Resource Usage Tracker
Track CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization in real time to identify bottlenecks, right-size instances, and reduce cloud infrastructure costs.
Overview
This skill provides a comprehensive solution for monitoring and optimizing resource usage within an application. It leverages the resource-usage-tracker plugin to gather real-time metrics, identify performance bottlenecks, and suggest optimization strategies.
How It Works
- Identify Resources: The skill identifies the resources to be tracked based on the user's request and the application's configuration (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network I/O, etc.).
- Collect Metrics: The plugin collects real-time metrics for the identified resources, providing a snapshot of current resource consumption.
- Analyze Data: The skill analyzes the collected data to identify performance bottlenecks, resource imbalances, and potential optimization opportunities.
- Provide Recommendations: Based on the analysis, the skill provides specific recommendations for optimizing resource allocation, right-sizing instances, and reducing costs.
When to Use This Skill
This skill activates when you need to:
- Identify performance bottlenecks in an application.
- Optimize resource allocation to improve efficiency.
- Reduce cloud infrastructure costs by right-sizing instances.
- Monitor resource usage in real-time to detect anomalies.
- Track the impact of code changes on resource consumption.
Examples
Example 1: Identifying Memory Leaks
User request: "Track memory usage and identify potential memory leaks."
The skill will:
- Activate the resource-usage-tracker plugin to monitor memory usage (heap, stack, RSS).
- Analyze the memory usage data over time to detect patterns indicative of memory leaks.
- Provide recommendations for identifying and resolving the memory leaks.
Example 2: Optimizing Database Connection Pool
User request: "Optimize database connection pool utilization."
The skill will:
- Activate the resource-usage-tracker plugin to monitor database connection pool metrics.
- Analyze the connection pool utilization data to identify periods of high contention or underutilization.
- Provide recommendations for adjusting the connection pool size to optimize performance and resource consumption.
Best Practices
- Granularity: Track resource usage at a granular level (e.g., process-level CPU usage) to identify specific bottlenecks.
- Historical Data: Analyze historical resource usage data to identify trends and predict future resource needs.
- Alerting: Configure alerts to notify you when resource usage exceeds predefined thresholds.
Integration
This skill can be integrated with other monitoring and alerting tools to provide a comprehensive view of application performance. It can also be used in conjunction with deployment automation tools to automatically right-size instances based on resource usage patterns.
Prerequisites
- Access to system monitoring tools (top, ps, vmstat, iostat)
- Resource metrics collection infrastructure
- Historical usage data in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/metrics/resources/
- Performance baseline definitions
Instructions
- Identify resources to track (CPU, memory, disk, network)
- Collect real-time metrics using system tools
- Analyze data for bottlenecks and patterns
- Compare against historical baselines
- Generate optimization recommendations
- Provide right-sizing and cost reduction strategies
Output
- Resource usage reports with trends
- Bottleneck identification and analysis
- Right-sizing recommendations for instances
- Cost optimization suggestions
- Alert configurations for thresholds
Error Handling
If resource tracking fails:
- Verify system monitoring tool permissions
- Check metrics collection daemon status
- Validate data storage availability
- Ensure network access to monitoring endpoints
- Review baseline data completeness
Resources
- System performance monitoring guides
- Cloud resource optimization best practices
- CPU and memory profiling techniques
- Infrastructure cost optimization strategies