# custom-metrics

Manages custom LaunchDarkly metrics for configs: definition via API, event tracking with the server SDK, and querying metric data.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 28
- Author: launchdarkly
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/agentcontrol/custom-metrics/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill guides coding agents through the lifecycle of custom business metrics in LaunchDarkly. It handles creating metric definitions via the REST API, emitting events with the Python server SDK, retrieving properties, and removing obsolete entries. LaunchDarkly MCP server tools are preferred because OAuth avoids handling raw credentials in config files.

Direct REST requests require an API access token with the `writer` role. Numeric metrics strictly require both `unit` and `successCriteria` set to either `HigherThanBaseline` or `LowerThanBaseline`. Omitting either field causes a 400 Bad Request error. The skill provides code patterns for tracking conversion values, user feedback scores, and revenue impact.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill custom-metrics -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/custom-metrics/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/custom-metrics/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill custom-metrics -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/custom-metrics/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill custom-metrics -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/custom-metrics/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install launchdarkly/ai-tooling custom-metrics
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/custom-metrics/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill custom-metrics -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling --path skills/agentcontrol/custom-metrics
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/custom-metrics/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill custom-metrics -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/agentcontrol/custom-metrics/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- define numeric custom metrics via the LaunchDarkly API
- instrument Python code to track events with the server SDK
- query metric configurations and properties by project key
- track conversion values and customer satisfaction scores

## Example prompts
- Create a numeric metric task.success_rate in project main with HigherThanBaseline criteria.
- Show how to emit a business.conversion event using the LaunchDarkly Python SDK.
- Retrieve the configuration for metric revenue.impact via the REST API.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: custom-metrics
description: "Create, track, retrieve, update, and delete custom business metrics for configs. Covers full lifecycle: define metric kinds via API, emit events via SDK, and query results."
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires the LaunchDarkly server SDK and a LaunchDarkly API token with the `writer` role for metric management.
metadata:
  author: launchdarkly
  version: "1.0.0-experimental"
---

# Custom Metrics for Configs

Full lifecycle management of custom business metrics: create metric definitions via API, track events via SDK, retrieve metric data, and manage metrics programmatically.

## Prerequisites

- LaunchDarkly SDK initialized (see `sdk`)
- LaunchDarkly API token with `writer` role for metric management
- Understanding of built-in agent metrics (see `built-in-metrics`)

## API Access

Prefer the LaunchDarkly MCP server tools: they authenticate via OAuth and need no token. If a step has no MCP equivalent and you must call the REST API directly, ask the user to paste an API access token for this session and substitute it for `{api_token}` in the examples below. Do not search environment variables, `.env` files, or agent/MCP config files for credentials.

## Metrics Lifecycle Overview

| Step | Method | Purpose |
|------|--------|---------|
| 1. Create | API | Define metric in LaunchDarkly |
| 2. Track | SDK | Send events to the metric |
| 3. Get | API | Retrieve metric definition/data |
| 4. Update | API | Modify metric properties |
| 5. Delete | API | Remove metric |

## 1. Create Metric (API)

**Required fields for numeric custom metrics:**
- `successCriteria` - Must be one of: `"HigherThanBaseline"`, `"LowerThanBaseline"`
- `unit` - e.g., `"count"`, `"percent"`, `"milliseconds"`

The API will return `400 Bad Request` if these are missing for numeric metrics.

```python
import requests
import os

def create_metric(
    project_key: str,
    metric_key: str,
    name: str,
    kind: str = "custom",
    is_numeric: bool = True,
    unit: str = "count",
    success_criteria: str = "HigherThanBaseline",
    event_key: str = None,
    description: str = None
):
    """Create a new metric definition in LaunchDarkly."""
    API_TOKEN = "{api_token}"  # token the user provided for this session

    url = f"https://app.launchdarkly.com/api/v2/metrics/{project_key}"

    payload = {
        "key": metric_key,
        "name": name,
        "kind": kind,
        "isNumeric": is_numeric,
        "eventKey": event_key or metric_key
    }

    # Unit and successCriteria are required for numeric custom metrics
    if is_numeric and kind == "custom":
        payload["unit"] = unit
        payload["successCriteria"] = success_criteria

    if description:
        payload["description"] = description

    headers = {
        "Authorization": API_TOKEN,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }

    response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
````
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