# Galileo Agent Control Setup

> Use when the user asks to govern runtime agent behavior with Agent Control and wire control events to Splunk Platform or Splunk Observability Cloud. Render, validate, and optionally apply Agent Control setup assets covering Docker or external server readiness, file-backed auth templates, policy controls, Python @control() snippets, TypeScript runtime snippets, OpenTelemetry and custom Splunk HEC event sinks, Splunk HEC and OTel Collector handoffs, and Splunk Observability dashboards/detectors.

- Skill: `chambear2809/galileo-agent-control-setup` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 7 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add chambear2809/galileo-agent-control-setup`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/chambear2809/galileo-agent-control-setup/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: chambear2809 (https://skillmd.com/u/chambear2809)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/chambear2809/galileo-agent-control-setup

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# Galileo Agent Control Setup

## Prerequisites

| Tool or access | Purpose | Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Bash and Python 3 | Run bundled setup and validation helpers | `bash --version && python3 --version` |
| Required product/platform access | Inspect or configure the selected target | Complete the documented preflight |
| Credential files for live modes | Keep secrets out of chat | Verify paths only |

## Workflow Overview

```text
┌───────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Render/review │ → │ Apply/handoff │ → │ Validate evidence │
└───────────┘   └───────────────┘   └───────────────┘   └─────────────────┘
```

## When to Activate

- Govern runtime agent behavior with Agent Control and wire control events to Splunk Platform or Splunk
  Observability Cloud.
- Preview and review the galileo agent control setup workflow before any live apply phase.
- Diagnose failed prerequisites, generated assets, configuration, or validation evidence.

## Scope

Follow the documented read-only or render-first path whenever it is available.
This skill does not imply permission to mutate live systems. Require explicit
apply flags, protected credentials, and operator review for state changes.

## Examples

Inspect the supported setup modes before selecting one:

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help
```

Expected output: usage, supported modes, and required arguments are displayed
without changing the target environment.

Inspect validation modes before running completion checks:

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/validate.sh --help
```

Expected output: offline, live, and completion options are displayed when the
skill supports them; help exits without mutation.

## Troubleshooting

| Issue | Cause | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Preflight fails | A required tool or access path is missing | Resolve it before rendering or applying |
| Rendered assets are incomplete | Required non-secret inputs are absent | Complete intake and render again |
| Apply is blocked | Review, credentials, or explicit acceptance is missing | Use the documented handoff |
| Validation is incomplete | Live evidence is unavailable | Record the gap and keep completion open |

This skill renders Agent Control runtime assets without exposing secret values.
It owns external/open-source runtime and sink examples, and delegates Splunk-side
HEC, OTel Collector, dashboard, and detector work to the existing Splunk skills.
Use `galileo-on-prem-agent-control-setup` for Galileo's packaged Kubernetes
chart, database migrations, service, feature flag, routing, or UI integration.

## Required Intake

Before rendering, validating, doctoring, probing, or applying this skill, ask
the user for the Galileo instance console URL and record the exact value they
provide, for example `https://console.demo-v2.galileocloud.io/`. Do not assume
the default Galileo Cloud URL unless the user explicitly confirms it.

Pass the URL as `--galileo-console-url "$GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL"` or set
`galileo.console_url` in the spec. This URL is separate from
`--server-url`, which points to the standalone Agent Control server.

Use `galileo-platform-setup` instead when the user is asking about the Galileo
Agent Observability `Controls` console tab, Log stream control attachment, or
exported control-span evidence. This skill is for external/open-source Agent
Control runtime and server assets.

The July 7, 2026 AI Assistant beta, global dashboards, generic alert webhooks,
experiment groups, and large-dataset batching are Galileo Platform features;
route those requests to `galileo-platform-setup`. They do not change this
standalone Agent Control server contract.

## Supported Paths

1. **Server readiness**: render Docker/external server readiness notes, health
   endpoint checks, and auth expectations.
2. **Auth templates**: render file-backed Agent Control API and admin key env
   templates.
3. **Controls**: render starter policy templates for observe-first and deny
   controls.
4. **Runtime snippets**: render Python `@control()` and TypeScript skeleton
   snippets for protected agents.
5. **Event sinks**: render the built-in OTel sink env and a custom Splunk HEC
   event sink.
6. **Splunk handoffs**:
   - HEC token/service: `splunk-hec-service-setup`
   - Splunk OTel Collector: `splunk-observability-otel-collector-setup`
   - Dashboards: `splunk-observability-dashboard-builder`
   - Detectors/native ops: `splunk-observability-native-ops`

## Safe First Command

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help
```

## Primary Workflow

Render default artifacts first:

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --render \
  --galileo-console-url "$GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL" \
  --output-dir galileo-agent-control-rendered
```

Render from the intake template:

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --render \
  --validate \
  --galileo-console-url "$GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL" \
  --spec skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/template.example \
  --output-dir galileo-agent-control-rendered
```

Apply only explicit sections:

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --apply splunk-hec,otel-collector,dashboards,detectors \
  --galileo-console-url "$GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL" \
  --realm "$SPLUNK_O11Y_REALM" \
  --splunk-hec-url "$SPLUNK_HEC_URL" \
  --splunk-hec-token-file /tmp/splunk_hec_token \
  --o11y-token-file /tmp/splunk_o11y_token
```

## CLI Contract

`setup.sh` supports `--render`, `--validate`, `--doctor`, `--apply SECTIONS`,
`--dry-run`, and `--json`.

Apply sections:

- `server`
- `auth`
- `controls`
- `python-runtime`
- `typescript-runtime`
- `otel-sink`
- `splunk-sink`
- `splunk-hec`
- `otel-collector`
- `dashboards`
- `detectors`

## Secret Handling

Use file-based flags only:

- `--agent-control-api-key-file`
- `--agent-control-admin-key-file`
- `--splunk-hec-token-file`
- `--o11y-token-file`

Never pass token values on the command line or in chat. Direct token/password
flags such as `--agent-control-api-key`, `--agent-control-admin-key`,
`--splunk-hec-token`, `--o11y-token`, `--token`, `--api-key`, `--password`, and
`--authorization` are rejected.

Because Agent Control and HEC requests carry credentials, their URLs must not
embed user information. `--server-url` accepts only an HTTP(S) origin (no path,
query, or fragment), and `--splunk-hec-url` accepts an origin or the exact
`/services/collector[/event]` path. Both require HTTPS outside loopback; the
renderer normalizes the HEC destination to `/services/collector/event`.

## Validation

```bash
bash skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/validate.sh \
  --output-dir galileo-agent-control-rendered
```

For code validation:

```bash
python3 -m py_compile \
  skills/galileo-agent-control-setup/scripts/render_assets.py
```

See `reference.md` for server, control, sink, and Splunk handoff notes.