Jaeger Trace Explorer
Interact with the Jaeger distributed tracing platform to monitor and debug application performance.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/jaeger-trace-explorer && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/11157" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/jaeger-trace-explorer && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/jaeger-trace-explorer
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
"Key capabilities
- →Run Jaeger all-in-one instance
- →Deploy Jaeger collector and query services
- →Provide distributed tracing UI
- →Store traces in-memory
How it works
The skill provides instructions to run a Jaeger all-in-one Docker container that bundles the UI, collector, query service, and in-memory storage.
Inputs & outputs
When to use Jaeger Trace Explorer
- →Set up Jaeger for distributed tracing
- →Monitor service call traces
- →Debug latency issues in microservices
About this skill
Jaeger Trace Explorer
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run --rm --name jaeger \
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Get Jaeger running in seconds with Docker:
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
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bash
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Run Jaeger all-in-one (includes UI, collector, query, and in-memory storage)
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-p 16686:16686 \
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Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/HEAD/README.md
Source
When not to use it
- →Production environments requiring persistent external storage
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →In-memory storage is volatile and not suitable for long-term trace retention
How it compares
It simplifies the setup of a distributed tracing environment by using a single containerized command instead of manual component configuration.
Compared to similar skills
Jaeger Trace Explorer side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaeger Trace Explorer (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| agent-session-monitor | 2 | 6mo | Review | Intermediate |
| observability | 1 | 6mo | No flags | Advanced |
| ideogram-observability | 1 | 27d | Review | Intermediate |
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