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Investigate Gram production health and post a digest to Slack

speakeasy-api By speakeasy-api schedule Updated 4/20/2026
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name: datadog-insights description: Investigate Gram production health and post a digest to Slack

Gram Production Health Digest

You are producing a health report for Gram's production services. The report must be actionable and visually structured — critical issues must stand out immediately, tabular data must use code blocks, and every section must be separated by a divider.

Before starting: activate the datadog skill for Gram service names, MCP tools, and query guidelines.

⚠️ MANDATORY FORMAT RULES — READ BEFORE COMPOSING THE MESSAGE:

  1. Every major section MUST be preceded by a Unicode divider line: ────────────────────────────────────── on its own line, with a blank line above and below.
  2. Top endpoints, error type breakdowns, and latency tables MUST use triple-backtick code blocks — never bullet points for tabular data.
  3. Code block tables must have aligned columns using spaces. Minimum widths: endpoint 38 chars, count 8 chars, err% 6 chars, p95 8 chars.
  4. Each monitor in alert MUST get its own paragraph — never combine multiple monitors into one block.
  5. Do NOT collapse or omit data to save space. If there are 8 monitors, show all 8.

Step 1: Check for critical issues first

These take priority over everything else. If any exist, they become the top of the digest.

  1. Open incidents — search_datadog_incidents for state:(active OR stable) in the last 24h
  2. Monitors in alert — search_datadog_monitors with query status:alert (notification:slack-Speakeasy-gram-oncall OR notification:slack-oncall-gram). This filters to Gram-only monitors. Never include monitors that don't notify one of these two channels.
  3. Error spikes — Use analyze_datadog_logs with SQL:
    SELECT service, status, count(*) FROM logs GROUP BY service, status ORDER BY count(*) DESC
    Filter: env:prod status:(error OR critical OR alert OR emergency), last 24h. Compare the last 6h vs. the previous 18h to detect spikes.

If there are critical issues, investigate each one:

  • Get a sample of the actual error logs (search_datadog_logs)
  • Follow trace IDs with get_datadog_trace to find root causes
  • Grep in server/internal/ for the error message to find the source code location

For top error message breakdown, use analyze_datadog_logs:

SELECT message, count(*) as cnt
FROM logs
WHERE service = 'gram-server' AND status IN ('error', 'critical')
GROUP BY message
ORDER BY cnt DESC
LIMIT 10

Step 2: Top endpoints by traffic

Use search_datadog_spans for service:gram-server env:prod over the last 24h, or:

sum:trace.http.server.request.hits{service:gram-server,env:prod} by {resource_name}.rollup(sum, 86400)

Collect the top 10 endpoints with:

  • Request count
  • Error rate (% of requests returning 4xx/5xx)
  • p95 latency

Step 3: Traffic volume and trends

Compare traffic between two 12h windows:

  1. Current 12h: from: now-12h, to: now
  2. Previous 12h: from: now-24h, to: now-12h

Use get_datadog_metric with:

sum:trace.http.server.request.hits{service:gram-server,env:prod}.rollup(sum, 43200)

Report:

  • Total requests in the last 24h
  • % change between the two 12h periods (flag if > 30% change)
  • Per-service breakdown (gram-server, gram-worker, gram, fly)

Step 4: Latency analysis

p50:trace.http.server.request{service:gram-server,env:prod} by {resource_name}
p95:trace.http.server.request{service:gram-server,env:prod} by {resource_name}
p99:trace.http.server.request{service:gram-server,env:prod} by {resource_name}

Over the last 24h with .rollup(avg, 86400).

Report:

  • Global latency: p50, p95, p99 across all endpoints
  • Slowest 5 endpoints by p95 latency (with their p50 for comparison)
  • Flag any endpoint where p95 > 2s or p99 > 5s

Step 5: Create a Datadog Notebook

Call create_datadog_notebook with name "Gram Health Digest — <DAY> <DATE>" (e.g. "Gram Health Digest — Fri 2026-03-27"). Use absolute_time: true with start_time = 24h ago and end_time = now. One notebook is created per run — old ones accumulate and can be manually deleted periodically.

