# Implementing Observability

Monitoring, logging, and tracing implementation using OpenTelemetry as the unified...

- Repository: https://github.com/ancoleman/ai-design-components (526 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2025-12-11
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill implementing-observability -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill implementing-observability -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill implementing-observability -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ancoleman/ai-design-components --skill implementing-observability -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add ancoleman/ai-design-components`

## Description

Monitoring, logging, and tracing implementation using OpenTelemetry as the unified standard. Use when building production systems requiring visibility into performance, errors, and behavior. Covers OpenTelemetry (metrics, logs, traces), Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, Tempo, structured logging (structlog, tracing, slog, pino), and alerting.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Production Observability with OpenTelemetry

## Purpose

Implement production-grade observability using OpenTelemetry as the 2025 industry standard. Covers the three pillars (metrics, logs, traces), LGTM stack deployment, and critical log-trace correlation patterns.

## When to Use

Use when:
- Building production systems requiring visibility into performance and errors
- Debugging distributed systems with multiple services
- Setting up monitoring, logging, or tracing infrastructure
- Implementing structured logging with trace correlation
- Configuring alerting rules for production systems

Skip if:
- Building proof-of-concept without production deployment
- System has < 100 requests/day (console logging may suffice)

## The OpenTelemetry Standard (2025)

OpenTelemetry is the CNCF graduated project unifying observability:

The rest: https://github.com/ancoleman/ai-design-components/blob/HEAD/skills/implementing-observability/SKILL.md