setting-up-synthetic-monitoring

Quick Review

The skill provides a solid foundation for synthetic monitoring setup with clear documentation and structure. The description adequately covers uptime checks, transaction monitoring, and API health tracking. The SKILL.md is well-organized with logical sections covering prerequisites, instructions, and best practices. Python scripts in the scripts/ directory (setup_monitor.py, update_monitor.py, delete_monitor.py) are referenced and assumed to implement the core functionality. However, the task knowledge is somewhat generic - the instructions provide high-level steps but lack specific implementation details for different monitoring platforms (Pingdom, Datadog, New Relic). The novelty score is moderate because while synthetic monitoring setup involves coordination across multiple tools and platforms, much of the configuration could be accomplished by a capable CLI agent with adequate prompting, though this skill does provide useful consolidation and workflow guidance. The skill would benefit from more platform-specific examples and detailed configuration patterns.