metrics-queries

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps users write correct and efficient queries for OpenTelemetry metrics datasets in Honeycomb, avoiding common pitfalls and understanding the nuances of metrics data.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Querying Metrics Datasets: Guides users on how to correctly query metrics like gauges, counters, and histograms.
• Understanding Temporal Aggregation: Explains default aggregations and how to override them for rates and other calculations.
• Discovering Metrics and Attributes: Shows how to find available metrics and their associated attributes within a dataset.
• Use Case: A user needs to find the 99th percentile of HTTP request duration for their services over the last hour. This Skill provides the exact query structure and explains why certain operations are used.

Quick Start

Use the metrics-queries skill to find the 99th percentile of http.server.duration for the service.name breakdown over the last hour.