# redis-observability

Tells your agent which Redis metrics to watch and which built-in commands to run when something looks off.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 170
- Author: Redis, Inc.
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/redis/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/redis-observability/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-08
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## What it does

The skill lists the `INFO` metrics worth exporting to your monitoring system: `used_memory`, `connected_clients`, `blocked_clients`, `instantaneous_ops_per_sec`, `keyspace_hits` and `keyspace_misses`, `rejected_connections`, `rdb_last_save_time`. Each row comes with an alert threshold — memory above 80% of `maxmemory`, a cache hit ratio under 80%, and so on. A short Python snippet computes the hit ratio and prints memory, client count and ops/sec.

The second half is a command table for incident triage. `SLOWLOG GET 10` surfaces commands that crossed the `slowlog-log-slower-than` threshold (10ms by default) with their duration in microseconds. `MEMORY DOCTOR` returns a paragraph on what is unusual about memory usage right now. Also covered: `INFO all`, `MEMORY STATS`, `MEMORY USAGE <key>`, `CLIENT LIST`, `FT.INFO <idx>` and `FT.PROFILE <idx> SEARCH QUERY "..."` for profiling search queries.

For hands-on work the skill points at Redis Insight, the official GUI. It renders the same `SLOWLOG`, `INFO` and `FT.PROFILE` data visually. The author is explicit that it does not replace exporting metrics to your monitoring system, so alerts still need Prometheus, Datadog or CloudWatch on the other end.

## Requirements
- Works with: Datadog

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add redis/agent-skills --skill redis-observability -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add redis/agent-skills --skill redis-observability -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add redis/agent-skills --skill redis-observability -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install redis/agent-skills redis-observability
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add redis/agent-skills --skill redis-observability -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/redis/agent-skills --path skills/redis-observability
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add redis/agent-skills --skill redis-observability -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/redis/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/redis-observability/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set up alerts on memory, connections and cache hit ratio
- work out why Redis latency jumped
- find slow commands with `SLOWLOG`
- read a `MEMORY DOCTOR` report and act on it
- profile a slow `FT.SEARCH` query

## Example prompts
- Help me set up Redis monitoring: which metrics should I export and where do I put the alert thresholds?
- Redis latency went up — walk through `SLOWLOG` and `INFO` and show me what is slow
- How do I profile a slow `FT.SEARCH` with `FT.PROFILE`?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: redis-observability
description: Redis observability guidance — which metrics to monitor (memory, connections, hit ratio, ops/sec, rejected connections), which built-in commands to reach for during incident triage (SLOWLOG, INFO, MEMORY DOCTOR, CLIENT LIST, FT.PROFILE), and when to use the Redis Insight GUI. Use when setting up monitoring or alerts for a Redis instance, diagnosing a performance regression, profiling a slow FT.SEARCH query, or wiring Redis metrics into Prometheus, Datadog, or similar.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Redis, Inc.
  version: "0.1.0"
---

# Redis Observability

What to watch, what to run, and what to alert on. Covers the metrics every Redis deployment should monitor and the built-in commands for ad-hoc diagnosis.

## When to apply

- Setting up monitoring or alerts for a Redis instance.
- Diagnosing a Redis performance regression (high latency, memory pressure, connection storms).
- Profiling a slow `FT.SEARCH` or pipeline.
- Wiring Redis metrics into Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar.

## 1. Monitor these metrics

These come from `INFO` and should be exported to your monitoring system.

| Metric | What it tells you | Alert when |
|---|---|---|
| `used_memory` | Current memory usage | > 80% of `maxmemory` |
| `connected_clients` | Open connections | Sudden spikes or drops |
| `blocked_clients` | Clients waiting on blocking ops | > 0 sustained |
| `instantaneous_ops_per_sec` | Current throughput | Significant drops |
| `keyspace_hits` / `keyspace_misses` | Cache hit ratio | Hit ratio < 80% |
| `rejected_connections` | Hit `maxclients` cap | > 0 |
| `rdb_last_save_time` | Last persistence snapshot | Too old vs. RPO |

```python
info = redis.info()
hit_ratio = info["keyspace_hits"] / max(1, info["keyspace_hits"] + info["keyspace_misses"])
print(f"Memory:    {info['used_memory_human']}")
print(f"Clients:   {info['connected_clients']}")
print(f"Ops/sec:   {info['instantaneous_ops_per_sec']}")
print(f"Hit ratio: {hit_ratio:.1%}")
```

See [references/metrics.md](references/metrics.md).

## 2. Built-in commands for debugging

Reach for these when something looks off.

| Topic | Command |
|---|---|
| Slow commands | `SLOWLOG GET 10` / `SLOWLOG LEN` / `SLOWLOG RESET` |
| Server snapshot | `INFO all` (or `INFO memory` / `INFO stats` / `INFO clients` / `INFO replication`) |
| Memory diagnostics | `MEMORY DOCTOR` / `MEMORY STATS` / `MEMORY USAGE <key>` |
| Connections | `CLIENT LIST` / `CLIENT INFO` |
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