PostgreSQL monitoring - metrics, alerting, observability
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January 21, 2026
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.claude/skills/postgresql-monitoring/# PostgreSQL Monitoring Skill
> Atomic skill for performance monitoring
## Overview
Production-ready patterns for metrics collection, alerting, and observability.
## Prerequisites
- PostgreSQL 16+
- pg_stat_statements extension
- Optional: Prometheus, Grafana
## Parameters
```yaml
parameters:
operation:
type: string
required: true
enum: [collect_metrics, setup_alerting, diagnose]
metric_type:
type: string
enum: [connections, queries, replication, storage]
```
## Quick Reference
### Key Queries
```sql
-- Connection stats
SELECT count(*), state FROM pg_stat_activity GROUP BY state;
-- Slow queries
SELECT query, mean_exec_time FROM pg_stat_statements
ORDER BY mean_exec_time DESC LIMIT 10;
-- Cache hit ratio
SELECT round(100.0 * sum(heap_blks_hit) /
nullif(sum(heap_blks_hit + heap_blks_read), 0), 2) as ratio
FROM pg_statio_user_tables;
-- Table sizes
SELECT tablename, pg_size_pretty(pg_total_relation_size(tablename::regclass))
FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = 'public' ORDER BY pg_total_relation_size(tablename::regclass) DESC;
-- Replication lag
SELECT client_addr, pg_size_pretty(pg_wal_lsn_diff(sent_lsn, replay_lsn)) as lag
FROM pg_stat_replication;
```
### Critical Thresholds
| Metric | Warning | Critical |
|--------|---------|----------|
| Connections | 80% max | 95% max |
| Cache hit | < 99% | < 95% |
| Replication lag | > 1MB | > 100MB |
| Dead tuples | > 10K | > 100K |
### Prometheus Exporter
```yaml
postgres-exporter:
image: prometheuscommunity/postgres-exporter
environment:
DATA_SOURCE_NAME: "postgresql://monitor:pass@postgres:5432/postgres"
```
## Troubleshooting
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---------|-------|----------|
| No stats | Extension missing | CREATE EXTENSION pg_stat_statements |
| Old metrics | Stats not reset | pg_stat_statements_reset() |
| High connections | Leak or surge | Check application |
## Usage
```
Skill("postgresql-monitoring")
```