prometheus-configuration
Set up Prometheus for comprehensive metric collection, storage, and monitoring of infrastructure and applications. Use when implementing metrics collection, setting up monitoring infrastructure, or configuring alerting systems.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill prometheus-configuration --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.
# Prometheus Configuration Complete guide to Prometheus setup, metric collection, scrape configuration, and recording rules. ## Purpose Configure Prometheus for comprehensive metric collection, alerting, and monitoring of infrastructure and applications. ## When to Use - Set up Prometheus monitoring - Configure metric scraping - Create recording rules - Design alert rules - Implement service discovery ## Detailed patterns and worked examples Detailed pattern documentation lives in `references/details.md`. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient. ## Best Practices 1. **Use consistent naming** for metrics (prefix_name_unit) 2. **Set appropriate scrape intervals** (15-60s typical) 3. **Use recording rules** for expensive queries 4. **Implement high availability** (multiple Prometheus instances) 5. **Configure retention** based on storage capacity 6. **Use relabeling** for metric cleanup 7. **Monitor Prometheus itself** 8. **Implement federation** for large deployments 9. **Use Thanos/Cortex** for long-term storage 10. **Document custom metrics** ## Troubleshooting **Check scrape targets:** ```bash curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/targets ``` **Check configuratio
- Purpose
- When to Use
- Detailed patterns and worked examples
- Best Practices
- Troubleshooting
- Related Skills
curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/targets curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/status/config curl 'http://localhost:9090/api/v1/query?query=up'
What does the prometheus-configuration skill do?
Set up Prometheus for comprehensive metric collection, storage, and monitoring of infrastructure and applications. Use when implementing metrics collection, setting up monitoring infrastructure, or configuring alerting systems.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill prometheus-configuration --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 wshobson/agents, a repository with 38,479 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.