Observability bootstrap
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Production observability baseline skill for logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and SLI/SLO definitions with implementation-ready rollout and validation.
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observability-bootstrap (v2.0)
Bootstrap practical, low-noise observability so teams can detect, diagnose, and resolve incidents quickly.
Trigger Signals
Use when user asks to:
- add observability to a service/system
- improve telemetry quality (logs/metrics/traces)
- define baseline alerting and SLI/SLOs
- remove production blind spots
Modes
audit-only(default): assess current telemetry and gapsbootstrap-plan: implementation plan + starter artifactspatch-safe: apply low-risk instrumentation/config updates (with confirmation)
Inputs
- service type (
api,worker,webhook,frontend,mixed) - environment tiers (
dev/stage/prod) - incident priorities / reliability targets (if available)
Coverage Model
- Logs: structured, correlated, redacted
- Metrics: latency, throughput, errors, saturation
- Traces: end-to-end request/dependency visibility
- Alerts: actionable and owner-mapped
- SLI/SLO: measurable reliability objectives + error budget
Workflow
- Identify top critical user/API/background flows.
- Audit current telemetry pipeline and instrumentation coverage.
- Score maturity and map high-impact gaps.
- Define minimum viable observability baseline per flow.
- Draft SLI/SLO and alert policy with ownership/runbook mapping.
- Produce rollout plan (Phase 1/2/3) + verification checklist.
Minimum Baseline Checklist
- Request/trace IDs propagated end-to-end
- Structured logs include service/env/severity/correlation fields
- PII/secrets redaction policy enforced
- Golden signals captured for critical services
- At least one SLI/SLO per critical flow
- Alerts contain owner + runbook + clear trigger/resolution hints
- Dashboard exists for top 3 critical flows
Output Contract
Return exactly:
- Observability maturity summary
- Gap table (
priority | area | current | missing | impact | fix) - Phase rollout plan (1/2/3)
- SLI/SLO + alert starter recommendations
- Verification checklist + next actions
Fail Conditions
Mark as not-operationally-ready if:
- critical flow has no alertable error signal
- no correlation ID/trace propagation on key paths
- no ownership/runbook mapping for high-severity alerts
Templates
Use:
templates/sli-slo-template.mdtemplates/alert-policy-template.md
Guardrails
- Prefer vendor-neutral standards unless user requests specific stack
- Balance visibility with telemetry cost (sampling/retention guidance)
- Never log secrets or sensitive personal data
- Optimize for actionable alerts, not alert volume