# Laravel:horizon:metrics And Dashboards

> Operate Horizon with confidence—naming, tags, concurrency, failure handling, actionable metrics, and dashboards

- Skill: `jpcaparas/laravel-horizon-metrics-and-dashboards` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jpcaparas/laravel-horizon-metrics-and-dashboards`
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- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: jpcaparas (https://skillmd.com/u/jpcaparas)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jpcaparas/laravel-horizon-metrics-and-dashboards

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# Horizon: Metrics and Dashboards

Make queues observable and actionable via Horizon.

## Naming & Tags

- Use named queues (e.g., `high`, `default`, `low`); route jobs intentionally
- Tag jobs with domain identifiers (user ID, aggregate ID) for tracing

## Workers & Concurrency

- Right‑size `--max-time`, `--tries`, `--backoff`
- Separate critical queues into dedicated supervisors

## Failures

- Use `failed()` method/logging with structured context
- Idempotency—ensure safe retries (unique keys, upserts, guards)

## Metrics & Dashboards

- Track: throughput, runtime distribution, retries, failure rate, time‑to‑handle
- Add health indicators for backlog and SLA thresholds
- Integrate with your APM where possible

## Testing

- Use `Bus::fake()` for dispatch assertions
- Integration tests to verify side‑effects and tags