# Azure Observability

> Azure Observability Services including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Alerts, and Workbooks. Provides metrics, APM, distributed tracing, KQL queries, and interactive reports.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-tyler-r-kendrick-agent-skills-azure-observability`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Tyler-R-Kendrick](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/tyler-r-kendrick)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Tyler-R-Kendrick](https://github.com/Tyler-R-Kendrick)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Tyler-R-Kendrick/agent-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/azure-observability

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-tyler-r-kendrick-agent-skills-azure-observability
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Azure Observability Services

## Services

| Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI |
|---------|----------|-----------|-----|
| Azure Monitor | Metrics, alerts, dashboards | `azure__monitor` | `az monitor` |
| Application Insights | APM, distributed tracing | `azure__applicationinsights` | `az monitor app-insights` |
| Log Analytics | Log queries, KQL | `azure__kusto` | `az monitor log-analytics` |
| Alerts | Notifications, actions | - | `az monitor alert` |
| Workbooks | Interactive reports | `azure__workbooks` | - |

## MCP Server (Preferred)

When Azure MCP is enabled:

### Monitor
- `azure__monitor` with command `monitor_metrics_query` - Query metrics
- `azure__monitor` with command `monitor_logs_query` - Query logs with KQL

### Application Insights
- `azure__applicationinsights` with command `applicationinsights_component_list` - List App Insights resources

### Log Analytics
- `azure__kusto` with command `kusto_cluster_list` - List clusters
- `azure__kusto` with command `kusto_query` - Execute KQL queries

**If Azure MCP is not enabled:** Run `/azure:setup` or enable via `/mcp`.

## CLI Reference

```bash
# List Log Analytics workspaces
az monitor log-analytics workspace list --output table

# Query logs with KQL
az monitor log-analytics query \
  --workspace WORKSPACE_ID \
  --analytics-query "AzureActivity | take 10"

# List Application Insights
az monitor app-insights component list --output table

# List alerts
az monitor alert list --output table

# Query metrics
az monitor metrics list \
  --resource RESOURCE_ID \
  --metric "Percentage CPU"
```

## Common KQL Queries

```kql
// Recent errors
AppExceptions
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)
| project TimeGenerated, Message, StackTrace
| order by TimeGenerated desc

// Request performance
AppRequests
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)
| summarize avg(DurationMs), count() by Name
| order by avg_DurationMs desc

// Resource usage
AzureMetrics
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)
| where MetricName == "Percentage CPU"
| summarize avg(Average) by Resource
```

## Monitoring Strategy

| What to Monitor | Service | Metric/Log |
|-----------------|---------|------------|
| Application errors | App Insights | Exceptions, failed requests |
| Performance | App Insights | Response time, dependencies |
| Infrastructure | Azure Monitor | CPU, memory, disk |
| Security | Log Analytics | Sign-ins, audit logs |
| Costs | Cost Management | Budget alerts |

## Service Details

For deep documentation on specific services:

- Application Insights setup -> `appinsights-instrumentation` skill
- KQL query patterns -> [Log Analytics KQL documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-query-overview)
- Alert configuration -> [Azure Monitor alerts documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-overview)

## Source & license

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

- **Author:** [Tyler-R-Kendrick](https://github.com/Tyler-R-Kendrick)
- **Source:** [Tyler-R-Kendrick/agent-skills](https://github.com/Tyler-R-Kendrick/agent-skills)
- **License:** MIT

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

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-tyler-r-kendrick-agent-skills-azure-observability
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/tyler-r-kendrick
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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