From cardinal
Verify Cardinal telemetry is wired correctly for this Claude Code install.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/cardinal:statusThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Reports whether Claude Code is set up to send telemetry to Cardinal, what the
Reports whether Claude Code is set up to send telemetry to Cardinal, what the current connection metadata looks like, and whether the ingest endpoint is reachable.
Invoke via the Bash tool:
cardinal-status
The script reads ~/.claude/cardinal.json (the non-secret state file written
by /cardinal:connect) and reports:
~/.claude/settings.json has the expected OTEL_* keys.OTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS is on (and, if not, a note about the
repo/service attribution limitation).If ~/.claude/cardinal.json doesn't exist or the env block is missing, surface
"not connected" and suggest running /cardinal:connect.
npx claudepluginhub cardinalhq/cardinal-claude-plugin --plugin cardinalCreates, edits, and optimizes skills for Claude Code, including drafting, evaluating with test prompts, iterating on performance, and improving skill descriptions for better triggering accuracy.