# Newrelic CLI Skills

> Monitor, query, and manage New Relic observability data via the newrelic CLI. Covers NRQL queries, APM performance triage, deployment markers, alert policy and condition management, notification channel setup, infrastructure monitoring, and agent diagnostics. Use when user asks about application performance, error rates, slow transactions, deployment tracking, alert configuration, or New Relic setup.

- Skill: `vince-winkintel/newrelic-cli-skills` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vince-winkintel/newrelic-cli-skills`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vince-winkintel/newrelic-cli-skills/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: vince-winkintel (https://skillmd.com/u/vince-winkintel)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vince-winkintel/newrelic-cli-skills

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# New Relic CLI Skills

## Quick Decision Tree

**Performance issue reported?** → [`apm/SKILL.md`](apm/SKILL.md)
**Need to query data with NRQL?** → [`nrql/SKILL.md`](nrql/SKILL.md)
**Recording a deployment?** → [`deployments/SKILL.md`](deployments/SKILL.md)
**Alert management?** → [`alerts/SKILL.md`](alerts/SKILL.md)
**Infrastructure/host issues?** → [`infrastructure/SKILL.md`](infrastructure/SKILL.md)
**Agent not reporting?** → [`diagnostics/SKILL.md`](diagnostics/SKILL.md)

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## Setup & Auth

```bash
# Install (manual or package manager)
# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install newrelic-cli

# Windows (Scoop)
scoop bucket add newrelic-cli https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-cli.git
scoop install newrelic-cli

# Or manually download a release archive from:
# https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-cli/releases
# Extract it, place the `newrelic` binary on your PATH, then verify with:
newrelic --version

# Configure profile
newrelic profile add \
  --profile default \
  --apiKey $NEW_RELIC_API_KEY \
  --accountId $NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID \
  --region US   # US, EU, JP, GOV, or FEDRAMP (alias for GOV)

newrelic profile default --profile default

# Verify
newrelic profile list
```

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## Common One-Liners

```bash
# Search for an entity by name
newrelic entity search --name "my-app"

# Run a NRQL query
newrelic nrql query --accountId $NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID \
  --query "SELECT average(duration) FROM Transaction WHERE appName='my-app' SINCE 1 hour ago"

# Record a deployment
newrelic apm deployment create \
  --applicationId <APP_ID> \
  --revision "v1.2.3" \
  --description "Feature: user auth"

# Run diagnostics
newrelic diagnose run
```

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## Entity Reference

Find entity GUIDs (needed for API calls and deployment markers):

```bash
# List all APM apps
newrelic entity search --name "" --type APPLICATION --domain APM

# Get specific entity details
newrelic entity get --guid <GUID>

# List all hosts
newrelic entity search --name "" --type HOST
```

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## Environment Variables

| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| `NEW_RELIC_API_KEY` | User key (NRAK-...) |
| `NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID` | Numeric account ID |
| `NEW_RELIC_REGION` | `US`, `EU`, `JP`, `GOV`, or `FEDRAMP` (`FEDRAMP` is an alias for `GOV`) |

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## Sub-Skills

| Sub-skill | When to use |
|---|---|
| [`apm/`](apm/SKILL.md) | Performance triage, slow transactions, error analysis |
| [`nrql/`](nrql/SKILL.md) | Custom queries, dashboards, ad-hoc data exploration |
| [`deployments/`](deployments/SKILL.md) | Mark releases, correlate deploys with performance |
| [`alerts/`](alerts/SKILL.md) | Alert policies, conditions, notification channels |
| [`infrastructure/`](infrastructure/SKILL.md) | Host metrics, CPU/memory, process monitoring |
| [`diagnostics/`](diagnostics/SKILL.md) | Agent health, config validation, connectivity |

## Scripts

| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
| [`scripts/check-performance.sh`](scripts/check-performance.sh) | Quick health check across all apps |
| [`scripts/deployment-marker.sh`](scripts/deployment-marker.sh) | Record a deployment event |
| [`scripts/top-slow-transactions.sh`](scripts/top-slow-transactions.sh) | Find the 10 slowest transactions |
| [`scripts/error-report.sh`](scripts/error-report.sh) | Recent errors with stack traces |

## References

- [`references/nrql-patterns.md`](references/nrql-patterns.md) — Common NRQL query patterns
- [`references/performance-triage.md`](references/performance-triage.md) — Step-by-step triage guide