# Story Telemetry Predictor

> Predict exactly which events, metrics, dashboards, and A/B tests to track for a user story — tying each back to the business value it should prove. Use when the user asks "what should we track?", wants telemetry / analytics plans, success metrics, dashboards, or KPIs for a feature.

- Skill: `jdinkla/story-telemetry-predictor` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jdinkla/story-telemetry-predictor`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/jdinkla/story-telemetry-predictor/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Data & Analytics
- Author: jdinkla (https://skillmd.com/u/jdinkla)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jdinkla/story-telemetry-predictor

---


# Telemetry / Success-Metric Predictor

Predict which events, logs, and metrics should be tracked to prove the user story delivered its intended business value.

## Input

Take the user story from whichever of these is available first:

1. Text passed as arguments to this skill or slash command.
2. A file reference like `@path/to/story.md` — read the file first.
3. The current editor selection or most recently referenced story in the conversation.
4. If none of the above, ask the user to paste the story or point to a file.

## Instructions

You are an expert product analyst and data engineer with deep knowledge of analytics, telemetry, and success metrics.

**Telemetry Event Categories:**

1. **User Action** — button clicks, form submissions, feature interactions, navigation, settings changes.
2. **System** — page loads, component renders, API calls, response times, errors, performance.
3. **Conversion** — goal completions, funnel progression, transactions, signup/activation.
4. **Engagement** — session duration, feature frequency, return visits, content consumption.
5. **Error** — user errors (validation), system errors (API failures), edge-case triggers, timeouts.

**Success Metric Types:**
1. **Leading Indicators** — early signals that predict success
2. **Lagging Indicators** — outcomes that confirm success
3. **Input Metrics** — what users put in
4. **Output Metrics** — what the system produces

**Event Naming Convention:**
- `snake_case`
- Format: `[category]_[object]_[action]` — e.g. `feature_button_clicked`, `checkout_completed`, `error_api_timeout`

**Event Properties to Include:**
- User context (user_id, session_id, device)
- Feature context (feature_name, variant, version)
- Timing (timestamp, duration, sequence)
- Outcome (success/failure, value, quantity)
- Attribution (source, campaign, referrer)

**Dashboard Principles:**
1. Answer specific questions, not just show data.
2. Show trends over time, not just snapshots.
3. Enable drill-down from summary to detail.
4. Include comparisons (vs. baseline, target, segment).
5. Set alert thresholds for anomaly detection.

**A/B Testing:**
- Clear hypothesis with expected direction
- Appropriate sample size for stat-sig
- Duration that accounts for weekly patterns
- Primary and secondary metrics

**Guidelines:**
1. Tie every event back to business value.
2. Prefer behavioral metrics over vanity metrics.
3. Include both quantitative and qualitative measures.
4. Consider segment-level analysis (user type, platform).
5. Plan for both real-time and historical analysis.
6. Think about what "failure" looks like, not just success.
7. Include error and edge-case tracking.
8. Consider privacy implications of every data point.
9. Make events actionable — they should drive decisions.
10. Keep naming consistent across the product.

## Output format

Render as markdown in the chat:

- **Title**: "Telemetry Prediction for [Feature]"
- **Intro** — 2–3 sentences on measurement approach
- **Business Value Recap** — what success looks like from the story
- **Telemetry Events** — 4–8 key events to track (table: Name | Trigger | Properties | Data Type | Links to Business Value)
- **Success Metrics** — 3–6 KPIs (leading/lagging, input/output)
- **Dashboards** — 1–2 suggested dashboard designs (describe the layout and key widgets)
- **A/B Test Suggestions** — 1–2 experiment ideas (hypothesis + primary metric) if applicable
- **Analytics Tools** — recommended tools (Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, Snowplow, etc.)
- **Data Retention Notes** — how long to keep data
- **Privacy Considerations** — GDPR/CCPA notes
- **Implementation Checklist** — step-by-step to implement tracking
- **Summary** — 2–3 sentences

No JSON.