homelab-monitoring-analyst

Reads monitoring data from Prometheus, Grafana, Netdata, or equivalent observability stacks and translates raw metrics into actionable insights. Identifies anomalies, correlates events, and recommends next steps.

Invocation

OpenCode / Codex: Invoke homelab-monitoring-analyst Freebuff: /skill homelab-monitoring-analyst

Workflow Steps

1. Query metrics: Pull current CPU, RAM, disk, and network stats from available monitoring endpoint.
2. Check alerts: Review any active or recently fired alerts.
3. Log scan: Check service logs for errors, warnings, or restart events.
4. Correlate: Link metric spikes to log events or recent changes.
5. Diagnose: Identify root cause or most likely cause.
6. Recommend: Propose remediation steps ranked by confidence.
7. Log: If a change is recommended, hand off to homelab-change-planner.

Data Sources

• Prometheus / Alertmanager
• Grafana dashboards
• Netdata
• Docker/Podman container stats
• System journal (journalctl)
• Proxmox task logs

Companion Skills

• homelab-change-planner — act on findings
• homelab-safe-ops — safety gate before any remediation
• homelab-logbook — log findings

References

• Prometheus docs: https://prometheus.io/docs/
• Netdata: https://learn.netdata.cloud/