# beyla

> Claude/Codex skill by [@grafana](https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/index.md) · 286 stars · Updated 2026-10-17

Auto-instrument an application's HTTP / gRPC / DB traffic with Grafana Beyla eBPF — no code changes, no SDK, no restart. Covers requirements (Linux 5.8+ with BTF, CAP\_SYS\_ADMIN, host PID), language matrix (Go / Java / Python / Ruby / Node / .NET / Rust / C++ / PHP), Docker + Helm + DaemonSet install, port- / process- / Kubernetes-metadata discovery, OTLP traces + Prometheus metrics export, routes decorator (cardinality control), trace sampling, and Grafana Cloud via Alloy. Use when adding observability to a service you can't recompile, instrumenting a closed-source binary, getting RED metrics + spans onto Tempo/Mimir without touching the app, or rolling Beyla as a cluster-wide DaemonSet — even when the user says "zero-code APM", "instrument legacy app", "trace this binary", "eBPF observability", or "no SDK" without naming Beyla.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/grafana/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/skills/grafana-core/beyla ~/.claude/skills/beyla
```

## From README

Grafana Beyla Docs: https://grafana.com/docs/beyla/latest/ Zero-code HTTP / gRPC / DB instrumentation via eBPF. Emits OTLP traces + Prometheus metrics. Prerequisites Linux kernel 5.8+ with BTF enabled (ls /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux must exist) Root or CAPSYSADMIN (or privileged: true in Kubernetes + hostPID: true) x8664 or ARM64 An OTLP receiver (Tempo, Alloy, OTel Collector) reachable from Beyla Common Workflows Instrument a single binary with Docker Deploy as a cluster-wide DaemonSet Full DaemonSet + RBAC YAML lives in references/kubernetes.md. After applying: Send to Grafana Cloud via Alloy Full Alloy + Beyla YAML: references/config.md.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/skills/beyla/
- GitHub: https://github.com/grafana/skills
- Author: [@grafana](https://omgskills.com/library/grafana/index.md)

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