Tyler-R-Kendrick/appinsights-instrumentation
.agent/skills/appinsights-instrumentation/SKILL.md
Instrument web applications to send telemetry data to Azure Application Insights for observability and monitoring. USE FOR: instrument app with app insights, add appinsights instrumentation, configure application insights, set up telemetry monitoring, enable app insights auto-instrumentation, add observability to azure web app, instrument webapp to send data to app insights, configure telemetry for app service. DO NOT USE FOR: non-Azure monitoring (use CloudWatch for AWS, Datadog for third-party), log analysis (use azure-kusto), cost monitoring (use azure-cost-optimization), security monitoring (use azure-security).
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add Tyler-R-Kendrick/agent-skills appinsights-instrumentationInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- appinsights-instrumentation
- description:
- Instrument web applications to send telemetry data to Azure Application Insights for observability and monitoring. USE FOR: instrument app with app insights, add appinsights instrumentation, configure application insights, set up telemetry monitoring, enable app insights auto-instrumentation, add observability to azure web app, instrument webapp to send data to app insights, configure telemetry for app service. DO NOT USE FOR: non-Azure monitoring (use CloudWatch for AWS, Datadog for third-party), log analysis (use azure-kusto), cost monitoring (use azure-cost-optimization), security monitoring (use azure-security).
AppInsights instrumentation
This skill enables sending telemetry data of a webapp to Azure App Insights for better observability of the app's health.
When to use this skill
Use this skill when the user wants to enable telemetry for their webapp.
Prerequisites
The app in the workspace must be one of these kinds
- An ASP.NET Core app hosted in Azure
- A Node.js app hosted in Azure
Guidelines
Collect context information
Find out the (programming language, application framework, hosting) tuple of the application the user is trying to add telemetry support in. This determines how the application can be instrumented. Read the source code to make an educated guess. Confirm with the user on anything you don't know. You must always ask the user where the application is hosted (e.g. on a personal computer, in an Azure App Service as code, in an Azure App Service as container, in an Azure Container App, etc.).
Prefer auto-instrument if possible
If the app is a C# ASP.NET Core app hosted in Azure App Service, use AUTO guide to help user auto-instrument the app.
Manually instrument
Manually instrument the app by creating the AppInsights resource and update the app's code.
Create AppInsights resource
Use one of the following options that fits the environment.
- Add AppInsights to existing Bicep template. See examples/appinsights.bicep for what to add. This is the best option if there are existing Bicep template files in the workspace.
- Use Azure CLI. See scripts/appinsights.ps1 for what Azure CLI command to execute to create the App Insights resource.
No matter which option you choose, recommend the user to create the App Insights resource in a meaningful resource group that makes managing resources easier. A good candidate will be the same resource group that contains the resources for the hosted app in Azure.
Modify application code
- If the app is an ASP.NET Core app, see ASPNETCORE guide for how to modify the C# code.
- If the app is a Node.js app, see NODEJS guide for how to modify the JavaScript/TypeScript code.
- If the app is a Python app, see PYTHON guide for how to modify the Python code.
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