appinsights-instrumentation
Add Application Insights telemetry to Azure apps
This skill provides step-by-step guidance for instrumenting web applications with Azure Application Insights, including SDK setup, configuration, and telemetry patterns for ASP.NET Core, Node.js, and Python apps.
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Using "appinsights-instrumentation". How do I add App Insights to my Node.js app?
Expected outcome:
- Install the Azure Monitor package: npm install @azure/monitor-opentelemetry
- Add this to your main entry file: const { useAzureMonitor } = require('@azure/monitor-opentelemetry');
- Call setup early in your app: useAzureMonitor();
- Set the connection string environment variable: APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING
Using "appinsights-instrumentation". What is the Bicep template to create Application Insights?
Expected outcome:
- Create a Log Analytics Workspace resource
- Create the Application Insights resource with kind: 'web'
- Link it to the workspace using WorkspaceResourceId
- Output the connection string for use in your app configuration
Security Audit
SafeThis is an official Microsoft skill providing Azure Application Insights instrumentation guidance. All 49 static findings are false positives: weak crypto alerts triggered by Azure SKU names (PerGB2018) and API versions; backtick detections are markdown code blocks; path traversal alerts are relative markdown links; environment variable access is the Azure-recommended pattern for connection strings. No actual security risks identified.
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What You Can Build
DevOps engineer adding monitoring to Azure web app
A DevOps engineer needs to add Application Insights to an existing ASP.NET Core app running on Azure App Service. The skill provides step-by-step SDK setup and configuration guidance.
Developer learning App Insights instrumentation
A developer wants to understand how to instrument their Node.js application with OpenTelemetry for Azure Monitor. The skill provides quick start guides and best practices.
Claude Code user needing Azure monitoring help
A Claude Code user asks how to add telemetry to their Python app. The skill provides Python-specific SDK configuration and connection string setup instructions.
Try These Prompts
How do I add Application Insights telemetry to my Azure web app?
Show me how to configure Application Insights in my ASP.NET Core application using the OpenTelemetry SDK.
What is the code to add Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry to my Node.js app and what environment variables do I need?
How do I enable auto-instrumentation for my app hosted in Azure App Service without code changes?
Best Practices
- Use environment variables for connection strings instead of hardcoding them in configuration files
- Call the monitoring setup as early as possible in your application startup
- Use OpenTelemetry Distro packages when available for easier configuration
Avoid
- Do not modify appsettings.json for App Insights configuration (deprecated method)
- Do not hardcode connection strings in source code
- Do not skip setting up sampling for high-traffic applications