# fleet-management

A skill for running a fleet of Grafana Alloy collectors: write a pipeline once, target collectors by attributes, push it without restarts.

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- Author: grafana
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-cloud/fleet-management/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/fleet-management

## What it does

This skill covers Fleet Management in Grafana Cloud. You author an Alloy pipeline once, then pick which collectors get it through matchers on attributes such as `env="production"` or the regex `region=~"us-.*"`. Delivery runs over OpAMP, so the config applies while collectors keep running.

Three workflows are covered: creating and deploying a pipeline, digging into a collector stuck at `REMOTE_CONFIG_STATUS_FAILED`, and onboarding a new Alloy with the `remotecfg` bootstrap block. Configs get checked locally with `alloy fmt` before they go out, and `ListCollectors` shows whether each collector reached `REMOTE_CONFIG_STATUS_APPLIED`. Component health lives in the local Alloy UI on port 12345.

You need a Grafana Cloud stack with Fleet Management turned on, an API token scoped to it in the `Authorization: Bearer <STACK_ID>:<TOKEN>` form, Alloy 1.0 or newer on the targets, and the `alloy` CLI locally for syntax checks. No token means no API calls, so sort that out first.

## Requirements
- Works with: Grafana

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill fleet-management -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill fleet-management -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill fleet-management -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install grafana/skills fleet-management
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill fleet-management -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/grafana/skills --path skills/grafana-cloud/fleet-management
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill fleet-management -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/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-cloud/fleet-management/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- push one Alloy config to two hundred collectors at once
- find a collector whose config failed and read the error message
- validate River syntax before it reaches Fleet Management
- onboard a new Alloy with a single `remotecfg` block
- wire `discovery.kubernetes` into `prometheus.remote_write`

## Example prompts
- Validate `pipeline.alloy` with `alloy fmt` and deploy it to collectors matching `env="production"`
- List collectors with `REMOTE_CONFIG_STATUS_FAILED` and show their error messages
- Write the `remotecfg` bootstrap block for a new Alloy with env and team attributes

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

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````text
---
name: fleet-management
license: Apache-2.0
description: Manage a fleet of Grafana Alloy collectors with Fleet Management — author Alloy pipelines once, target them via attribute matchers (`env="production"`, regex `region=~"us-.*"`), push remotely via OpAMP without restarting collectors. Covers pipeline create / update / matcher RPCs, collector attribute API, `remotecfg` bootstrap block (standalone + Helm), pre-deploy `alloy fmt` validation, the local Alloy UI at port 12345 for component health, and post-deploy `REMOTE_CONFIG_STATUS_APPLIED` verification. Use when standing up a Cloud Alloy fleet, pushing a config change to 200 collectors, hunting why one collector shows `REMOTE_CONFIG_STATUS_FAILED`, validating River syntax before saving, or wiring `discovery.kubernetes` → `prometheus.remote_write` — even when the user says "configure Alloy", "remote config the collectors", "push pipeline", "OpAMP", "collector is unhealthy", or "manage agent config centrally" without naming Fleet Management.
---

# Grafana Fleet Management + Alloy Configuration

> **Docs**: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/fleet-management/

Remote pipeline distribution to Alloy collectors via OpAMP — author once, target with matchers, hot-apply (no restart).

## Prerequisites

- Grafana Cloud stack with Fleet Management enabled
- API token with Fleet Management access (`Authorization: Bearer <STACK_ID>:<TOKEN>`)
- Alloy ≥ 1.0 installed on the targets (standalone or via `grafana/alloy` Helm chart)
- `alloy` CLI locally for `alloy fmt` syntax validation

## Concepts

- **Collector** — Alloy instance with unique ID + attributes
- **Pipeline** — named Alloy River config stored in Fleet Management
- **Matcher** — selector mapping a pipeline to collectors by attribute
- **Attributes** — key/value labels on a collector (`env`, `team`, `region`)

## Common Workflows

### 1. Author + validate + deploy a pipeline

```bash
# 1. Save the pipeline to a local file (lint catches typos before remote)
cat > pipeline.alloy <<'EOF'
prometheus.scrape "default" {
  targets    = []
  forward_to = [prometheus.remote_write.grafana_cloud.receiver]
  scrape_interval = "60s"
}

prometheus.remote_write "grafana_cloud" {
  endpoint {
    url = "https://prometheus-prod-01-eu-west-0.grafana.net/api/prom/push"
    basic_auth {
      username = "<METRICS_USERNAME>"
      password = env("GRAFANA_CLOUD_API_KEY")
    }
  }
}
EOF

# 2. Validate syntax LOCALLY before sending to Fleet Management
alloy fmt pipeline.alloy            # rewrites in place or errors with line number
````
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