Netra MCP solves this by providing a standardized interface for integrating observability into your workflows.
Netra Skills bridge this gap by giving agents and developers ready-to-use patterns and primitives for reliable instrumentation. Instead of figuring everything out from scratch, you get a proven approach that works in real production environments.
Quick Start
You can add these skills to your local environment in seconds:
npx skills add KeyValueSoftwareSystems/netra-skills
The CLI will detect which agentic interfaces you have installed and drop the instructions in the right place. Agents that support skills should start to use them automatically.
Available skills
| Skill | Best For | Install command |
|---|
| netra-best-practices | End-to-end instrumentation, observability, and evaluation. | npx skills add KeyValueSoftwareSystems/netra-skills --skill netra-best-practices |
| netra-mcp-usage | MCP trace debugging focused on query and retrieval operations. | npx skills add KeyValueSoftwareSystems/netra-skills --skill netra-mcp-usage |
When To Use
- You want one workflow that replaces separate setup and instrumentation skills.
- You need traceability from request context to span-level debugging.
- You need precise, schema-correct inputs for Netra MCP query and retrieval tools.
- You need repeatable quality validation with evaluations and simulations.
- You need production-safe troubleshooting guidance.
Coverage
- Setup and Baseline: Initialize the SDK correctly for Python (FastAPI/OpenAI) and TypeScript (Express/OpenAI).
- Context Tracking: Implement request identity (
user_id, session_id, tenant_id) and conversation logging.
- Trace Debugging: Execute precise
query_traces and get_trace_by_id calls with correct schemas, sorting, and pagination.
- Instrumentation Strategy: Choose between auto-instrumentation, decorators (
@workflow, @agent, @task), and manual spans.
- Advanced Observability: Implement usage/cost tracking, action records, and OpenTelemetry custom metrics.
- Evaluation: Set up single-turn evaluations and multi-turn simulations with representative datasets.
- Trace Analysis: Use Netra MCP tools (
netra_query_traces, netra_get_trace_by_id) to debug regressions.
Last modified on March 26, 2026