Log Source Discovery

Identifies where system or application logs are stored and how they can be accessed.

Log Source Discovery

Identifies where logs are stored and how to access them across different environments and services.

Overview

This skill discovers available log sources based on environment and service specifications. It reads configuration files and returns usable log source definitions.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• User asks to analyze logs without specifying a source
• Setting up a new analysis pipeline
• Verifying log source configurations
• Switching between environments (local/staging/production)

Directory Structure

logsource_discovery/
├── SKILL.md
└── scripts/
    └── run.py

Instructions

1. Read configuration: Load config/log_sources.yaml

2. Parse input: Extract environment, service name, and time range

3. Run discovery: Execute the discovery script

4. Outputs: Return discovered log sources

5. Pass to next skill: Provide sources to fetch_logs

6. Handle missing sources: Suggest checking config or default paths

Input

{
  "environment": "production",
  "service_name": "auth-service",
  "time_range": "24h"
}

Output

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "elasticsearch",
      "index": "auth-service-*",
      "environment": "production",
      "host": "es.example.com",
      "port": 9200
    }
  ]
}

Supported Source Types

Type	Description	Configuration
filesystem	Local log files	path - directory location
elasticsearch	Elasticsearch indices	host, port, index
custom	Custom log sources	Extensible via plugins

Configuration Example

# src/agentX/config/log_sources.yaml
sources:
  - type: filesystem
    path: /var/log
    name: app-logs
    environments: [local, staging, production]
    services: [all]
    
  - type: elasticsearch
    name: production-logs
    host: es.example.com
    port: 9200
    index: "auth-service-*"
    environments: [production]
    services: [auth-service]

Related Skills

• Fetch Logs - Retrieves logs from discovered sources