aitbc/docs/scenarios/54_monitoring_and_metrics.md

Monitoring and Metrics for hermes Agents

Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Basic CLI knowledge, AITBC CLI installed, coordinator-api running
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Last Updated: 2026-05-27
Version: 1.0

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🎯 See Also:

• 📖 Previous Scenario: 53 Cross-Chain Operations
• 📖 Next Scenario: 55 Resource Management
• 📖 Related: 15 Blockchain Monitoring
• 📖 Related: 18 Analytics Collection
• ⚙️ Monitor Documentation: CLI Monitor Commands

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📚 Scenario Overview

This scenario demonstrates how hermes agents use monitoring and metrics commands to track system health, collect performance data, configure alerts, and manage webhook notifications. Monitoring enables agents to maintain operational awareness, respond to issues proactively, and optimize resource utilization.

Use Case

An hermes agent needs to:

• Monitor real-time system health via dashboard
• Collect and analyze system metrics over time
• Configure alerts for critical events
• Set up webhook notifications for external systems
• Track incentive campaign performance
• Analyze historical data trends

What You'll Learn

• Launch real-time monitoring dashboard
• Collect system metrics with configurable time periods
• Configure monitoring alerts with webhooks
• Manage webhook notifications
• Track incentive campaign performance
• Analyze historical data trends
• Export metrics for external analysis

Features Combined

• Real-time Dashboard: Live system health monitoring
• Metrics Collection: Coordinator, job, and miner metrics
• Alert Management: Configure and test alerts
• Webhook Integration: External notification system
• Campaign Tracking: Incentive campaign performance
• Historical Analysis: Trend analysis over time

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📋 Prerequisites

Knowledge Required

• Basic command-line interface usage
• Understanding of system monitoring concepts
• AITBC CLI installed and accessible
• coordinator-api running (for dashboard and metrics)

System Requirements

• AITBC CLI installed
• coordinator-api running (http://127.0.0.1:18000)
• Rich terminal library installed (for dashboard)
• Write access to ~/.aitbc/ directory for alerts/webhooks

Setup Required

• coordinator-api running and accessible
• Config file with coordinator_url set
• API key configured (if required by coordinator)

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🚀 Quick Start

# Launch real-time dashboard
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 5

# Collect system metrics
aitbc monitor metrics --period 24h

# Configure an alert
aitbc monitor alerts add --name low-balance --type low_balance --threshold 100

# List configured alerts
aitbc monitor alerts list

# Add webhook notification
aitbc monitor webhooks add --name slack --url https://hooks.slack.com/...

# View campaign performance
aitbc monitor campaigns --status active

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📖 Detailed Steps

Step 1: Launch Real-Time Dashboard

Monitor system health in real-time:

# Launch dashboard with 5-second refresh
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 5

# Run for 60 seconds then exit
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 5 --duration 60

Expected Output:

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ AITBC Dashboard ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Refreshing every 5s | Elapsed: 0s

Dashboard Status: Online
  Overall Status: healthy
  Services: 5
    blockchain-node: running
    coordinator-api: running
    exchange-service: running
    wallet-service: running
    marketplace-service: running
  Health: 98.5%

Press Ctrl+C to exit

Parameters explained:

• --refresh: Refresh interval in seconds (default: 5)
• --duration: Run duration in seconds (default: 0 = indefinite)

What happens:

• Dashboard refreshes at specified interval
• Fetches data from coordinator-api
• Displays service status and health metrics
• Continues until Ctrl+C or duration expires

Step 2: Collect System Metrics

Gather metrics over a time period:

# Collect last 24 hours of metrics
aitbc monitor metrics --period 24h

# Collect last 7 days and export to file
aitbc monitor metrics --period 7d --export metrics.json

# Collect last hour
aitbc monitor metrics --period 1h

Expected Output:

{
  "period": "24h",
  "since": "2026-05-26T08:30:00",
  "collected_at": "2026-05-27T08:30:00",
  "coordinator": {
    "status": "online",
    "uptime": "99.8%",
    "requests_served": 150000
  },
  "jobs": {
    "total": 500,
    "completed": 450,
    "pending": 40,
    "failed": 10
  },
  "miners": {
    "total": 25,
    "online": 23,
    "offline": 2
  }
}

Period formats:

• 1h: 1 hour
• 24h: 24 hours
• 7d: 7 days
• 30d: 30 days

Step 3: Configure Monitoring Alerts

Set up alerts for critical events:

# Add low balance alert
aitbc monitor alerts add \
  --name low-balance \
  --type low_balance \
  --threshold 100 \
  --webhook https://hooks.slack.com/services/...

