Prometheus for Openclaw

A comprehensive monitoring tool for querying Prometheus metrics, system health, and resource usage across multiple instances.

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v1.1.0
Mar 6, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install prometheus

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install prometheus using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).

Prefer to download?

Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.

What is Prometheus?

The Prometheus skill provides a robust interface for AI agents to interact with monitoring servers. By utilizing this integration from Openclaw Skills, developers can programmatically retrieve data regarding CPU usage, memory consumption, disk space, and network statistics. It supports PromQL queries and can aggregate data from multiple federated Prometheus instances into a unified JSON format for easier analysis.

This skill is designed for high-performance infrastructure monitoring, allowing agents to perform complex diagnostics without manual dashboard checking. Whether managing a single server or a distributed cluster, the Openclaw Skills Prometheus module ensures that your agent has real-time visibility into the health of your stack.

Prometheus Use Cases

  • Monitoring disk space, CPU utilization, and memory usage across production and staging environments.
  • Automating system health checks and incident response workflows using Openclaw Skills.
  • Aggregating network traffic statistics from multiple geographic regions using federated queries.
  • Tracking active alerts and scrape targets to ensure monitoring coverage is maintained.

How Prometheus Works

  1. The skill initializes connection parameters via a configuration file or environment variables.
  2. When a query is initiated, the skill parses the PromQL expression and targets the appropriate Prometheus instance.
  3. For multi-instance queries, the skill executes requests in parallel to optimize performance.
  4. The resulting monitoring data is returned as a structured JSON object, allowing the AI agent to interpret system states or generate reports.

Prometheus Setup

To begin using this skill from Openclaw Skills, run the interactive configuration wizard to set up your instances:

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/prometheus
node scripts/cli.js init

For single-instance setups, you can also define your connection using environment variables:

export PROMETHEUS_URL=https://prometheus.example.com
export PROMETHEUS_USER=admin
export PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=secret

Prometheus Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill manages its configuration and query results using the following structures:

Component Description
prometheus.json The primary config file containing a list of instance objects (name, url, credentials).
results Array When querying all instances, data is returned in an array identifying the source instance and its status.
PROMETHEUS_CONFIG An optional environment variable to override the default configuration path.

Standard queries return vector or matrix result types compatible with standard PromQL responses.

Prometheus Advanced Features

  • Multi-instance aggregation using the --all flag for global infrastructure visibility.
  • Support for HTTP Basic Authentication for secure Prometheus endpoints.
  • Interactive CLI wizard for streamlined setup within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
  • Capability to retrieve active alerts, scrape targets, and metadata series for deep system introspection.

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