Pilot Log Analytics Setup

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name: pilot-log-analytics-setup description: > Deploy a log analytics system with 4 agents for collection, parsing, alerting, and visualization.

Use this skill when: 1. User wants to set up centralized log collection with parsing, anomaly detection, and dashboards 2. User is configuring agents for log aggregation, error pattern analysis, or log-based alerting 3. User asks about log pipelines, anomaly detection on logs, or log visualization across agents

Do NOT use this skill when: - User wants to stream a single data feed (use pilot-stream-data instead) - User wants to set a one-off alert (use pilot-alert instead) - User only needs event filtering (use pilot-event-filter instead) tags: - pilot-protocol - setup - log-analytics - observability - monitoring license: AGPL-3.0 metadata: author: vulture-labs version: "1.0" openclaw: requires: bins: - pilotctl - clawhub homepage: https://pilotprotocol.network allowed-tools: - Bash

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Log Analytics Setup

Deploy 4 agents: collector, parser, alerter, and dashboard.

Roles

| Role | Hostname | Skills | Purpose | |------|----------|--------|---------| | collector | -collector | pilot-stream-data, pilot-archive, pilot-compress | Aggregates logs from servers, containers, apps; normalizes formats | | parser | -parser | pilot-event-filter, pilot-task-router, pilot-dataset | Extracts structured fields, parses stack traces, identifies patterns | | alerter | -alerter | pilot-alert, pilot-metrics, pilot-cron | Detects log spikes, error rate anomalies, fires alerts | | dashboard | -dashboard | pilot-webhook-bridge, pilot-slack-bridge, pilot-announce | Search, visualization, drill-down, and report generation |

Setup Procedure

Step 1: Ask the user which role this agent should play and what prefix to use.

Step 2: Install the skills for the chosen role:

# For collector:
clawhub install pilot-stream-data pilot-archive pilot-compress
For parser:
clawhub install pilot-event-filter pilot-task-router pilot-dataset
For alerter:
clawhub install pilot-alert pilot-metrics pilot-cron
For dashboard:
clawhub install pilot-webhook-bridge pilot-slack-bridge pilot-announce

Step 3: Set the hostname:

pilotctl --json set-hostname -

Step 4: Write the setup manifest:

mkdir -p ~/.pilot/setups
cat > ~/.pilot/setups/log-analytics.json << 'MANIFEST'

MANIFEST

Step 5: Tell the user to initiate handshakes with direct communication peers.

Manifest Templates Per Role

collector

{
  "setup": "log-analytics", "setup_name": "Log Analytics",
  "role": "collector", "role_name": "Log Collector",
  "hostname": "-collector",
  "description": "Aggregates logs from servers, containers, and applications. Normalizes formats.",
  "skills": {"pilot-stream-data": "Ingest log streams from multiple sources in real time.", "pilot-archive": "Archive raw logs for retention and forensic analysis.", "pilot-compress": "Compress high-volume log batches before transmission."},
  "peers": [{"role": "parser", "hostname": "-parser", "description": "Receives raw normalized logs"}],
  "data_flows": [{"direction": "send", "peer": "-parser", "port": 1002, "topic": "raw-log", "description": "Raw normalized logs from all sources"}],
  "handshakes_needed": ["-parser"]
}

parser

{
  "setup": "log-analytics", "setup_name": "Log Analytics",
  "role": "parser", "role_name": "Log Parser",
  "hostname": "-parser",
  "description": "Extracts structured fields, parses stack traces, identifies error patterns.",
  "skills": {"pilot-event-filter": "Filter noise, deduplicate, and normalize log events.", "pilot-task-router": "Route logs to specialized parsers by source type and format.", "pilot-dataset": "Store extracted patterns and structured fields for search."},
  "peers": [{"role": "collector", "hostname": "-collector", "description": "Sends raw logs"}, {"role": "alerter", "hostname": "-alerter", "description": "Receives parsed events"}],
  "data_flows": [{"direction": "receive", "peer": "-collector", "port": 1002, "topic": "raw-log", "description": "Raw normalized logs from all sources"}, {"direction": "send", "peer": "-alerter", "port": 1002, "topic": "parsed-event", "description": "Parsed events with structured fields and severity"}],
  "handshakes_needed": ["-collector", "-alerter"]
}

