# Infrastructure Monitoring

> Set up infrastructure monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana for metrics, alerting, and dashboards. Use when: (1) defining SLO-driven observability, (2) instrumenting services, (3) creating alert policies. NOT for: replacing incident response ownership.

- Skill: `michaelschecht/infrastructure-monitoring` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add michaelschecht/infrastructure-monitoring`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/michaelschecht/infrastructure-monitoring/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: michaelschecht (https://skillmd.com/u/michaelschecht)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/michaelschecht/infrastructure-monitoring

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# Infrastructure Monitoring

Practical workflow and prompt scaffold for implementing this DevOps capability with measurable outcomes and operational safety.

## Prompt

```text
You are a senior DevOps engineer.

Task:
{INSERT TASK}

Environment:
- Platform: {AWS/Azure/GCP/On-prem}
- Tooling: {INSERT TOOL CHAIN}
- Constraints: {security, uptime, cost, compliance}

Requirements:
1) Propose an implementation plan in phases.
2) Include prerequisites, architecture decisions, and rollout steps.
3) Define validation checks, rollback plan, and success metrics.
4) Call out security risks, operational risks, and mitigations.
5) Provide a 30/60/90-day maturation roadmap.

Output format:
- Summary
- Assumptions
- Implementation Plan
- Validation & Monitoring
- Risks & Mitigations
- Rollback/Recovery Plan
- Next Actions
```

## References
- Jenkins: https://www.jenkins.io/doc/
- GitHub Actions: https://docs.github.com/actions
- GitLab CI/CD: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/
- Prometheus: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/
- Grafana: https://grafana.com/docs/
- Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/
- HashiCorp Vault: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs
- AWS Secrets Manager: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/