health-check-endpoint
Implement health check and readiness endpoints for SDK consumers
npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill health-check-endpoint --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Health Check Endpoint Skill ## Overview This skill implements health check and readiness endpoints that SDK consumers can use to verify connectivity and dependency health, especially important for Kubernetes and load balancer integration. ## Capabilities - Design health check contracts and responses - Implement dependency checks (database, cache, external APIs) - Support Kubernetes liveness and readiness probes - Generate health status reports - Configure degraded state handling - Implement cascading health checks - Support custom health indicators - Configure health aggregation strategies ## Target Processes - Observability Integration - Platform API Gateway Design - SDK Architecture Design ## Integration Points - Kubernetes probe endpoints - Load balancer health checks - Monitoring systems - Service mesh health - Circuit breaker status ## Input Requirements - Dependencies to check - Health check intervals - Timeout configurations - Degradation policies - Kubernetes probe requirements ## Output Artifacts - Health check endpoint implementation - Dependency check modules - Health response schemas - Kubernetes probe configurations - Monitoring integrations - Health aggregation logi
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What does the health-check-endpoint skill do?
Implement health check and readiness endpoints for SDK consumers
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill health-check-endpoint --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From a5c-ai/babysitter, a repository with 1,642 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.