Agent skill
service-mesh-observability
Implement comprehensive observability for service meshes including distributed tracing, metrics, and visualization. Use when setting up mesh monitoring, debugging latency issues, or implementing SLOs for service communication.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/service-mesh-observability
SKILL.md
Service Mesh Observability
Complete guide to observability patterns for Istio, Linkerd, and service mesh deployments.
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to service mesh observability
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open
resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Use this skill when
- Setting up distributed tracing across services
- Implementing service mesh metrics and dashboards
- Debugging latency and error issues
- Defining SLOs for service communication
- Visualizing service dependencies
- Troubleshooting mesh connectivity
Core Concepts
🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)
1. 1. Three Pillars of Observability
2. 2. Golden Signals for Mesh
3. Template 1: Istio with Prometheus & Grafana
4. Template 2: Key Istio Metrics Queries
5. Template 3: Jaeger Distributed Tracing
6. Template 4: Linkerd Viz Dashboard
7. Template 5: Grafana Dashboard JSON
8. Template 6: Kiali Service Mesh Visualization
9. Template 7: OpenTelemetry Integration
10. Do's
11. Don'ts
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