Query CloudWatch and X-Ray Telemetry

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name: capability:cloud-watch:query description: Query raw telemetry from AWS CloudWatch and X-Ray — retrieve logs, metrics, and distributed traces argument-hint: "--service-name <name> [--time-range <hours>] [--description <text>]" user-invocable: true agent: zzaia-devops-specialist metadata: parameters: - name: service-name description: AWS service name or log group to query required: true - name: time-range description: Time range in hours to query (default 24) required: false default: "24" - name: description description: Additional context or instructions for the query required: false

PURPOSE

Query AWS CloudWatch and X-Ray MCPs for raw telemetry data — retrieve logs, metrics, alarms, and distributed traces. Returns structured unprocessed data for analysis in higher layers.

EXECUTION

1. Query CloudWatch & X-Ray — Retrieve data for --service-name from the last --time-range hours (default 24h)

   • CloudWatch logs from log groups
   • CloudWatch metrics and alarms
   • X-Ray traces and Application Signals
   • Trace segments and service nodes

2. Return Raw Data — Compile structured telemetry data without analysis or formatting

DELEGATION

MANDATORY: Always invoke the agents defined in this command's frontmatter for their designated responsibilities. Never skip, replace, or simulate their behavior directly.

• zzaia-devops-specialist — Query aws-cloudwatch and aws-cloudwatch-xray MCP tools and retrieve raw telemetry data

WORKFLOW

sequenceDiagram
    participant U as User
    participant C as Command
    participant A as DevOps Agent
    participant CW as CloudWatch MCP
    participant XR as X-Ray MCP

    U->>C: /capability:cloud-watch:query --service-name <service> [--time-range <hours>]
    C->>A: Dispatch with service filter and time range
    A->>CW: Query logs, metrics, alarms
    A->>XR: Query traces and Application Signals
    CW-->>A: CloudWatch data (logs, metrics, alarms)
    XR-->>A: X-Ray data (traces, segments, signals)
    A-->>C: Structured data (logs, metrics, traces, alarms)
    C-->>U: Raw telemetry response

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

• Connects to CloudWatch MCP with provided service name
• Connects to X-Ray MCP and retrieves traces
• Retrieves logs, metrics, alarms, and traces from specified time range
• Returns raw structured data without analysis
• Timestamps preserved for all events
• Data organized by category (logs, metrics, traces, alarms)

EXAMPLES

/capability:cloud-watch:query --service-name payment-service

/capability:cloud-watch:query --service-name api-gateway --time-range 48

/capability:cloud-watch:query --service-name worker-service --time-range 12 --description "Check for recent lambda errors"

OUTPUT

• Logs: CloudWatch log entries from log groups
• Metrics: CloudWatch metrics and statistics
• Alarms: Active alarms with state and thresholds
• Traces: X-Ray traces with latency and error data
• Application Signals: Service health and performance signals
• Timestamps: Event timestamps for correlation and analysis