spring-boot-observability
Installation
SKILL.md
Spring Boot Observability
Production observability with Actuator endpoints, Micrometer metrics, and OpenTelemetry tracing.
Core Components
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Actuator | Health checks, info, metrics exposure, operational endpoints |
| Micrometer | Metrics abstraction (Timer, Counter, Gauge, DistributionSummary) |
| OpenTelemetry | Distributed tracing (default in Spring Boot 4) |
Core Workflow
- Add starters →
actuator,micrometer-registry-*,opentelemetry - Configure endpoint exposure → Secure sensitive endpoints
- Define health groups → Separate liveness from readiness
- Add custom metrics → Business-specific measurements
- Configure tracing → Sampling, propagation, export