The notebook cells must be wrapped in {"cells": [...]}. Include:

  1. Summary markdown cell:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "markdown",
      "text": "One paragraph verdict with key numbers."
    }
  }
}
  2. Error rate timeseries cell:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "timeseries",
      "title": "gram-server Error Rate (1h buckets)",
      "requests": [
        {
          "q": "sum:trace.http.server.request.errors{service:gram-server,env:prod}.rollup(sum, 3600)",
          "display_type": "bars",
          "style": { "palette": "warm" }
        }
      ],
      "show_legend": true,
      "yaxis": { "scale": "linear" },
      "markers": [
        {
          "value": "y = 500",
          "display_type": "warning dashed",
          "label": "Elevated"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
  3. Traffic volume timeseries cell:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "timeseries",
      "title": "gram-server Traffic Volume (1h buckets)",
      "requests": [
        {
          "q": "sum:trace.http.server.request.hits{service:gram-server,env:prod}.rollup(sum, 3600)",
          "display_type": "area",
          "style": { "palette": "dog_classic" }
        }
      ],
      "show_legend": true,
      "yaxis": { "scale": "linear" }
    }
  }
}
  4. p95 latency by endpoint timeseries cell:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "timeseries",
      "title": "Top Endpoint p95 Latency",
      "requests": [
        {
          "q": "p95:trace.http.server.request{service:gram-server,env:prod} by {resource_name}.rollup(avg, 3600)",
          "display_type": "line",
          "style": { "palette": "dog_classic" }
        }
      ],
      "show_legend": true,
      "yaxis": { "scale": "linear" },
      "markers": [
        {
          "value": "y = 2",
          "display_type": "error dashed",
          "label": "2s threshold"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
  5. gram-worker error rate timeseries cell:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "timeseries",
      "title": "gram-worker Error Rate (1h buckets)",
      "requests": [
        {
          "q": "sum:trace.http.server.request.errors{service:gram-worker,env:prod}.rollup(sum, 3600)",
          "display_type": "bars",
          "style": { "palette": "warm" }
        }
      ],
      "show_legend": true,
      "yaxis": { "scale": "linear" }
    }
  }
}
  6. gram (frontend) trace errors timeseries cell — gram is an APM service, so use trace metrics:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "timeseries",
      "title": "gram (frontend) Trace Errors (1h buckets)",
      "requests": [
        {
          "q": "sum:trace.http.server.request.errors{service:gram,env:prod}.rollup(sum, 3600)",
          "display_type": "bars",
          "style": { "palette": "warm" }
        }
      ],
      "show_legend": true,
      "yaxis": { "scale": "linear" }
    }
  }
}
  7. fly (functions) error log stream cell — fly is a log source (not an APM service), so use a log stream, not a trace metric:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "log_stream",
      "title": "fly (functions) Error Logs (24h)",
      "query": "source:fly env:prod status:error",
      "columns": ["timestamp", "host", "message"],
      "message_display": "inline",
      "show_date_column": true,
      "show_message_column": true,
      "sort": { "column": "timestamp", "order": "desc" }
    }
  }
}
  8. Slow endpoints + top errors markdown table cell with the real data from Steps 1–4.
  9. All Gram services error log stream cell — includes source:fly for Gram Functions logs:
    {
  "type": "notebook_cells",
  "attributes": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "log_stream",
      "query": "(service:(gram-server OR gram-worker OR gram) OR source:fly) env:prod status:error",
      "columns": ["timestamp", "host", "service", "message"],
      "message_display": "inline",
      "show_date_column": true,
      "show_message_column": true,
      "sort": { "column": "timestamp", "order": "desc" }
    }
  }
}

Save the notebook URL — you will link it in the Slack message footer.

