# dt-js-runtime

A skill that documents the Dynatrace server-side JS runtime: function contract, sandbox limits, available Web APIs and Node.js modules. Useful when writing code for the AppEngine sandbox.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 167
- Author: Dynatrace
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-js-runtime/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dt-js-runtime

## What it does

This skill hands your agent a reference for the Dynatrace server-side JS runtime, the AppEngine sandbox that executes JavaScript and TypeScript. Every entry point must export a default async function. ES module syntax is required, and TypeScript annotations, interfaces and generics are accepted. No other export shape works, so the agent gets the skeleton right the first time.

Four reference files load on demand: limits and restrictions (timeout, memory, I/O quotas, and the ban on `eval`, WebSocket, sockets and the filesystem), the list of available Web APIs and Node.js compat modules, `fetch` calls to internal `/platform/...` routes or external URLs with the credential vault and outbound allowlist, and the `@dynatrace-sdk/*` catalog. You pull only the file you need, which keeps context clean.

You can run code without deploying an app via `dtctl exec function`. It takes inline code or a file, and `--payload` passes parsed JSON straight in as the function argument rather than wrapping it in an `event.payload` field. Authentication setup and context switching live in the `dynatrace-control` skill. Watch the allowlist: a fetch to an external URL that is not on it will fail, so check the list before you debug the function itself.

## Requirements
- Works with: Dynatrace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-js-runtime -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-js-runtime -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-js-runtime -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai dt-js-runtime
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dt-js-runtime/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-js-runtime -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --path skills/dt-js-runtime
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-js-runtime -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/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-js-runtime/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write an entry point that matches the runtime contract
- find out which Node.js modules and Web APIs the sandbox exposes
- call an external URL with fetch and the credential vault
- pick the right package from the `@dynatrace-sdk/*` catalog
- run a function through `dtctl exec function` before deploying

## Example prompts
- Check my Dynatrace JS runtime function — is the export contract correct?
- What are the timeout and memory limits in the Dynatrace JS runtime?
- How do I call an external API from this sandbox with fetch and the credential vault?

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

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---
name: dt-js-runtime
description: Dynatrace server-side JS runtime — function contract, runtime limits, Web APIs, Node.js modules, fetch with credential vault, and the @dynatrace-sdk/* catalog.
license: Apache-2.0
---

# Dynatrace JavaScript Runtime

The Dynatrace JS runtime is a server-side AppEngine sandbox that executes JavaScript/TypeScript.

## Function contract

Every entry point must export a default async function:

```js
export default async function () {
  // ...
  return result;
}
```

ES module syntax required. TypeScript accepted (type annotations, interfaces, generics). No other export shape is supported.

## References

Start here, then load only the file you need.

| File | When to load |
|------|-------------|
| [references/limits-and-restrictions.md](references/limits-and-restrictions.md) | Timeout / memory / I/O quotas; what's forbidden (`eval`, WebSocket, sockets, filesystem) |
| [references/apis-and-modules.md](references/apis-and-modules.md) | Which Web APIs and Node.js compat modules are available (fetch, crypto, streams, buffer, …) |
| [references/fetch.md](references/fetch.md) | Calling internal `/platform/...` APIs or external URLs, credential vault, outbound allowlist |
| [references/sdk.md](references/sdk.md) | Any `@dynatrace-sdk/*` package — the index routes you to the right per-SDK file |

## Running a function with dtctl

Use `dtctl exec function` to run JS runtime code without deploying an app.

```dtctl
# Run inline code
dtctl exec function --code 'export default async function() { return "hello" }'

# Run from file
dtctl exec function -f script.js

# Pass JSON input — the parsed object is the function's argument
dtctl exec function -f script.js --payload '{"key":"value"}'
```

The function may accept an optional parameter. `--payload` is parsed and passed
as that argument directly — it is not wrapped in an `event.payload` field:

```js
export default async function(payload) {
  // with --payload '{"key":"value"}', payload is {"key": "value"}
  return payload.key;
}
```

Load the **`dynatrace-control`** skill for authentication setup, context switching, and the full `exec function` reference.
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