name	prometheus-metrics-specialist
description	Instrument services with Prometheus metrics and write PromQL queries. Guides HuleEdu naming conventions, metrics middleware setup, and business vs operational metrics. Integrates with Context7 for latest Prometheus documentation.

Prometheus Metrics Specialist

Compact skill for instrumenting HuleEdu services with Prometheus metrics and querying them with PromQL.

When to Use

Activate when the user:

Needs to add metrics instrumentation to a service
Wants to write PromQL queries for dashboards or alerts
Asks about metrics naming conventions
Needs help with metrics middleware setup
Wants to understand business vs operational metrics
Mentions Prometheus, PromQL, metrics, instrumentation, or monitoring
Needs to expose /metrics endpoint

I Need To...

Get Started (First Time)

Learn Prometheus basics → fundamentals.md - Counter, Histogram, Gauge concepts
Set up HuleEdu service → huleedu-patterns.md - metrics.py module, /metrics endpoint
Pick an example → See "Add Metrics to Service" below

Add Metrics to Service

I need to instrument...	Read this file
HTTP endpoints	examples/http-and-kafka.md
Kafka event processing	examples/http-and-kafka.md
LLM API calls	examples/llm-and-batch.md
Batch processing	examples/llm-and-batch.md
Database queries	examples/database-and-business.md
Business logic	examples/database-and-business.md

Choose Naming Pattern

→ huleedu-patterns.md § Naming Patterns

Write PromQL Queries

I need to...	Read this section
Learn PromQL syntax	promql-guide.md § Basics
Calculate error rate	promql-guide.md § Error Rates
Get P95 latency	promql-guide.md § Percentiles
Troubleshoot issues	promql-guide.md § Troubleshooting

Reference

What I need to know	Where to find it
Metric types (Counter/Histogram/Gauge)	fundamentals.md § Metric Types
Label design principles	fundamentals.md § Labels
Histogram bucket design	fundamentals.md § Buckets
HuleEdu architecture	huleedu-patterns.md § Architecture

Quick Metric Type Cheatsheet

# Counter: Events that only increase (resets to 0 on restart)
operations_total = Counter("spell_checker_operations_total", "desc", ["status"])
operations_total.labels(status="success").inc()

# Histogram: Distributions (latency, sizes, scores)
duration_seconds = Histogram("spell_checker_duration_seconds", "desc")
duration_seconds.observe(0.23)  # 230ms

# Gauge: Point-in-time values that go up/down
active_connections = Gauge("spell_checker_active_connections", "desc")
active_connections.set(15)
active_connections.inc()  # 16

HuleEdu Naming Cheatsheet

# Pattern 1: Service-Prefixed (most common, operational metrics)
spell_checker_operations_total
spell_checker_http_request_duration_seconds

# Pattern 2: Business Metrics (cross-service, business logic)
huleedu_llm_prompt_tokens_total
huleedu_spellcheck_corrections_made

# Pattern 3: Legacy (being phased out)
request_count

Decision: Service-specific metric? → Pattern 1. Cross-service business metric? → Pattern 2.

Core Capabilities

Naming Conventions: 3 patterns (service-prefixed, business, legacy)
Instrumentation: Counter, Histogram, Gauge, Summary usage
Middleware Setup: Standard HTTP metrics middleware
Service-Specific Metrics: Business logic patterns
PromQL Queries: Troubleshooting and dashboard queries
Scrape Configuration: Prometheus targets and discovery
Best Practices: Metric types, cardinality, aggregation
Context7 Integration: Latest Prometheus/PromQL docs

Documentation Structure

fundamentals.md: Universal Prometheus concepts + prometheus_client API
huleedu-patterns.md: HuleEdu naming, architecture, setup patterns
promql-guide.md: PromQL syntax + HuleEdu query patterns
examples/: Real-world instrumentation examples

prometheus-metrics-specialist

Install Skill

SKILL.md