Splunk Observability Metrics Pipeline 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

• MPM, metrics pipeline management, metric cardinality, MTS reduction, or Observability metric routing and aggregation.
• Preview and review the splunk observability metrics pipeline 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-metrics-pipeline-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-metrics-pipeline-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

Focused Metrics Pipeline Management wrapper over splunk-observability-deep-native-workflows. It renders reviewable MPM intent and downstream specs; broader ingestion pipeline work still belongs to OTel Collector, Edge Processor, Ingest Processor, or SPL2 pipeline skills.

bash skills/splunk-observability-metrics-pipeline-setup/scripts/setup.sh --render \
  --name "Checkout metric cardinality review" \
  --metric service.request.duration \
  --action aggregate \
  --realm us1

Then execute the generated deep-native renderer and follow its exact UI and downstream pipeline handoffs:

bash splunk-observability-metrics-pipeline-rendered/delegate-deep-native-workflows.sh

The delegate explicitly rejects --apply: this repository has no verified public MPM mutation API, so it does not report a successful write for a UI-only operation.