Observability

Agent Observability Dashboard

Real-time monitoring of PAI multi-agent activity with WebSocket streaming.

Quick Start

# Start server and dashboard
~/.claude/skills/observability/manage.sh start

# Stop everything
~/.claude/skills/observability/manage.sh stop

# Restart both
~/.claude/skills/observability/manage.sh restart

# Check status
~/.claude/skills/observability/manage.sh status

Access Points

• Dashboard UI: http://localhost:5172
• Server API: http://localhost:4000
• WebSocket Stream: ws://localhost:4000/stream

What It Monitors

Real-Time Tracking

• Agent session starts/ends
• Tool calls across all agents
• Hook event execution
• Session timelines and traces
• WebSocket live updates

Data Sources

• Primary: ~/.claude/history/raw-outputs/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD_all-events.jsonl
• Format: JSONL with structured event data
• Hooks: Events logged automatically by PAI hook system

Architecture

Stack:

• Server: Bun + Express + TypeScript
• Client: Vite + Vue + TypeScript
• Storage: In-memory streaming (no database)
• Protocol: WebSocket for real-time updates

Key Features:

• Watch filesystem with automatic reload
• Tail-follow for today's event file
• Cache events in-memory
• Broadcast WebSocket to all clients
• No persistence (fresh start each launch)

When to Activate This Skill

• "Start observability"
• "Stop the dashboard"
• "Restart observability"
• "Monitor agents"
• "Show agent activity"
• "Observability status"
• "Debug agent workflow"

Examples

Example 1: Start monitoring agents

User: "start observability"
→ Launches server on port 4000
→ Starts dashboard on port 5172
→ Opens browser to live agent activity view

Example 2: Debug a stuck workflow

User: "something's weird with my agents, show me what's happening"
→ Opens observability dashboard
→ Shows real-time tool calls across all agents
→ Reveals which agent is blocked or looping

Example 3: Check dashboard status

User: "is observability running?"
→ Runs manage.sh status
→ Reports server and client running state
→ Shows access URLs if active

Development

Server

cd ~/.claude/skills/observability/apps/server
bun install
bun run dev

Client

cd ~/.claude/skills/observability/apps/client
bun install
bun run dev

Troubleshooting

Dashboard not loading

• Check server is running: curl http://localhost:4000/health
• Check client is running: curl http://localhost:5172
• Restart: ./manage.sh restart

No events showing

• Verify events file exists: ~/.claude/history/raw-outputs/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD_all-events.jsonl
• Check hooks are configured in ~/.claude/settings.json
• Try triggering an event (use any tool or agent)

Port conflicts

• Server uses: 4000
• Client uses: 5172
• Check nothing else is using these ports

Files

~/.claude/skills/observability/
├── SKILL.md                          # This file
├── manage.sh                         # Control script
├── apps/
│   ├── server/                       # Backend (Bun + Express)
│   │   ├── src/index.ts
│   │   └── package.json
│   └── client/                       # Frontend (Vite + Vue)
│       ├── src/
│       ├── package.json
│       └── vite.config.ts
└── scripts/                          # Utility scripts

Key Principles

1. Real-time - Events stream as they happen
2. Ephemeral - No persistence, in-memory only
3. Simple - No database, no configuration
4. Transparent - Full visibility into agent activity
5. Unobtrusive - Doesn't interfere with PAI operation

Hook Integration

For the observability dashboard to receive events, configure your PAI hooks to log to: ~/.claude/history/raw-outputs/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD_all-events.jsonl

The capture-all-events.ts hook in ~/.claude/hooks/ handles this automatically.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: CarbeneAI
• Source: CarbeneAI/Forge
• License: MIT
• Homepage: http://carbene.ai/open-source

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.