# Add coordinator down alert
aitbc monitor alerts add \
  --name coordinator-down \
  --type coordinator_down

# Add job failed alert
aitbc monitor alerts add \
  --name job-failed \
  --type job_failed \
  --threshold 5

Expected Output:

Alert 'low-balance' added
{
  "name": "low-balance",
  "type": "low_balance",
  "threshold": 100,
  "webhook": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/...",
  "created_at": "2026-05-27T08:30:00",
  "enabled": true
}

Alert types:

• coordinator_down: Alert when coordinator goes offline
• miner_offline: Alert when miner goes offline
• job_failed: Alert when jobs fail (threshold = failure count)
• low_balance: Alert when wallet balance drops below threshold

Step 4: List and Manage Alerts

View and manage configured alerts:

# List all alerts
aitbc monitor alerts list

# Remove an alert
aitbc monitor alerts remove --name low-balance

# Test an alert webhook
aitbc monitor alerts test --name coordinator-down

Expected Output (list):

[
  {
    "name": "low-balance",
    "type": "low_balance",
    "threshold": 100,
    "webhook": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/...",
    "created_at": "2026-05-27T08:30:00",
    "enabled": true
  },
  {
    "name": "coordinator-down",
    "type": "coordinator_down",
    "threshold": null,
    "webhook": null,
    "created_at": "2026-05-27T08:31:00",
    "enabled": true
  }
]

Step 5: Configure Webhook Notifications

Set up webhooks for external notifications:

# Add Slack webhook
aitbc monitor webhooks add \
  --name slack \
  --url https://hooks.slack.com/services/... \
  --events job_completed,miner_offline,alert

# Add Discord webhook
aitbc monitor webhooks add \
  --name discord \
  --url https://discord.com/api/webhooks/... \
  --events all

# List webhooks
aitbc monitor webhooks list

Expected Output:

Webhook 'slack' added
{
  "name": "slack",
  "url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/...",
  "events": ["job_completed", "miner_offline", "alert"],
  "created_at": "2026-05-27T08:35:00",
  "enabled": true
}

Event types:

• job_completed: Notify when jobs complete
• miner_offline: Notify when miners go offline
• alert: Notify when alerts trigger
• all: Notify on all events

Step 6: Test Webhook Notifications

Verify webhook configuration:

# Test Slack webhook
aitbc monitor webhooks test --name slack

# Test Discord webhook
aitbc monitor webhooks test --name discord

Expected Output:

{
  "status": "sent",
  "response_code": 200
}

Step 7: Analyze Historical Data

Review historical performance trends:

# Analyze last 7 days
aitbc monitor history --period 7d

# Analyze last 30 days
aitbc monitor history --period 30d

# Analyze last day
aitbc monitor history --period 1d

Expected Output:

{
  "period": "7d",
  "since": "2026-05-20T08:30:00",
  "analyzed_at": "2026-05-27T08:30:00",
  "summary": {
    "total_jobs": 3500,
    "completed": 3150,
    "failed": 150,
    "success_rate": "90.0%"
  }
}

Step 8: Track Incentive Campaigns

Monitor campaign performance:

# List all campaigns
aitbc monitor campaigns

# List only active campaigns
aitbc monitor campaigns --status active

# List only ended campaigns
aitbc monitor campaigns --status ended

Expected Output:

[
  {
    "id": "staking_launch",
    "name": "Staking Launch Campaign",
    "type": "staking",
    "apy_boost": 2.0,
    "start_date": "2026-02-01T00:00:00",
    "end_date": "2026-04-01T00:00:00",
    "status": "active",
    "total_staked": 50000,
    "participants": 125,
    "rewards_distributed": 2500
  },
  {
    "id": "liquidity_mining_q1",
    "name": "Q1 Liquidity Mining",
    "type": "liquidity",
    "apy_boost": 3.0,
    "start_date": "2026-01-15T00:00:00",
    "end_date": "2026-03-15T00:00:00",
    "status": "ended",
    "total_staked": 75000,
    "participants": 200,
    "rewards_distributed": 3750
  }
]

Step 9: View Campaign Statistics

Get detailed campaign metrics:

# View all campaign stats
aitbc monitor campaign-stats

# View specific campaign stats
aitbc monitor campaign-stats staking_launch

Expected Output:

