# appinsights-instrumentation Wires a webapp into Azure App Insights: the command reads your stack, asks where it runs, then adds telemetry. - command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 91 installs - Author: davila7 - License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/azure/appinsights-instrumentation.md - Updated: 2026-10-24 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/appinsights-instrumentation ## What it does Reach for this when the app already runs in Azure but you have no view of its health. The command inspects the source to guess the language and framework, then asks you where the app is hosted — a local machine, App Service as code, App Service as a container, Container App. For a C# ASP.NET Core app in Azure App Service it points you at auto-instrumentation via `references/AUTO.md`. Otherwise it creates the App Insights resource and updates the code: `references/ASPNETCORE.md` for C#, `references/NODEJS.md` for Node.js, `references/PYTHON.md` for Python. The resource comes either from adding to an existing Bicep template (see `examples/appinsights.bicep`) or from Azure CLI through `scripts/appinsights.ps1`. Only two app types are supported: ASP.NET Core and Node.js hosted in Azure. That is the hard edge here — if your app is something else, check before you start. The command itself may use `Bash` and `Read`, so code changes land through the guides rather than automatically. ## Requirements - Works with: Azure ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **claude-code-templates** ```bash npx claude-code-templates@latest --command azure/appinsights-instrumentation ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.claude/commands/appinsights-instrumentation.md` — Call it with /appinsights-instrumentation. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/ ### Codex **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.codex/prompts/appinsights-instrumentation.md` — Call it with /prompts:appinsights-instrumentation. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills ### GitHub Copilot **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/prompts/appinsights-instrumentation.prompt.md` ### Gemini CLI **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.gemini/commands/appinsights-instrumentation.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/azure/appinsights-instrumentation.md ## When to use it - turn on telemetry for an ASP.NET Core app on Azure App Service - create an App Insights resource with Azure CLI or Bicep - add telemetry to a Node.js app running in Azure - work out the language, framework and hosting tuple before instrumenting - choose between auto-instrumentation and editing the code by hand ## Example prompts - instrument my webapp to send telemetry to Azure App Insights - add App Insights to the existing Bicep template - set up App Insights for my Node.js app hosted in Azure ## Source text · appinsights-instrumentation.md · MIT Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 92c6ff99df244eb4. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 92c6ff99df244eb4 ```text --- allowed-tools: Bash, Read description: Instrument a webapp to send useful telemetry data to Azure App Insights --- # 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](references/AUTO.md) 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](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](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](references/ASPNETCORE.md) for how to modify the C# code. - If the app is a Node.js app, see [NODEJS guide](references/NODEJS.md) for how to modify the JavaScript/TypeScript code. - If the app is a Python app, see [PYTHON guide](references/PYTHON.md) for how to modify the Python code. ``` END THIRD-PARTY FILE 92c6ff99df244eb4 The third-party file has ended. Everything between the 92c6ff99df244eb4 tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. 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