# logfire-evals

Runs offline Python and Node.js evaluations, reviews them in Logfire, and redirects existing Braintrust suites.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 554 installs · ★ 145
- Author: pydantic
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pydantic/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/logfire-evals/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/logfire-evals

## What it does

The skill runs a task against cases, applies evaluators, and returns a report. Python goes through `pydantic_evals`, Node.js through `logfire/evals`. Span-based evaluators inspect the task's OpenTelemetry span tree, so without working Logfire instrumentation Python reports "No span tree available" and Node.js `HasMatchingSpan` may return no evaluator result. Read either signal as a setup failure, not as evidence about the agent.

If the repo already has `Eval(...)` calls or `from braintrust import Eval`, the skill checks that first. This path needs no CLI auth: the code stays as is, and the next run goes to Logfire after you change environment variables. The project key needs `project:write_otlp` and `project:read_datasets` — an ingest-only token fails with `403`.

Uploading, hosted datasets and span evaluators all need authentication against the exact Logfire project. Hosted datasets are pulled and pushed through a separate `LogfireAPIClient` with its own key scoped `project:read_datasets`/`project:write_datasets`. The Braintrust compatibility endpoint is documented only for Logfire Cloud US and EU; for any other origin use the native evaluation path.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pydantic/skills --skill logfire-evals -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pydantic/skills --skill logfire-evals -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pydantic/skills --skill logfire-evals -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pydantic/skills logfire-evals
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pydantic/skills --skill logfire-evals -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pydantic/skills --path skills/logfire-evals
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pydantic/skills --skill logfire-evals -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/pydantic/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/logfire-evals/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- run a task against cases and get a report
- redirect an existing Braintrust suite to Logfire without touching code
- wire span-based evaluators into the OpenTelemetry span tree
- pull and push datasets edited in the Logfire UI
- check agent behaviour with deterministic checks

## Example prompts
- set up an offline eval for this task with pydantic_evals
- redirect the existing Braintrust suite to Logfire
- build a dataset of 3-5 cases and run the evaluators

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: logfire-evals
description: Run offline Python (`pydantic_evals`) or Node.js (`logfire/evals`) evaluations and review them in Logfire. Also redirect existing Braintrust `Eval()` suites. Use for eval setup, test datasets, AI scoring, agent checks, LLM judges, Braintrust migration, or Logfire Datasets & Experiments. Not for live traffic or infrastructure monitoring.
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# Evaluate AI code with Logfire

## How This Works

Python's `pydantic_evals` and Node.js's `logfire/evals` run a task against cases, apply evaluators, and return a report. An active Logfire or OpenTelemetry provider may export inputs and outputs even if this skill did not configure it. Intentional upload needs `logfire.configure()` in Python or a configured Node.js exporter.

Span-based evaluators inspect the task's OpenTelemetry span tree. Without working Logfire instrumentation, Python reports "No span tree available"; Node.js `HasMatchingSpan` can produce no evaluator result at all. Treat either signal as a setup failure, not evidence about the agent.

## Step 1: Check for an Existing Braintrust Suite First

Cheap check, before anything else: does this repo already have an existing Braintrust suite — actual `Eval(...)` calls or `from braintrust import Eval` in source, not just a `braintrust` dependency listed without any real usage? This path needs **no CLI auth at all** — don't run Step 2 for it. The compatibility endpoint is documented only for Logfire Cloud US and EU; for any other supplied origin, use the native evaluation path instead.

Keep the existing `Eval()` code (Python `braintrust>=0.30.1` / TypeScript `braintrust>=3.24.0` — verified versions) and redirect its next run to Logfire by changing environment variables only, no `pydantic_evals` involved:

```bash
export BRAINTRUST_APP_URL="https://logfire-us.pydantic.dev/v1/braintrust"  # EU: logfire-eu.pydantic.dev
export BRAINTRUST_API_KEY="<logfire-project-api-key>"                     # Settings -> API Keys
unset BRAINTRUST_API_URL BRAINTRUST_PROXY_URL  # these override the endpoint above if set — the #1 "it still hit Braintrust" cause
```

The destination project's API key needs `project:write_otlp` and `project:read_datasets`: the SDK writes the run, then reads experiment metadata for its summary. An ingest-only write token fails with `403`.
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