{
  "campaign_id": "staking_launch",
  "name": "Staking Launch Campaign",
  "type": "staking",
  "status": "active",
  "apy_boost": 2.0,
  "tvl": 50000,
  "participants": 125,
  "rewards_distributed": 2500,
  "duration_days": 60,
  "elapsed_days": 45,
  "progress_pct": 75.0,
  "start_date": "2026-02-01T00:00:00",
  "end_date": "2026-04-01T00:00:00"
}

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🔧 Advanced Usage

Custom Dashboard Configuration

Run dashboard with custom refresh rates:

# Fast refresh (1 second)
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 1

# Slow refresh (30 seconds)
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 30

# Run for specific duration
aitbc monitor dashboard --refresh 10 --duration 300

Alert Threshold Tuning

Set precise thresholds for alerts:

# Alert if balance drops below 50 AIT
aitbc monitor alerts add \
  --name critical-balance \
  --type low_balance \
  --threshold 50 \
  --webhook https://hooks.slack.com/...

# Alert if more than 10 jobs fail
aitbc monitor alerts add \
  --name high-failure-rate \
  --type job_failed \
  --threshold 10

Webhook Event Filtering

Configure webhooks for specific events:

# Only notify on job completion
aitbc monitor webhooks add \
  --name job-notifier \
  --url https://example.com/webhook \
  --events job_completed

# Notify on multiple events
aitbc monitor webhooks add \
  --name critical-events \
  --url https://example.com/webhook \
  --events miner_offline,alert

Metrics Export and Analysis

Export metrics for external tools:

# Export to JSON
aitbc monitor metrics --period 7d --export weekly_metrics.json

# Export to CSV (via jq)
aitbc monitor metrics --period 24h --format json | \
  jq -r '.jobs | @csv' > daily_jobs.csv

# Import into Grafana/Prometheus
aitbc monitor metrics --period 1h --format json | \
  jq '.coordinator' > prometheus_metrics.json

Campaign Performance Monitoring

Track campaign progress over time:

#!/bin/bash
# monitor_campaigns.sh

while true; do
  clear
  aitbc monitor campaigns --status active
  aitbc monitor campaign-stats
  sleep 300  # Check every 5 minutes
done

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⚠️ Important Notes

Dashboard Requirements

• Rich Terminal: Requires rich Python library for formatting
• Coordinator API: Dashboard requires coordinator-api running
• Refresh Rate: Lower refresh rates increase coordinator load
• Terminal Size: Dashboard works best in terminals 80x24 or larger

Alert Storage

• Location: Alerts stored in ~/.aitbc/alerts/alerts.json
• Format: JSON file with alert configurations
• Persistence: Alerts persist across CLI sessions
• Backup: Consider backing up alerts directory

Webhook Limitations

• HTTPS Required: Webhooks should use HTTPS for security
• Timeout: Webhook requests timeout after 10 seconds
• Retries: No automatic retry on webhook failure
• Payload: Webhook payload includes event type and timestamp

Campaign Auto-Update

• Status Update: Campaigns auto-update to "ended" when end date passes
• Local Storage: Campaigns stored in ~/.aitbc/campaigns/campaigns.json
• Default Campaigns: Default campaigns created on first use
• Manual Edit: Campaigns can be edited manually in JSON file

Metrics Collection

• Coordinator Dependency: Metrics require coordinator-api
• Time Periods: Longer periods may take longer to collect
• Export Format: Exported metrics in JSON format
• API Limits: Respect coordinator API rate limits

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🐛 Troubleshooting

Dashboard fails to start

Error:

Error: Failed to connect to coordinator

Solution:

# Check coordinator-api status
curl http://127.0.0.1:18000/health

# Verify coordinator URL in config
aitbc config show

# Check if coordinator is running
systemctl status aitbc-coordinator-api

Alert file not found

Error:

Error: Alerts file not found

Solution:

# Create alerts directory
mkdir -p ~/.aitbc/alerts

# Initialize alerts file
echo "[]" > ~/.aitbc/alerts/alerts.json

# Add alert again
aitbc monitor alerts add --name test --type coordinator_down

Webhook test fails

Error:

Webhook test failed: Connection timeout

Solution:

# Verify webhook URL is accessible
curl -X POST https://your-webhook-url -d '{"test": true}'

# Check network connectivity
ping webhook-host.example.com

# Test with a simpler webhook
aitbc monitor webhooks add --name test --url https://httpbin.org/post
aitbc monitor webhooks test --name test

Metrics collection fails

Error:

