Splunk Appdynamics Apm Setup

---
name: splunk-appdynamics-apm-setup
description: "Use when the user asks for AppDynamics APM, business applications, tiers, nodes, business transactions,
  snapshots, service endpoints, remote services, information points, metrics, AWS Lambda/serverless APM,
  development monitoring, OpenTelemetry ingestion, OTel collector setup, or application server agent
  instrumentation snippets. Render and validate Splunk AppDynamics APM workflows for business
  applications, tiers, nodes, business transactions, service endpoints, remote services, information
  points, snapshots, metrics, serverless APM, Development Level Monitoring, Splunk AppDynamics for
  OpenTelemetry, OTel collector/access-key validation, and app-server agent snippets."
compatibility: "No direct Splunk Platform runtime dependency. This workflow can be used alongside Splunk Cloud Platform 10.5.2605 through its documented external APIs or handoffs."
metadata:
  splunk_cloud_10_5: "not-applicable"
  compatibility_verified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Splunk AppDynamics APM Setup

## Prerequisites

| Tool or access | Purpose | Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Bash and Python 3 | Run bundled setup and validation helpers | `bash --version && python3 --version` |
| Required product/platform access | Inspect or configure the selected target | Complete the documented preflight |
| Credential files for live modes | Keep secrets out of chat | Verify paths only |

## Workflow Overview

```text
┌───────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Render/review │ → │ Apply/handoff │ → │ Validate evidence │
└───────────┘   └───────────────┘   └───────────────┘   └─────────────────┘
```

## When to Activate

- The user asks for AppDynamics APM, business applications, tiers, nodes, business transactions, snapshots, service
  endpoints, remote services, information points, metrics, AWS Lambda/serverless APM, development monitoring,
  OpenTelemetry.
- