service-mesh-observability
Complete guide to observability patterns for Istio, Linkerd, and service mesh deployments.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill service-mesh-observability --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.
# 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 ### 1. Three Pillars of Observability ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Observability │ ├─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┤ │ Metrics │ Traces │ Logs │ │ │ │ │ │ • Request rate │ • Span context │ • Access logs │ │ • Error rate │ • Latency │ • Error details │ │ • Latency P50 │ • Dependencies │ • Debug info │ │ • Saturation │ • Bottlenecks │ • Audit tr
- Do not use this skill when
- Instructions
- Use this skill when
- Core Concepts
- 1. Three Pillars of Observability
- 2. Golden Signals for Mesh
- Templates
- Template 1: Istio with Prometheus & Grafana
- Template 2: Key Istio Metrics Queries
- Template 3: Jaeger Distributed Tracing
- Template 4: Linkerd Viz Dashboard
- Template 5: Grafana Dashboard JSON
- Template 6: Kiali Service Mesh Visualization
- Template 7: OpenTelemetry Integration
Install Linkerd viz extension linkerd viz install | kubectl apply -f - Access dashboard linkerd viz dashboard CLI commands for observability Top requests linkerd viz top deploy/my-app Per-route metrics linkerd viz routes deploy/my-app --to deploy/backend Live traffic inspection
What does the service-mesh-observability skill do?
Complete guide to observability patterns for Istio, Linkerd, and service mesh deployments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill service-mesh-observability --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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 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.