create_dataset/search_datasets; see references/prompts-and-datasets.md.
  • For OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Gemini, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and DSPy tracing, prefer provider autologging only when package extras and credentials are installed; keep offline tests on manual tracing.
  • For review queues, labeling sessions, feedback, expectations, and assessments, distinguish local tracking-store support from Databricks-only review app features.
  • For deployment, auth, AI Gateway, MCP, agent server, and serving commands, route to serving-and-projects; for classic run metrics/artifacts/model registry, route to tracking-and-registry.

Safe Workflow

  1. Set a tracking URI/experiment deliberately before generating traces or prompts.
  2. Instrument deterministic code with manual tracing first; add provider autologging only after extras, credentials, and network access are confirmed.
  3. Retrieve traces with mlflow.get_last_active_trace_id(), mlflow.get_trace(..., flush=True), or mlflow.search_traces(...) before wiring evaluation.
  4. Use datasets/prompts as versioned inputs to evaluation; pin prompt aliases or versions explicitly.
  5. Add feedback/expectations or custom scorers to make evaluation outcomes inspectable and reproducible.
  6. For async/provider traces, flush async logging or wait for export before assertions.

Bundled Probe

Run the local smoke probe when validating basic tracing without credentials:

bash
python skills/mlflow/sub-skills/genai-observability/scripts/tracing_smoke.py

The script uses a temporary local tracking store, creates nested spans, searches the resulting trace, and emits JSON with the trace id and span count.

© VectorSpaceLab, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts, references) in skills/repositories/repo-skills/mlflow/sub-skills/genai-observability of VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/genai-evaluation.md
  • references/prompts-and-datasets.md
  • references/tracing.md
  • references/troubleshooting.md
  • scripts/tracing_smoke.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ac3fe1a

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Categories

Questions about Genai Observability

What does Genai Observability do?

A skill your agent uses for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider…. Genai Observability is an agent skill from VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill. Use for MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing, trace search/export, OpenTelemetry, prompts, GenAI datasets/evaluation, scorers/judges, review queues, assessments, and provider autologging.

When should I use Genai Observability?

Genai Observability fits situations like: MLflow GenAI observability work: tracing; trace search/export; genAI datasets/evaluation; provider autologging.

How do I install Genai Observability in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill --skill genai-observability -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/repositories/repo-skills/mlflow/sub-skills/genai-observability in VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill) into .claude/skills/genai-observability in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Genai Observability in Codex?

Run `npx skills add VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill --skill genai-observability -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/repositories/repo-skills/mlflow/sub-skills/genai-observability in VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill) into .agents/skills/genai-observability in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Genai 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 VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill --skill genai-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/genai-observability, .gemini/skills/genai-observability, .github/skills/genai-observability and .opencode/skills/genai-observability in your project.

What does Genai Observability need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Genai Observability needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Genai Observability 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 Genai 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Genai Observability use?

Genai Observability is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Genai Observability use?

About 726 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k 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 3.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Genai Observability?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Genai Observability: UModel Root Cause Analysis (alibaba/UnifiedModel, 415 stars), Agentmeasure (roy-tong/AgentMeasure, 218 stars), Exploring Apm Traces (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars) and Archestra Dev Observability (archestra-ai/archestra, 4.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Genai Observability?

VectorSpaceLab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill, which has 330 GitHub stars. The repository holds 159 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 3, 2026.

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