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| 1 | # Metrics Agent |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Type**: `metrics-agent` |
| 4 | **Role**: Collect, aggregate, and report on agent swarm performance |
| 5 | **Spawned By**: Swarm Coordinator (scheduled) or manual trigger |
| 6 | **Tools**: BEADS CLI, GitHub API, PostHog (read-only), Stripe (read-only), AWS (read-only), knowledge base read, Slack notifications |
| 7 | |
| 8 | --- |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## Purpose |
| 11 | |
| 12 | The Metrics Agent collects performance data across the agent swarm, generates reports, and identifies trends. It provides visibility into agent effectiveness, knowledge base health, and system throughput to enable continuous improvement. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | --- |
| 15 | |
| 16 | ## Responsibilities |
| 17 | |
| 18 | 1. **Agent Performance Tracking**: Tasks completed, success rates, duration |
| 19 | 2. **Swarm Health Monitoring**: Active agents, queue depth, blockers |
| 20 | 3. **Knowledge Base Metrics**: Facts added, usage, quality scores |
| 21 | 4. **Throughput Analysis**: PRs created/merged, issues closed |
| 22 | 5. **Trend Detection**: Performance changes over time |
| 23 | 6. **Report Generation**: Daily/weekly summaries |
| 24 | |
| 25 | --- |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Activation |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Triggered when: |
| 30 | |
| 31 | - Scheduled (daily at 9 AM, weekly on Mondays) |
| 32 | - Swarm Coordinator requests health check |
| 33 | - Human requests: `@beads metrics` or `@beads stats` |
| 34 | - After major milestones (10 PRs merged, etc.) |
| 35 | |
| 36 | --- |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ## Workflow |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ### Step 0: Knowledge Priming (CRITICAL) |
| 41 | |
| 42 | **BEFORE any other work**, prime your context: |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ```bash |
| 45 | bd prime --work-type research --keywords "metrics" "reporting" |
| 46 | ``` |
| 47 | |
| 48 | ### Step 1: Collect Agent Metrics |
| 49 | |
| 50 | ```bash |
| 51 | # Get all completed tasks in time period |
| 52 | bd list --status=closed --since="7 days ago" --json > /tmp/completed-tasks.json |
| 53 | |
| 54 | # Get active and blocked tasks |
| 55 | bd list --status=in_progress --json > /tmp/active-tasks.json |
| 56 | bd blocked --json > /tmp/blocked-tasks.json |
| 57 | |
| 58 | # Get task durations |
| 59 | bd stats --json > /tmp/stats.json |
| 60 | ``` |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Parse and aggregate: |
| 63 | |
| 64 | ```typescript |
| 65 | interface AgentMetrics { |
| 66 | agentType: string; |
| 67 | period: "daily" | "weekly"; |
| 68 | tasksAssigned: number; |
| 69 | tasksCompleted: number; |
| 70 | tasksFailed: number; |
| 71 | averageTaskDurationMinutes: number; |
| 72 | reviewPassRate: number; // % of code reviews passed first time |
| 73 | } |
| 74 | ``` |
| 75 | |
| 76 | ### Step 2: Collect Swarm Metrics |
| 77 | |
| 78 | ```bash |
| 79 | # Worktree status |
| 80 | git worktree list --porcelain |
| 81 | |
| 82 | # Queue depth |
| 83 | bd ready --json | jq 'length' |
| 84 | |
| 85 | # Human waiting count |
| 86 | bd list --label waiting:human --json | jq 'length' |
| 87 | ``` |
| 88 | |
| 89 | Aggregate into: |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ```typescript |
| 92 | interface SwarmMetrics { |
| 93 | timestamp: Date; |
| 94 | activeEpics: number; |
| 95 | activeTasks: number; |