Step 6: Write a recommendation

Based on all the data gathered, write one concrete recommendation for the on-call engineer. Be specific:

  • If errors are spiking: name the error type, the likely cause based on code grep, and the first action to take.
  • If a slow endpoint is flagged: name it and suggest where to look (query, external call, etc.).
  • If everything is healthy: say "No action needed. Monitor X for Y."
  • If errors are declining: say so and advise continued monitoring.

This recommendation goes into the Slack message as a dedicated section.

Step 7: Compose the Slack Block Kit message

Build a list of Block Kit blocks. The message is structured around the 4 Golden Signals: Alerts → Errors → Traffic → Latency.

Formatting rules

  • Prose and bullet lists: use mrkdwn bullet points (•) with inline backtick formatting for endpoint/service names
  • Tabular data (error type breakdowns, endpoint tables, latency tables): use triple-backtick code blocks inside section mrkdwn text — they render as aligned monospace in Slack and are much more readable than bullet points for columnar data
  • Verdict: use a section with fields (2-column grid) — never a context block, which is too small to notice

Verdict emoji rules

  • 🔴 if any active incidents or monitors in ALERT state
  • 🟡 if elevated error rates (>1.5x normal), notable latency, or monitors in WARNING/ALERT state
  • 🟢 if everything looks healthy

Block structure (in order)

1. Header

{
  "type": "header",
  "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Gram Health Digest — <DAY> <DATE>" }
}

2. Verdict — section with fields (2-column grid)

Always 6 fields: Status, Monitors in Alert, Errors (24h), Traffic (24h), Latency p95, Slow Endpoints.

{
  "type": "section",
  "fields": [
    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Status*\n<VERDICT_EMOJI> <one-word status>" },
    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Monitors in Alert*\n<N (name)> or 0 🟢" },
    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Errors (24h)*\n<count> · ↑<Nx> last 6h" },
    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Traffic (24h)*\n~<Xk> · <↑/↓pct%> last 12h" },
    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Latency p95*\n<Xms> (global)" },
    {
      "type": "mrkdwn",
      "text": "*Slow Endpoints*\n<N endpoints > 2s> or All healthy 🟢"
    }
  ]
}

Follow with a divider.

3. 🚨 Alerts (omit section entirely if no monitors in alert)

Each monitor gets its own paragraph. Do NOT combine monitors.

{
  "type": "section",
  "text": {
    "type": "mrkdwn",
    "text": "🚨 *Alerts*\n🔴 *<Monitor name>*\n<What it means and why it matters>\n*Notifying:* `#<channel>`\n\n🔴 *<Next monitor name>*\n<What it means>\n*Notifying:* `#<channel>`"
  }
}

Follow with a divider.

4. ❌ Errors

Bullet prose for per-service summary, then a code block table for top error types.

{"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "❌ *Errors*\n• `gram-server`: X errors in last 6h (Y/h) vs Z/h prior — *~Nx spike*\n• `gram-worker`: N errors (stable)\n• `gram` (frontend): N (stable)\n• `fly` (functions): 0 🟢\n\n*Top error types — gram-server (24h):*\n```\nmessage                                      count    pct\nnot found                                      402  31.4%\ntoken value is empty for bearer auth           270  21.1%\nmissing value for env var in api key auth       74   5.8%\nHTTP roundtrip failed                           70   5.5%\nno MCP install page metadata for toolset        65   5.1%\n```"}}

Follow with a divider.

5. 📊 Traffic

Bullet prose for trend, then a code block table for top endpoints by volume.

{"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "📊 *Traffic*\n• Previous 12h: ~Xk requests\n• Current 12h: ~Xk requests — *↑Y%* ⚠️ (flag if >30%)\n• Total 24h: ~Xk\n\n*Top endpoints by volume (24h):*\n```\nendpoint                                          hits\nPOST /mcp/{mcpSlug}                            103,784\nPOST /rpc/hooks.otel/v1/logs                    16,824\nPOST /rpc/hooks.claude                          14,956\nGET  /mcp/{mcpSlug}                             14,454\nGET  /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource       6,789\n```"}}

Follow with a divider.