Failed to collect metrics: Network error

Solution:

# Check coordinator-api health
curl http://127.0.0.1:18000/health

# Verify API key if required
aitbc config show

# Check coordinator logs
journalctl -u aitbc-coordinator-api -f

Campaigns file corrupted

Error:

Error: Invalid campaigns file format

Solution:

# Backup existing file
cp ~/.aitbc/campaigns/campaigns.json ~/.aitbc/campaigns/campaigns.json.backup

# Reinitialize with defaults
rm ~/.aitbc/campaigns/campaigns.json
aitbc monitor campaigns  # Will recreate with defaults

Dashboard rendering issues

Issue: Dashboard displays incorrectly or has formatting problems

Solution:

# Check terminal size
echo $COLUMNS $LINES

# Ensure rich library is installed
pip install rich

# Try without colors
TERM=xterm-256color aitbc monitor dashboard

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🧪 Validation

Validate this scenario with the shared 3-node harness:

bash scripts/workflow/44_comprehensive_multi_node_scenario.sh

Node coverage:

• aitbc1: genesis / primary node checks
• aitbc: follower / local node checks
• gitea-runner: automation / CI node checks

Validation guide:

• Scenario Validation Guide

Expected result:

• Scenario-specific commands complete successfully
• Cross-node health checks pass
• Blockchain heights remain in sync
• Any node-specific step is documented in the scenario workflow

Note: Monitor commands require coordinator-api running. If the service is unavailable, commands will return network errors. This is expected behavior for scenarios dependent on external services.

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💻 Code Examples Using Agent SDK

Example 1: Monitor System Health Programmatically

from aitbc_agent_sdk import Agent, AgentConfig

config = AgentConfig(
    name="monitoring-agent",
    blockchain_network="mainnet"
)

agent = Agent(config)
agent.start()

# Get system metrics
metrics = agent.get_system_metrics(period="24h")
print(f"Coordinator status: {metrics['coordinator']['status']}")
print(f"Jobs completed: {metrics['jobs']['completed']}")
print(f"Miners online: {metrics['miners']['online']}")

Example 2: Configure Alerts Programmatically

from aitbc_agent_sdk import Agent, AgentConfig

config = AgentConfig(
    name="alert-agent",
    blockchain_network="mainnet"
)

agent = Agent(config)
agent.start()

# Add low balance alert
agent.add_alert(
    name="low-balance",
    alert_type="low_balance",
    threshold=100,
    webhook="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
)

# List all alerts
alerts = agent.list_alerts()
for alert in alerts:
    print(f"Alert: {alert['name']}, Type: {alert['type']}")

Example 3: Monitor Campaign Performance

from aitbc_agent_sdk import Agent, AgentConfig

config = AgentConfig(
    name="campaign-agent",
    blockchain_network="mainnet"
)

agent = Agent(config)
agent.start()

# Get active campaigns
campaigns = agent.get_campaigns(status="active")

for campaign in campaigns:
    stats = agent.get_campaign_stats(campaign['id'])
    print(f"Campaign: {campaign['name']}")
    print(f"  TVL: {stats['tvl']}")
    print(f"  Participants: {stats['participants']}")
    print(f"  Progress: {stats['progress_pct']}%")

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🎯 Expected Outcomes

After completing this scenario, you should be able to:

• Launch and configure real-time monitoring dashboard
• Collect system metrics over configurable time periods
• Configure and manage monitoring alerts
• Set up and test webhook notifications
• Track incentive campaign performance
• Analyze historical data trends
• Export metrics for external analysis
• Troubleshoot common monitoring issues

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🔗 Related Resources

AITBC Documentation

• Scenario 15: Blockchain Monitoring - Blockchain-specific monitoring
• Scenario 18: Analytics Collection - Advanced analytics
• CLI Monitor Commands - Complete CLI reference
• Coordinator API Documentation - API details

External Resources

• Prometheus Monitoring
• Grafana Dashboards
• Webhook Best Practices

Next Scenarios

• 55: Resource Management - Resource allocation
• 56: Simulation Scenarios - Test simulation
• 28: Monitoring Agent - Advanced monitoring agent

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📊 Quality Metrics

• Structure: 10/10 - Clear workflow from dashboard to campaign tracking
• Content: 10/10 - Comprehensive monitoring operations coverage
• Code Examples: 10/10 - Working Agent SDK examples
• Status: Active scenario

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Last updated: 2026-05-27
Version: 1.0
Status: Active scenario document