# Google Agents CLI Observability (agent skill)

> Google Agents CLI Observability is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from google/agents-cli. It should be used when the user wants to "set up tracing", "monitor my agent", "configure logging", "add observability", "debug production traffic", or needs guidance on… It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 6,058 GitHub stars across a repository of 6 listed skills.

This skill should be used when the user wants to "set up tracing", "monitor my agent", "configure logging", "add observability", "debug production traffic", or needs guidance on monitoring deployed agents, including ADK (Agent Development Kit) agents. Covers Cloud Trace, prompt-response logging, BigQuery Agent Analytics, third-party integrations (AgentOps, Phoenix, MLflow, etc.), and troubleshooting. Part of the agents-cli skills suite.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/google/agents-cli |
| Skill path | skills/google-agents-cli-observability/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | google-agents-cli-observability |
| GitHub stars | 6,058 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 476,900 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 6 |
| Plugin marketplace | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- used when the user wants to "set up tracing", "monitor my agent", "configure logging", "add observability", "debug production traffic", or needs guidance on monitoring deployed agents, including ADK (Agent Development Kit) agents.
- use for deployment setup (use google-agents-cli-deploy) or API code patterns (use google-agents-cli-adk-code).
- "set up tracing"
- "monitor my agent"
- "configure logging"
- "add observability"
- "debug production traffic"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/agents-cli.git
cp -r agents-cli/skills/google-agents-cli-observability ~/.claude/skills/google-agents-cli-observability   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/agents-cli.git
cp -r agents-cli/skills/google-agents-cli-observability .agents/skills/google-agents-cli-observability   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/agents-cli.git
cp -r agents-cli/skills/google-agents-cli-observability .cursor/skills/google-agents-cli-observability   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/google/agents-cli/google-agents-cli-observability

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