6. ⏱️ Latency

If any endpoint has p95 > 2s, use a code block table for slow endpoints. Always include "approaching threshold" if any endpoints are 1–2s p95.

{"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "⏱️ *Latency*\n*Global:* p50: Xms · p95: Xms · p99: Xms\n\n*Slow endpoints (p95 > 2s):*\n```\nendpoint                           p95       p50   hits\nGET /rpc/toolsets.listfororg     7,275ms  5,766ms    57  ⚠️\nGET /rpc/usage.getperiodusage    5,173ms  3,403ms    49  ⚠️\nPOST /chat/completions           4,713ms  2,615ms    15  (AI)\n```\n*Approaching threshold (p95 > 1s):*\n```\nGET /rpc/environments.list       1,406ms             57\nGET /rpc/access.listgrants       1,281ms             84\n```"}}

If all endpoints are fast:

{
  "type": "section",
  "text": {
    "type": "mrkdwn",
    "text": "⏱️ *Latency* — All endpoints healthy. p50: Xms · p95: Xms · p99: Xms 🟢"
  }
}

Follow with a divider.

7. Recommendation

{
  "type": "section",
  "text": {
    "type": "mrkdwn",
    "text": "💡 *Recommendation*\n<Specific, concrete recommendation for the on-call engineer. One or two sentences. Name the action and where to look.>"
  }
}

Follow with a divider.

8. Footer — links to Datadog notebook and skill source

{
  "type": "context",
  "elements": [
    {
      "type": "mrkdwn",
      "text": "🔴 Critical  🟡 Warning  🟢 Healthy  |  <NOTEBOOK_URL|View in Datadog>  |  <https://github.com/speakeasy-api/gram/blob/main/.claude/skills/datadog-insights/SKILL.md|Skill source>"
    }
  ]
}

Replace NOTEBOOK_URL with the actual notebook URL from Step 5.

Step 8: Post to Slack

Write and run this Python script via Bash. Post to #gram-datadog-insights by default, unless a different channel was specified in the prompt.

import json, urllib.request, os, datetime

now_utc = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
digest_date = now_utc.strftime("%a %b %-d")  # e.g. "Mon Apr 20"

env_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/gram/.env")
token = None
with open(env_path) as f:
    for line in f:
        if line.startswith("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="):
            token = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip().strip('"').strip("'")
            break
if not token:
    raise RuntimeError("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN not found in ~/.config/gram/.env")

channel = "C0AKLE930BX"  # #gram-datadog-insights — override with channel name if specified in prompt

blocks = []  # replace with actual Block Kit blocks from Step 7 — use f"Gram Health Digest — {digest_date}" in the header block

def slack_post(payload):
    data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
    req = urllib.request.Request(
        "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
        data=data,
        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
        method="POST",
    )
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
        return json.loads(resp.read())

result = slack_post({
    "channel": channel,
    "text": "Gram Health Digest",
    "blocks": blocks,
})
if not result.get("ok"):
    raise RuntimeError(f"Slack error: {result}")

ts = result["ts"]
reply = slack_post({
    "channel": channel,
    "thread_ts": ts,
    "text": "<!subteam^S09EXM6DPCY|dev-mcp-oncall>",
})
if not reply.get("ok"):
    raise RuntimeError(f"Thread reply error: {reply}")

print(f"✓ Posted to {channel} (ts={ts}), oncall tagged in thread")

MANDATORY RULES — never violate:

  • Post ALL content as ONE main message. Never split the digest across multiple messages.
  • NEVER send test or placeholder messages. Only post if you have real data from Step 1.
  • The thread reply must contain ONLY the oncall tag — nothing else.
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