# spring-boot-actuator

Guides setup of Spring Boot Actuator endpoints, Kubernetes health probes, isolated management ports, and Micrometer metric exports.

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- Author: giuseppe-trisciuoglio
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/spring-boot-actuator/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/spring-boot-actuator

## What it does

This skill directs the agent through configuring Spring Boot Actuator for JVM microservices. It guides adding the starter dependency in Maven or Gradle and exposes diagnostic endpoints cleanly. You get standard `/health/liveness` and `/health/readiness` groups without trial and error.

The instructions focus on operational safety. You learn how to isolate management endpoints on a dedicated port using `management.server.port` and lock them down with `SecurityFilterChain`. The skill also covers Micrometer exports to Prometheus, HTTP observation tags, and request auditing via `HttpExchangeRepository`.

Exposing `/actuator/env` or heap dump endpoints on open networks presents a severe security risk. The skill explicitly warns against unauthenticated exposure. It also enforces that custom health indicators must never block threads or run longer than 250 ms.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill spring-boot-actuator -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill spring-boot-actuator -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill spring-boot-actuator -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit spring-boot-actuator
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/spring-boot-actuator/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill spring-boot-actuator -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --path plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/spring-boot-actuator
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill spring-boot-actuator -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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/spring-boot-actuator/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure readiness and liveness health probes for Kubernetes
- isolate management endpoints on a dedicated port with role-based security
- export application metrics to Prometheus using Micrometer
- enable HTTP request auditing with `HttpExchangeRepository`

## Example prompts
- Configure Kubernetes liveness and readiness health probes for my Spring Boot app
- Secure Actuator endpoints on a dedicated port 9091 using Spring Security
- Export Micrometer metrics to Prometheus and configure application tags

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: spring-boot-actuator
description: Provides patterns to configure Spring Boot Actuator for production-grade monitoring, health probes, secured management endpoints, and Micrometer metrics across JVM services. Use when setting up monitoring, health checks, or metrics for Spring Boot applications.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash
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# Spring Boot Actuator Skill

## Overview
- Deliver production-ready observability for Spring Boot services using Actuator endpoints, probes, and Micrometer integration.
- Standardize health, metrics, and diagnostics configuration while delegating deep reference material to `references/`.
- Support platform requirements for secure operations, SLO reporting, and incident diagnostics.

## When to Use
- Trigger: "enable actuator endpoints" – Bootstrap Actuator for a new or existing Spring Boot service.
- Trigger: "secure management port" – Apply Spring Security policies to protect management traffic.
- Trigger: "configure health probes" – Define readiness and liveness groups for orchestrators.
- Trigger: "export metrics to prometheus" – Wire Micrometer registries and tune metric exposure.
- Trigger: "debug actuator startup" – Inspect condition evaluations and startup metrics when endpoints are missing or slow.

## Quick Start
```xml
<!-- Maven -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
</dependency>
```
```gradle
// Gradle
dependencies {
    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
}
```
After adding the dependency, verify endpoints respond:
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/actuator/health
curl http://localhost:8080/actuator/info
```

## Instructions

### 1. Add Actuator Dependency
Include `spring-boot-starter-actuator` in your build configuration.
> **Validate**: Restart the service and confirm `/actuator/health` and `/actuator/info` respond with `200 OK`.

### 2. Expose Required Endpoints
- Set `management.endpoints.web.exposure.include` to the precise list or `"*"` for internal deployments.
- Adjust `management.endpoints.web.base-path` (e.g., `/management`) when the default `/actuator` conflicts with routing.
- Review detailed endpoint semantics in `references/endpoint-reference.md`.
> **Validate**: `curl http://localhost:8080/actuator` returns the list of exposed endpoints.

### 3. Secure Management Traffic
- Apply an isolated `SecurityFilterChain` using `EndpointRequest.toAnyEndpoint()` with role-based rules.
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