aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

Name: aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch
Author: giuseppe-trisciuoglio

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How to install aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch?

giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

$npx -y skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

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Provides AWS CloudFormation patterns for CloudWatch monitoring, metrics, alarms, dashboards, logs, and observability. Use when creating CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, log subscriptions, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, Application Signals, and impleme

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1	# AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch Monitoring
2
3	## Overview
4
5	Creates CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure using CloudFormation templates: metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, and Application Signals.
6
7	## When to Use
8
9	- Creating CloudWatch metrics and alarms for production infrastructure
10	- Building CloudWatch dashboards for multi-region visualization
11	- Implementing log groups with retention, encryption, and metric filters
12	- Configuring anomaly detection and composite alarms
13	- Setting up cross-stack references with Parameters and Outputs
14	- Validating and deploying monitoring stacks with CloudFormation
15
16	## Instructions
17
18	Follow these steps to create CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure with CloudFormation:
19
20	### 1. Define Alarm Parameters
21
22	Specify metric namespaces, dimensions, and threshold values:
23
24	```yaml
25	Parameters:
26	ErrorRateThreshold:
27	Type: Number
28	Default: 5
29	Description: Error rate threshold for alarms (percentage)
30
31	LatencyThreshold:
32	Type: Number
33	Default: 1000
34	Description: Latency threshold in milliseconds
35
36	CpuUtilizationThreshold:
37	Type: Number
38	Default: 80
39	Description: CPU utilization threshold (percentage)
40
41	LogRetentionDays:
42	Type: Number
43	Default: 30
44	AllowedValues:
45	- 1
46	- 3
47	- 7
48	- 14
49	- 30
50	- 60
51	- 90
52	- 120
53	- 365
54	Description: Number of days to retain log events
55	```
56
57	### 2. Create CloudWatch Alarms
58
59	Set up alarms for CPU, memory, disk, and custom metrics:
60
61	```yaml
62	Resources:
63	HighCpuAlarm:
64	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
65	Properties:
66	AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-high-cpu"
67	AlarmDescription: Trigger when CPU utilization exceeds threshold
68	MetricName: CPUUtilization
69	Namespace: AWS/EC2
70	Dimensions:
71	- Name: InstanceId
72	Value: !Ref InstanceId
73	Statistic: Average
74	Period: 60
75	EvaluationPeriods: 3
76	Threshold: !Ref CpuUtilizationThreshold
77	ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
78	AlarmActions:
79	- !Ref AlarmTopic
80
81	ErrorRateAlarm:
82	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
83	Properties:
84	AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-error-rate"
85	MetricName: ErrorRate
86	Namespace: !Ref CustomNamespace
87	Dimensions:
88	- Name: Service
89	Value: !Ref ServiceName
90	Statistic: Average
91	Period: 60
92	EvaluationPeriods: 5
93	Threshold: !Ref ErrorRateThreshold
94	ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
95	```
96
97	### 3. Configure Alarm Actions
98
99	Define SNS topics for notification delivery:
100
101	```yaml
102	Resources:
103	AlarmNotificationTopic:
104	Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
105	Properties:
106	DisplayName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
107	TopicName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
108
109	AlarmTopicPolicy:
110	Type: AWS::SNS::TopicPolicy
111	Properties:
112	PolicyDocument:
113	Statement:
114	- Effect: Allow
115	Principal:
116	Service: cloudwatch.amazonaws.com
117	Action: sns:Publish
118	Resource: !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
119	Topics:
120	- !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
121	```
122
123	### 4. Create Dashboards
124
125	Build visualization widgets for metrics across resources:
126
127	```yaml
128	Resources:
129	MonitoringDashboard:
130	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
131	Properties:
132	DashboardName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-dashboard"
133	DashboardBody: !Sub \|
134	{
135	"widgets": [
136	{
137	"type": "metric",
138	"x": 0,
139	"y": 0,
140	"width": 12,
141	"height": 6,
142	"properties": {
143	"title": "CPU Utilization",
144	"metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization", "InstanceId", "${InstanceId}"]],
145	"period": 300,
146	"stat": "Average",
147	"region": "${AWS::Region}"
148	}
149	}
150	]
151	}
152	```
153
154	### 5. Set Up Log Groups
155
156	Configure retention policies and encryption settings:
157
158	```yaml
159	Resources:
160	ApplicationLogGroup:
161	Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
162	Properties:
163	LogGroupName: !Sub "/aws/applications/${Environment}/${ApplicationName}"
164	RetentionInDays: !Ref LogRetentionDays
165	KmsKeyId: !Ref LogEncryptionKey
166	```
167
168	### 6. Implement Metric Filters
169
170	Create metrics from log data:
171
172	```yaml
173	Resources:
174	ErrorMetricFilter:
175	Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
176	Properties:
177	LogGroupName: !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
178	FilterPattern: '[level="ERROR", m

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giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

$npx -y skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

Installs into the current project.

