
Sentry Read-Only Observability
OfficialFreeEfficiently inspect and summarize Sentry issues and events.
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What Sentry Read-Only Observability does
The Sentry Read-Only Observability skill enables developers and DevOps teams to interact with Sentry's error tracking and performance monitoring capabilities through command-line interface (CLI) queries. By leveraging the Sentry CLI, users can perform read-only operations to inspect unresolved issues, view detailed event data, and summarize recent production errors. This skill is particularly useful for teams looking to maintain application health and quickly diagnose issues without modifying any data.
To get started, users must authenticate with Sentry using their authentication token. The skill automatically detects organization and project settings from environment variables or project configurations, streamlining the setup process. Users can execute various commands to list unresolved issues, view issue details, and retrieve event histories, all formatted in JSON for easy integration with other tools or scripts. The CLI also supports pagination and retries, ensuring robust data retrieval even in large projects.
This skill is ideal for developers and operations teams who need to monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues efficiently. It allows for quick access to critical information about application errors and performance metrics, facilitating faster resolution times and improved application reliability. The read-only nature of the skill ensures that users can gather insights without the risk of altering any data in their Sentry projects.
While the Sentry Read-Only Observability skill is powerful for querying and inspecting data, it is not suitable for users needing to create or modify issues directly within Sentry. It focuses solely on read operations, making it a safe choice for environments where data integrity is paramount.
When to use it
Use this skill when you need to inspect Sentry issues, summarize production errors, or pull health data without making changes to the Sentry projects.
When not to use it
This skill is not suitable for tasks that require modifying Sentry issues or creating new events, as it only supports read-only operations.
What you can build with it
Inspect Recent Issues
Quickly retrieve and list unresolved issues from the last 24 hours to prioritize fixes.
Summarize Production Errors
Generate summaries of recent production errors to share with your development team for faster resolution.
Access Event Details
View detailed information about specific events to understand the context of issues and their impact.
How to install Sentry Read-Only Observability
View source1. Install with the skills CLI
npx skills add openai/skills/sentry --agent claude-code2. Or install it manually
Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.
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Written by openaiSentry (Read-only Observability)
Quick start
- If not already authenticated, ask the user to run
sentry auth loginor setSENTRY_AUTH_TOKENas an env var. - The CLI auto-detects org/project from DSNs in
.envfiles, source code, config defaults, and directory names. Only specify<org>/<project>if auto-detection fails or picks the wrong target. - Defaults: time range
24h, environmentproduction, limit 20. - Always use
--jsonwhen processing output programmatically. Use--json --fieldsto select specific fields and reduce output size. - Use
sentry schema <resource>to discover API endpoints quickly.
If the CLI is not installed, give the user these steps:
- Install the Sentry CLI:
curl https://cli.sentry.dev/install -fsS | bash - Authenticate:
sentry auth login - Confirm authentication:
sentry auth status
- Never ask the user to paste the full token in chat. Ask them to set it locally and confirm when ready.
Core tasks (use Sentry CLI)
Use the sentry CLI for all queries. It handles authentication, org/project detection, pagination, and retries automatically. Use --json for machine-readable output.
1) List issues (ordered by most recent)
sentry issue list \
--query "is:unresolved environment:production" \
--period 24h \
--limit 20 \
--json --fields shortId,title,priority,level,status
If auto-detection doesn't resolve org/project, pass them explicitly:
sentry issue list {your-org}/{your-project} \
--query "is:unresolved environment:production" \
--period 24h \
--limit 20 \
--json
2) Resolve an issue short ID to issue detail
sentry issue view {ABC-123} --json
Use the short ID format (e.g., ABC-123), not the numeric ID.
3) Issue detail
sentry issue view {ABC-123}
4) Issue events
sentry issue events {ABC-123} --limit 20 --json
5) Event detail
sentry event view {your-org}/{your-project}/{event_id} --json
6) AI-powered root cause analysis
sentry issue explain {ABC-123}
7) AI-powered fix plan
sentry issue plan {ABC-123}
Fallback: arbitrary API access
For endpoints not covered by dedicated CLI commands, use sentry api:
sentry api /api/0/organizations/{your-org}/ --method GET
Use sentry schema to discover available API endpoints:
sentry schema issues
Inputs and defaults
org_slug,project_slug: auto-detected by the CLI from DSNs, env vars, and directory names. Override with positional{your-org}/{your-project}if auto-detection fails.time_range: default24h(pass as--period 24h).environment: defaultprod(pass as part of--query, e.g.,environment:production).limit: default 20 (pass as--limit).search_query: optional--queryparameter, uses Sentry search syntax (e.g.,is:unresolved,assigned:me).issue_short_id: use directly withsentry issue view.
Output formatting rules
- Issue list: show title, short_id, status, first_seen, last_seen, count, environments, top_tags; order by most recent.
- Event detail: include culprit, timestamp, environment, release, url.
- If no results, state explicitly.
- Redact PII in output (emails, IPs). Do not print raw stack traces.
- Never echo auth tokens.
Golden test inputs
- Org:
{your-org} - Project:
{your-project} - Issue short ID:
{ABC-123}
Example prompt: "List the top 10 open issues for prod in the last 24h." Expected: ordered list with titles, short IDs, counts, last seen.
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