# dt-obs-ext-monitors

Sends third-party test outcomes and CI monitor results to Dynatrace Grail through the events ingest API. Replaces the deprecated synthetic v1 endpoint.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 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-obs-ext-monitors/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill guides ingestion of external synthetic and CI monitor results into Dynatrace Grail via `/platform/ingest/custom/events/{endpoint}`. This serves as the direct replacement for the deprecated `POST /api/v1/synthetic/ext/tests` route. OpenPipeline registers each `test.id` as an `EXT_TEST` Smartscape node, letting Davis Problems attach alerts directly to named topological entities.

It provides the event schema for `external_test_run` and `external_test_step`, curl and Java DTO examples, plus DQL queries for verification in Grail. Ingestion fails immediately if the payload is wrapped in a JSON object instead of a flat array, or if an invalid scope like `events.ingest` is used. You must use `openpipeline.events.custom` for Classic Api-Tokens or `openpipeline:events.custom:ingest` for Platform Tokens. Before sending data, configure the ingestion endpoint in OpenPipeline.

## Requirements
- Works with: Dynatrace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai dt-obs-ext-monitors
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dt-obs-ext-monitors/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-obs-ext-monitors -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-obs-ext-monitors/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- ingest third-party monitor outcomes into Dynatrace Grail
- map external synthetic tests to Smartscape `EXT_TEST` entities
- format `external_test_run` and `external_test_step` event payloads
- verify ingested monitoring data using DQL queries

## Example prompts
- Show me the external_test_run event schema for sending CI test results to Dynatrace
- How do I send external synthetic test results to Dynatrace Grail using curl?
- Write a DQL query to verify external monitor events received in the last hour

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

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````text
---
name: dt-obs-ext-monitors
description: >-
  3rd-party test and monitor result ingestion into Dynatrace Grail via the platform events
  ingest API (platform/ingest/custom/events/). Use when sending external synthetic test outcomes,
  CI monitor data, or third-party check results to Dynatrace. Covers token scope, full event
  schema for external_test_run and external_test_step (including dt.security_context, ci.*,
  trace correlation, and pipeline-added fields), curl and Java DTO examples, and DQL verification.
  Triggers: "ingest test results", "send monitor results", "third party monitor",
  "external test ingestion", "send synthetic results to Grail", "external test run event schema".
  Not for Dynatrace-native Synthetic Monitoring browser/HTTP checks, or RUM (use dt-obs-frontends).
  For migrating from the deprecated POST /api/v1/synthetic/ext/tests API, load dt-upgrade instead.
license: Apache-2.0
---

# External Monitor Ingestion

Send 3rd-party test and monitor results to Dynatrace Grail using the events ingest API.
This is the canonical replacement for the deprecated `POST /api/v1/synthetic/ext/tests` endpoint.

## Overview

Events posted to `/platform/ingest/custom/events/{endpoint}` land in Grail and are processed
by OpenPipeline, which:

- Extracts metrics (`external.test.availability`, `external.test.duration`) for alerting and SLOs
- Registers each unique `test.id` as an `EXT_TEST` Smartscape node — enabling Davis Problems to
  attach to a named entity ("External test X went down") rather than floating without topology context
- Adds `result.status.category` to step events (`SUCCESS` / `SKIPPED` / `FAIL`) for dashboard filtering

Two event types form a test result:

| Type | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `external_test_run` | Overall pass/fail result for one test execution |
| `external_test_step` | One step within that run (optional; enables step-level metrics) |

## Authentication

Two token types are accepted:

| Token type | Scope |
|------------|-------|
| Classic Api-Token | `openpipeline.events.custom` |
| Platform Token / OAuth | `openpipeline:events.custom:ingest` |

Common wrong guess that does NOT work: `events.ingest`.

## Quick Start

> **Prerequisite:** The ingest endpoint must be created in OpenPipeline before sending events.
> The `external.tests` endpoint is provisioned automatically by the
> default Dynatrace 3rd-party monitors Monaco bundle.
> See `references/event-ingestion.md` for setup details and custom endpoint creation.

Send one minimal test result (replace `external.tests` with your configured endpoint name):

```text
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