# spanora-setup

Adds Spanora AI observability to JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python projects. It detects the project setup and selects an integration path for the AI SDKs in use.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 494 installs · ★ 1
- Author: spanora
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spanora/skills/tree/HEAD/spanora-setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/spanora-setup

## What it does

The skill reads project configuration and dependency files to identify the language, installed AI SDKs, and package manager. In JavaScript or TypeScript it checks for Vercel AI, Anthropic, and OpenAI packages. In Python it detects LangChain and can use a raw OpenTelemetry setup as a template for other frameworks.

It then installs the matching dependencies and applies the relevant integration pattern. JavaScript and TypeScript projects use `@spanora-ai/sdk`; the LangChain path installs OpenTelemetry packages and `langgraph`. A `SPANORA_API_KEY` is required, and it must be added to `.env` or `.env.local` by the user rather than pasted into the chat.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spanora/skills --skill spanora-setup -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spanora/skills --skill spanora-setup -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spanora/skills --skill spanora-setup -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spanora/skills spanora-setup
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spanora/skills --skill spanora-setup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spanora/skills --path spanora-setup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spanora/skills --skill spanora-setup -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/spanora/skills/tree/HEAD/spanora-setup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add tracing to LLM calls
- track AI usage costs
- select an integration from installed SDKs
- instrument an AI agent
- connect Spanora to a Python or JavaScript project

## Example prompts
- Add Spanora observability to this project and detect the AI SDK in use.
- Set up `spanora-setup` for the current JavaScript project.
- Instrument the LangChain project and check that `SPANORA_API_KEY` is configured.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: spanora-setup
description: >-
  Setup Spanora AI observability in any project (JavaScript/TypeScript or Python).
  Use when user asks to "add spanora", "setup spanora", "integrate spanora",
  "add AI observability", "monitor LLM calls with spanora", "track AI costs",
  or mentions spanora in the context of adding observability to their project.
  Detects the language and installed AI SDKs (Vercel AI, Anthropic, OpenAI,
  LangChain) and configures the optimal integration pattern.
metadata:
  author: spanora
  version: "2.0.0"
license: MIT
---

# Spanora Setup Agent Skill

You are integrating Spanora AI observability into the user's project. Follow this guide step by step.

## 1. When to Invoke

Activate this skill when the user says any of:

- "add spanora", "setup spanora", "integrate spanora"
- "add AI observability", "add LLM monitoring"
- "monitor LLM calls with spanora", "track AI costs"
- "instrument my agent", "add tracing to my agent"
- mentions "spanora" in the context of adding observability

## 2. Public Documentation — Source of Truth

The official Spanora documentation at **https://spanora.ai/docs** is always up to date and is the canonical source of truth. The bundled `references/` files in this skill are the primary step-by-step guide, but **if you encounter ambiguity, an unfamiliar API, edge cases, or something that doesn't match what you see in the user's code — fetch the relevant doc page** using WebFetch. If the public docs contradict a bundled reference, the public docs win.

**Key pages by integration pattern:**

| Pattern | Doc page |
| --- | --- |
| Vercel AI SDK | https://spanora.ai/docs/integrations/vercel-ai |
| OpenAI SDK | https://spanora.ai/docs/integrations/openai |
| Anthropic SDK | https://spanora.ai/docs/integrations/anthropic |
| LangChain Python | https://spanora.ai/docs/integrations/langchain |
| Raw OTEL / other | https://spanora.ai/docs/integrations/raw-otel |
| TypeScript SDK reference | https://spanora.ai/docs/sdk |
| OTEL attribute conventions | https://spanora.ai/docs/sdk/attributes |

You do **not** need to fetch docs on every run — only when something is unclear or you suspect the bundled references may be stale.

## 3. Prerequisites

The user must have a **Spanora API key** (starts with `ak_`). **Never ask the user to paste their API key into the conversation.**

1. Check if `SPANORA_API_KEY` is already set in `.env` (or `.env.local`) or as a shell environment variable. Only check for **presence** — do **not** output or log the value.
2. If already set, proceed to the next step.
3. If not set, instruct the user to add it themselves:
   - Tell them: **"Please add your Spanora API key to your `.env` file as `SPANORA_API_KEY=ak_...`. You can find your key at https://spanora.ai/settings."**
   - Do **not** accept the key in conversation or write the key value to any file.
   - Wait for the user to confirm they have set it before proceeding.
4. If `.env` is not in `.gitignore`, remind the user to add it.

## 4. Language Detection

Determine the project language by checking for config files in the project root:

| File found         | Language                    |
| ------------------ | --------------------------- |
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