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SKILL.md

1	# AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch Monitoring
2
3	## Overview
4
5	Creates CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure using CloudFormation templates: metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, and Application Signals.
6
7	## When to Use
8
9	- Creating CloudWatch metrics and alarms for production infrastructure
10	- Building CloudWatch dashboards for multi-region visualization
11	- Implementing log groups with retention, encryption, and metric filters
12	- Configuring anomaly detection and composite alarms
13	- Setting up cross-stack references with Parameters and Outputs
14	- Validating and deploying monitoring stacks with CloudFormation
15
16	## Instructions
17
18	Follow these steps to create CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure with CloudFormation:
19
20	### 1. Define Alarm Parameters
21
22	Specify metric namespaces, dimensions, and threshold values:
23
24	```yaml
25	Parameters:
26	ErrorRateThreshold:
27	Type: Number
28	Default: 5
29	Description: Error rate threshold for alarms (percentage)
30
31	LatencyThreshold:
32	Type: Number
33	Default: 1000
34	Description: Latency threshold in milliseconds
35
36	CpuUtilizationThreshold:
37	Type: Number
38	Default: 80
39	Description: CPU utilization threshold (percentage)
40
41	LogRetentionDays:
42	Type: Number
43	Default: 30
44	AllowedValues:
45	- 1
46	- 3
47	- 7
48	- 14
49	- 30
50	- 60
51	- 90
52	- 120
53	- 365
54	Description: Number of days to retain log events
55	```
56
57	### 2. Create CloudWatch Alarms
58
59	Set up alarms for CPU, memory, disk, and custom metrics:
60
61	```yaml
62	Resources:
63	HighCpuAlarm:
64	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
65	Properties:
66	AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-high-cpu"
67	AlarmDescription: Trigger when CPU utilization exceeds threshold
68	MetricName: CPUUtilization
69	Namespace: AWS/EC2
70	Dimensions:
71	- Name: InstanceId
72	Value: !Ref InstanceId
73	Statistic: Average
74	Period: 60
75	EvaluationPeriods: 3
76	Threshold: !Ref CpuUtilizationThreshold
77	ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
78	AlarmActions:
79	- !Ref AlarmTopic
80
81	ErrorRateAlarm:
82	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
83	Properties:
84	AlarmName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-error-rate"
85	MetricName: ErrorRate
86	Namespace: !Ref CustomNamespace
87	Dimensions:
88	- Name: Service
89	Value: !Ref ServiceName
90	Statistic: Average
91	Period: 60
92	EvaluationPeriods: 5
93	Threshold: !Ref ErrorRateThreshold
94	ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
95	```
96
97	### 3. Configure Alarm Actions
98
99	Define SNS topics for notification delivery:
100
101	```yaml
102	Resources:
103	AlarmNotificationTopic:
104	Type: AWS::SNS::Topic
105	Properties:
106	DisplayName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
107	TopicName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-alarms"
108
109	AlarmTopicPolicy:
110	Type: AWS::SNS::TopicPolicy
111	Properties:
112	PolicyDocument:
113	Statement:
114	- Effect: Allow
115	Principal:
116	Service: cloudwatch.amazonaws.com
117	Action: sns:Publish
118	Resource: !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
119	Topics:
120	- !Ref AlarmNotificationTopic
121	```
122
123	### 4. Create Dashboards
124
125	Build visualization widgets for metrics across resources:
126
127	```yaml
128	Resources:
129	MonitoringDashboard:
130	Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
131	Properties:
132	DashboardName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}-dashboard"
133	DashboardBody: !Sub \|
134	{
135	"widgets": [
136	{
137	"type": "metric",
138	"x": 0,
139	"y": 0,
140	"width": 12,
141	"height": 6,
142	"properties": {
143	"title": "CPU Utilization",
144	"metrics": [["AWS/EC2", "CPUUtilization", "InstanceId", "${InstanceId}"]],
145	"period": 300,
146	"stat": "Average",
147	"region": "${AWS::Region}"
148	}
149	}
150	]
151	}
152	```
153
154	### 5. Set Up Log Groups
155
156	Configure retention policies and encryption settings:
157
158	```yaml
159	Resources:
160	ApplicationLogGroup:
161	Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup
162	Properties:
163	LogGroupName: !Sub "/aws/applications/${Environment}/${ApplicationName}"
164	RetentionInDays: !Ref LogRetentionDays
165	KmsKeyId: !Ref LogEncryptionKey
166	```
167
168	### 6. Implement Metric Filters
169
170	Create metrics from log data:
171
172	```yaml
173	Resources:
174	ErrorMetricFilter:
175	Type: AWS::Logs::MetricFilter
176	Properties:
177	LogGroupName: !Ref ApplicationLogGroup
178	FilterPattern: '[level="ERROR", m

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