SKILL.md
Prometheus Configuration
Complete guide to Prometheus setup, metric collection, scrape configuration, and recording rules.
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to prometheus configuration
- 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.
Purpose
Configure Prometheus for comprehensive metric collection, alerting, and monitoring of infrastructure and applications.
Use this skill when
- Set up Prometheus monitoring
- Configure metric scraping
- Create recording rules
- Design alert rules
- Implement service discovery
Prometheus Architecture
┌──────────────┐
│ Applications │ ← Instrumented with client libraries
└──────┬───────┘
│ /metrics endpoint
↓
┌──────────────┐
│ Prometheus │ ← Scrapes metrics periodically
│ Server │
└──────┬───────┘
│
├─→ AlertManager (alerts)
├─→ Grafana (visualization)
└─→ Long-term storage (Thanos/Cortex)
Installation
Kubernetes with Helm
helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update
helm install prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack \
--namespace monitoring \
--create-namespace \
--set prometheus.prometheusSpec.retention=30d \
--set prometheus.prometheusSpec.storageVolumeSize=50Gi
Docker Compose
version: '3.8'
services:
prometheus:
image: prom/prometheus:latest
ports:
- "9090:9090"
volumes:
- ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
- prometheus-data:/prometheus
command:
- '--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml'
- '--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus'
- '--storage.tsdb.retention.time=30d'
volumes:
prometheus-data:
