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.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --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. ## When to Use This Skill - 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 trail │ └─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘ ``` ### 2. Golden Signals for Mesh | Signal | Description | Alert Threshold | | -------------- | ------------------------- | ----------------- | | **Latency** | Request duration P50, P99 | P99 > 500ms | | **Traffic** | Requests per second | Anomaly detection | | **Errors** | 5xx error rate | > 1% | | **Saturation** | Resour
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. Three Pillars of Observability
- 2. Golden Signals for Mesh
- Templates and detailed worked examples
- Best Practices
- Do's
- Don'ts
What does the service-mesh-observability skill do?
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.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --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 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.