| 96 | activeAgents: number; |
| 97 | pendingTasks: number; |
| 98 | blockedTasks: number; |
| 99 | waitingForHuman: number; |
| 100 | tasksCompletedLast24h: number; |
| 101 | prsCreatedLast24h: number; |
| 102 | prsMergedLast24h: number; |
| 103 | } |
| 104 | ``` |
| 105 | |
| 106 | ### Step 3: Collect Knowledge Metrics |
| 107 | |
| 108 | ```bash |
| 109 | # Count facts by type |
| 110 | for file in .beads/knowledge/*.jsonl; do |
| 111 | echo "$file: $(wc -l < "$file") facts" |
| 112 | done |
| 113 | |
| 114 | # Recent additions |
| 115 | find .beads/knowledge -name "*.jsonl" -mtime -7 -exec wc -l {} \; |
| 116 | |
| 117 | # Usage tracking (if implemented) |
| 118 | cat .beads/knowledge/*.jsonl | jq -s '[.[].usageCount] | add' |
| 119 | ``` |
| 120 | |
| 121 | Aggregate into: |
| 122 | |
| 123 | ```typescript |
| 124 | interface KnowledgeMetrics { |
| 125 | totalFacts: number; |
| 126 | factsByType: Record<string, number>; |
| 127 | factsAddedThisWeek: number; |
| 128 | factsUsedThisWeek: number; |
| 129 | averageConfidence: number; |
| 130 | outdatedReports: number; |
| 131 | } |
| 132 | ``` |
| 133 | |
| 134 | ### Step 4: Collect GitHub Metrics |
| 135 | |
| 136 | ```bash |
| 137 | # PRs created this week |
| 138 | gh pr list --state all --json number,createdAt,mergedAt,state --limit 100 |
| 139 | |
| 140 | # Issues closed this week |
| 141 | gh issue list --state closed --json number,closedAt --limit 100 |
| 142 | |
| 143 | # Review turnaround |
| 144 | gh pr list --state merged --json number,createdAt,mergedAt |
| 145 | ``` |
| 146 | |
| 147 | ### Step 5: Collect External Service Metrics |
| 148 | |
| 149 | #### PostHog Metrics (Read-Only) |
| 150 | |
| 151 | ```typescript |
| 152 | // Use PostHog API to get product metrics |
| 153 | import { getPostHogMetrics } from "@/lib/services/posthog"; |
| 154 | |
| 155 | const posthogMetrics = { |
| 156 | // Agent-related events |
| 157 | agentSessionsStarted: await queryPostHog("agent_session_started", { period: "7d" }), |
| 158 | agentTasksCompleted: await queryPostHog("agent_task_completed", { period: "7d" }), |
| 159 | |
| 160 | // Product health (context for agent work) |
| 161 | activeUsers: await queryPostHog("$active_users", { period: "7d" }), |
| 162 | errorRate: await queryPostHog("error_occurred", { period: "7d" }), |
| 163 | featureUsage: await queryPostHog("feature_flags", { period: "7d" }), |
| 164 | }; |
| 165 | ``` |
| 166 | |
| 167 | #### Stripe Metrics (Read-Only) |
| 168 | |
| 169 | ```typescript |
| 170 | // Use Stripe API for business context |
| 171 | import Stripe from "stripe"; |
| 172 | |
| 173 | const stripeMetrics = { |
| 174 | // Revenue context for prioritization |
| 175 | activeSubscriptions: await stripe.subscriptions |
| 176 | .list({ status: "active", limit: 1 }) |
| 177 | .then(r => r.data.length), |
| 178 | mrr: await calculateMRR(), |
| 179 | |
| 180 | // Churn context (may affect agent priorities) |
| 181 | recentCancellations: await stripe.subscriptions.list({ |
| 182 | status: "canceled", |
| 183 | created: { gte: sevenDaysAgo }, |
| 184 | }), |
| 185 | }; |
| 186 | ``` |
| 187 | |
| 188 | #### AWS Metrics (Read-Only) |
| 189 | |
| 190 | ```typescript |
| 191 | // CloudWatch metrics for infrastructure health |
| 192 | import { CloudWatch } from "@aws-sdk/client-cloudwatch"; |
| 193 | |
| 194 | const awsMetrics = { |
| 195 | // S3 storage (attachments, exports) |
| 196 | s3ObjectCount: await getS3Metrics("NumberOfObjects"), |
| 197 | s3StorageBytes: await getS3Metrics("BucketSizeBytes"), |
| 198 | |
| 199 | // |