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Observability Ops

Operations observability

Observability is the primary signal layer for detecting and responding to system issues quickly.

Signals to monitor

  • API error rate and dominant status codes.
  • Critical endpoint latency trends.
  • Queue/scheduler health.
  • Growth of domain-critical error logs.

Operational practice

  • Set realistic alert thresholds.
  • Link alerts to concrete runbook actions.
  • Keep incident timelines for postmortems.

Suggested artifacts

Daily health dashboard, slow-query logs, and recurring-alert backlog for prioritization.