Splunk Observability Coding Agent Instrumentation Setup

Prerequisites

Tool or access	Purpose	Verify
Bash and Python 3	Run bundled setup and validation helpers	bash --version && python3 --version
Required product/platform access	Inspect or configure the selected target	Complete the documented preflight
Credential files for live modes	Keep secrets out of chat	Verify paths only

Workflow Overview

┌───────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Render/review │ → │ Apply/handoff │ → │ Validate evidence │
└───────────┘   └───────────────┘   └───────────────┘   └─────────────────┘

When to Activate

• Planning Splunk Observability instrumentation for Codex or future coding agents without applying agent-specific config.
• Preview and review the splunk observability coding agent instrumentation setup workflow before any live apply phase.
• Diagnose failed prerequisites, generated assets, configuration, or validation evidence.

Scope

Follow the documented read-only or render-first path whenever it is available. This skill does not imply permission to mutate live systems. Require explicit apply flags, protected credentials, and operator review for state changes.

Examples

Inspect the supported setup modes before selecting one:

bash skills/splunk-observability-coding-agent-instrumentation-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help

Expected output: usage, supported modes, and required arguments are displayed without changing the target environment.

Inspect validation modes before running completion checks:

bash skills/splunk-observability-coding-agent-instrumentation-setup/scripts/validate.sh --help

Expected output: offline, live, and completion options are displayed when the skill supports them; help exits without mutation.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Cause	Resolution
Preflight fails	A required tool or access path is missing	Resolve it before rendering or applying
Rendered assets are incomplete	Required non-secret inputs are absent	Complete intake and render again
Apply is blocked	Review, credentials, or explicit acceptance is missing	Use the documented handoff
Validation is incomplete	Live evidence is unavailable	Record the gap and keep completion open

Overview

This is a parent router for coding-agent telemetry. It resolves the target agent, destination mode, and child skill command. It does not install profiles, hooks, runtime helpers, or collector assets.

The fully implemented children are splunk-observability-codex-instrumentation-setup and splunk-observability-claude-code-instrumentation-setup.

Safety Rules

• The parent does not have --apply.
• Use --execute --dry-run --json to return the exact child command.
• Only child skills mutate their own agent setup.
• Reject direct secret flags such as --token, --access-token, --sf-token, --o11y-token, --api-key, and --password.

Primary Workflow

Render a child orchestration plan:

bash skills/splunk-observability-coding-agent-instrumentation-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --render \
  --agent codex \
  --destination local-collector

Get the exact child command without executing it:

bash skills/splunk-observability-coding-agent-instrumentation-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --execute \
  --dry-run \
  --json \
  --agent codex \
  --destination direct

Modes

• --render: write coding-agent-orchestration-plan.json and doctor-report.md.
• --validate: validate and render the parent orchestration output.
• --doctor: same router diagnostics as render.
• --discover: list implemented agents (codex, claude-code) and supported destinations (local-collector, external-collector, direct, all).
• --execute: execute the child command, or with --dry-run, only print it.
• --json: emit JSON.

Options

• --agent codex|claude-code|future
• --destination local-collector|external-collector|direct|all
• --output-dir DIR

Child Handoff

When the agent is codex, hand off to:

bash skills/splunk-observability-codex-instrumentation-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help

When the agent is claude-code, hand off to:

bash skills/splunk-observability-claude-code-instrumentation-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help

Read reference.md for the routing contract and child command mapping.