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prometheus-configuration skill (wshobson) for Claude Code: set up Prometheus

Helps Claude set up Prometheus: scrape targets, recording rules, alert rules and service discovery.

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11.5K
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Stars
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Files
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besides SKILL.md
Updated
Oct 2026
last repo commit

prometheus-configuration is a skill from wshobson/agents. Claude loads it when you set up Prometheus monitoring, configure metric scraping, write recording or alert rules, or wire up service discovery. SKILL.md itself is short: a purpose line, ten best practices and three curl checks against localhost:9090.

The real content is in references/details.md: architecture, installation with Helm or Docker Compose, the config file, scrape configs, recording rules, alert rules and validation with promtool. The folder bundles no scripts. SKILL.md points to grafana-dashboards, slo-implementation and distributed-tracing as related skills.

Good for

  • DevOps and platform engineers setting up metrics monitoring
  • Developers who need alert rules and recording rules written
  • Teams running Prometheus on Kubernetes or Docker Compose

Install prometheus-configuration

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Install the prometheus-configuration skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill prometheus-configuration

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

Pick one route. The plugin routes install the whole observability-monitoring plugin: 4 skills, 4 agent file(s) and 2 command file(s), counted from the plugin folder in the repo tree, which has no hooks or MCP config files. The skills-only routes install just this skill, with no agents or commands.

Built from the package data we hold. Not yet tested by us. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

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.

Sections in SKILL.md

  1. Purpose
  2. When to Use
  3. Detailed patterns and worked examples
  4. Best Practices
  5. Troubleshooting
  6. Related Skills

Key facts

Author
Seth Hobson (wshobson)
Repository
wshobson/agents
License
MIT (plugin manifest)
Plugin
observability-monitoring (4 skills in the repo tree)
Installs on skills.sh
11,458 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars (repo)
42,081 (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit
Oct 30, 2026
Files
2 files including SKILL.md (references/details.md)

What it includes

  • Naming, scrape intervals, recording rules, HA, retention, relabeling, federation.

    Best practices (10)

  • Three curl calls against localhost:9090 for targets, config and a test query.

    The commands are shown in SKILL.md for you or Claude to run against your own Prometheus.

    Network · Troubleshooting checks

  • Helm install of kube-prometheus-stack, or a Docker Compose setup.

    Shown in references/details.md. Running them installs software on your cluster or machine.

    Runs code · Installation

  • Static targets, file-based service discovery and Kubernetes service discovery.

    Scrape configurations

  • Example rules such as request rate, error rate percentage and p95 duration.

    Recording rules

  • Example alerts built on the recording rules.

    Alert rules

  • Checks the config and rules with promtool and runs a test query.

    Runs code · Validation

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

The skill holds instructions, but they include Helm, Docker Compose and promtool commands that change your systems if run. Check which cluster or machine they target before you approve them.

What it can do

  • Read your data
  • Create and change things
  • Delete things
  • Read-only mode

Watch out for

  • Install commands change your cluster

    references/details.md has helm repo add and helm install for kube-prometheus-stack, and a Docker Compose setup. Check your kube context before running them. github.com

  • The plugin route adds more than this skill

    The observability-monitoring plugin folder holds 4 skills, 4 agent files and 2 command files. The skills CLI route installs only this skill. github.com

Technical details
Talks toprometheus-community.github.io (Helm chart repo, if you run the Helm commands). localhost:9090 (your Prometheus). Docker Hub (the prom/prometheus image, if you run the Docker Compose example)

Questions

How do I install the prometheus-configuration skill?

Use the install box above. The skills CLI command installs only this skill. The plugin route installs observability-monitoring, which holds 4 skills, 4 agent file(s) and 2 command file(s) in the repo.

What does prometheus-configuration actually do?

It gives Claude a reference for Prometheus setup. Claude uses it to write prometheus.yml, scrape jobs, recording rules and alert rules. The folder bundles no scripts; the Helm and Docker Compose commands are examples in references/details.md.

Does it need Kubernetes?

No. references/details.md shows both a Helm install for Kubernetes and a Docker Compose setup, and a Kubernetes service discovery section for scrape configs.

Is prometheus-configuration safe to install?

The folder holds two Markdown files and no scripts. The commands in them, such as the Helm install, only run if you or Claude run them. Review them first, especially on a shared cluster.

What about Grafana dashboards?

SKILL.md lists grafana-dashboards (visualization), slo-implementation (SLO monitoring) and distributed-tracing (request tracing) as related skills. The observability-monitoring plugin folder holds all three.

Does prometheus-configuration work in the Claude app or Codex?

The install box lists a zip upload for the Claude app and a plugin route for Codex. The wshobson/agents README names Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi as supported tools.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository
wshobson/agents
Folder
plugins/observability-monitoring/skills/prometheus-configuration

wshobson/agentsskills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

Show all 9
  1. wshobson/agents README · github.com
  2. Marketplace manifest · github.com
  3. Claude Code skills · code.claude.com
  4. Using skills in Claude · support.claude.com
  5. prometheus-configuration SKILL.md · github.com
  6. references/details.md · github.com
  7. skills.sh listing · skills.sh
  8. Repository · github.com
  9. observability-monitoring plugin folder · github.com

Updated Nov 2, 2026.