# onboarding-summary

Builds a live report proving Single Step Instrumentation works in Kubernetes, with deep links into the Datadog UI.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 427 installs · ★ 178
- Author: datadog-labs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/onboarding-summary/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/onboarding-summary

## What it does

Reach for this skill once `verify-ssi` has passed and `troubleshoot-ssi` has cleared its checks. It queries the cluster and Datadog, then prints a table: how many agent pods are running, whether instrumentation targets the right namespace, whether the `datadog-lib-<language>-init` init container landed in the pod spec, whether the service shows up in APM, and whether traces arrived in the last hour.

Several values have to be resolved first: `AGENT_NAMESPACE`, `APP_NAMESPACE`, `APP_LABEL`, `CLUSTER_NAME`, `SERVICE_NAME`, `ENV` and `DD_SITE`. Some come from the Deployment manifest, others from `datadog-agent.yaml`. The skill then checks auth with `pup auth status --site <DD_SITE>` and opens a browser login if the token is missing. No working `pup` token means no report, so that check is worth doing up front.

The output ends with clickable links to the service overview, trace explorer, service map and agent fleet. Any value that cannot be confirmed gets marked failed and points back to `troubleshoot-ssi`. One rule is stated outright: a raw API key never goes into a file or a chat message.

## Requirements
- Works with: Kubernetes, Datadog

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill onboarding-summary -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill onboarding-summary -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill onboarding-summary -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills onboarding-summary
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill onboarding-summary -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills --path dd-apm/k8s-ssi/onboarding-summary
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill onboarding-summary -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/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/onboarding-summary/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- confirm APM instrumentation works end to end
- check the init container was actually injected into the pod spec
- verify traces reach Datadog within the last hour
- collect service, trace and service-map links in one report
- spot an SSI setup that quietly broke somewhere

## Example prompts
- Is everything working for my service?
- Show me the APM status for the payments namespace
- Confirm APM is set up after enable-ssi

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: onboarding-summary
description: Generate a live Single Step Instrumentation (SSI) onboarding confirmation report — verifies APM instrumentation is working end-to-end with deep links into the Datadog UI. Only use after agent-install and enable-ssi have both completed successfully.
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
  author: datadog-labs
  repository: https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills
  tags: datadog,apm,kubernetes,ssi,summary,verification
  alwaysApply: "false"
---

# APM Onboarding Summary

## Triggers

Invoke this skill when:
- All steps in `verify-ssi` have passed
- All checks in `troubleshoot-ssi` have been resolved
- The user asks "is everything working?", "show me the status", or "confirm APM is set up"

Do NOT invoke this skill if any verification or troubleshooting check is still failing — resolve those first.

---

## Context to resolve before acting

| Variable | How to resolve |
|---|---|
| `AGENT_NAMESPACE` | Namespace where Datadog Agent is installed |
| `APP_NAMESPACE` | Namespace of the application |
| `APP_LABEL` | Check `spec.selector.matchLabels.app` in the Deployment manifest |
| `CLUSTER_NAME` | `spec.global.clusterName` in `datadog-agent.yaml` |
| `SERVICE_NAME` | `tags.datadoghq.com/service` label on the Deployment |
| `ENV` | `tags.datadoghq.com/env` label on the Deployment |
| `DD_SITE` | `spec.global.site` in `datadog-agent.yaml` |

---

## Prerequisites

### Claude runs

```bash
pup auth status --site <DD_SITE>
```

If valid token — proceed.

ERROR: Not authenticated:

### Claude runs

```bash
pup auth login --site <DD_SITE>
```

> This opens a browser tab for OAuth. Complete the login there — Claude will continue once the command exits.

---

## Collect live confirmation data

Run all of the following. Each populates a row in the final report.

### Claude runs

```bash
# Agent pod count and status
kubectl get pods -n <AGENT_NAMESPACE> \
  -l app.kubernetes.io/component=agent \
  --no-headers

# SSI instrumentation config live in cluster
kubectl get datadogagent datadog -n <AGENT_NAMESPACE> \
  -o jsonpath='{.spec.features.apm.instrumentation}'

# Init container confirmed in app pod spec
kubectl get pod -l app=<APP_LABEL> -n <APP_NAMESPACE> \
  -o jsonpath='{.items[0].spec.initContainers[*].name}'

# Service visible and traced in APM
DD_SITE=<DD_SITE> pup apm services list --env <ENV> --from 1h

# Traces arriving in the last hour
DD_SITE=<DD_SITE> pup traces search --query "service:<SERVICE_NAME>" --from 1h --limit 5
```

**Only if DSM was enabled via `enable-dsm`:**
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