# prometheus

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

Prometheus and Grafana Cloud Metrics overview including PromQL query language, Metrics Drilldown, alerting, recording rules, and integration patterns. Use when working with Prometheus, writing PromQL queries, configuring alerting, or discussing metrics architecture and best practices.

## Install

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

## From README

Metrics with Prometheus and Grafana Docs: https://prometheus.io/docs/ | Grafana Cloud Metrics: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/metrics/ PromQL Quick Reference Instant Vector Selectors Range Vectors & Rates Aggregations Common Patterns Alerting Rules Prometheus Alerting Rule Alertmanager Routing Validate Alerting Configuration Recording Rules Pre-compute expensive PromQL for dashboard performance: Deploy and Verify Recording Rules Metrics Drilldown (Grafana 12+) Queryless Prometheus exploration — browse metrics without writing PromQL. Navigate to Explore \> Metrics Drilldown or use /a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app. Provides metric search with label breakdown, smart segmentation for anomaly detection, auto-visualization, and telemetry pivoting from metrics to related logs and traces. Resources PromQL Reference Grafana Cloud Metrics Metrics Drilldown App Grafana Alerting Grafana Mimir

## Links

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

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