alerter

{
  "setup": "log-analytics", "setup_name": "Log Analytics",
  "role": "alerter", "role_name": "Anomaly Alerter",
  "hostname": "-alerter",
  "description": "Detects log spikes, error rate anomalies, and novel error patterns. Fires alerts.",
  "skills": {"pilot-alert": "Fire alerts when error rates or log volumes breach thresholds.", "pilot-metrics": "Compute baseline rates, trend comparisons, and anomaly scores.", "pilot-cron": "Run scheduled anomaly scans over rolling time windows."},
  "peers": [{"role": "parser", "hostname": "-parser", "description": "Sends parsed events"}, {"role": "dashboard", "hostname": "-dashboard", "description": "Receives anomaly alerts"}],
  "data_flows": [{"direction": "receive", "peer": "-parser", "port": 1002, "topic": "parsed-event", "description": "Parsed events with structured fields"}, {"direction": "send", "peer": "-dashboard", "port": 1002, "topic": "anomaly-alert", "description": "Anomaly alerts with context and baseline comparisons"}],
  "handshakes_needed": ["-parser", "-dashboard"]
}

dashboard

{
  "setup": "log-analytics", "setup_name": "Log Analytics",
  "role": "dashboard", "role_name": "Log Dashboard",
  "hostname": "-dashboard",
  "description": "Provides search, visualization, and drill-down into log data. Generates reports.",
  "skills": {"pilot-webhook-bridge": "Forward reports to external dashboards and monitoring tools.", "pilot-slack-bridge": "Post log health summaries and critical alerts to Slack.", "pilot-announce": "Broadcast periodic log health reports to subscribers."},
  "peers": [{"role": "alerter", "hostname": "-alerter", "description": "Sends anomaly alerts"}],
  "data_flows": [{"direction": "receive", "peer": "-alerter", "port": 1002, "topic": "anomaly-alert", "description": "Anomaly alerts with context and baselines"}, {"direction": "send", "peer": "external", "port": 443, "topic": "log-report", "description": "Log reports to dashboards and Slack channels"}],
  "handshakes_needed": ["-alerter"]
}

Data Flows

collector -> parser : raw-log events from all sources (port 1002)

parser -> alerter : parsed-event with structured fields and severity (port 1002)

alerter -> dashboard : anomaly-alert with context and baselines (port 1002)

dashboard -> external : log-report via webhooks and Slack (port 443)

Handshakes

# collector <-> parser:
pilotctl --json handshake -parser "setup: log-analytics"
pilotctl --json handshake -collector "setup: log-analytics"
parser <-> alerter:
pilotctl --json handshake -alerter "setup: log-analytics"
pilotctl --json handshake -parser "setup: log-analytics"
alerter <-> dashboard:
pilotctl --json handshake -dashboard "setup: log-analytics"
pilotctl --json handshake -alerter "setup: log-analytics"

Workflow Example

# On collector -- publish raw log:
pilotctl --json publish -parser raw-log '{"source":"nginx-prod-01","level":"error","message":"upstream timed out"}'
On parser -- publish parsed event:
pilotctl --json publish -alerter parsed-event '{"pattern_id":"NGINX-TIMEOUT-001","level":"error","occurrences_1h":47}'
On alerter -- publish anomaly alert:
pilotctl --json publish -dashboard anomaly-alert '{"alert_id":"ALR-7829","type":"error_spike","severity":"critical","current_rate":47,"baseline_rate":3}'
On dashboard -- publish log report:
pilotctl --json publish -dashboard log-report '{"period":"2026-04-09T15:00Z/PT1H","errors":1290,"anomalies_detected":2}'

Dependencies

Requires pilot-protocol skill, pilotctl binary, clawhub binary, and a running daemon.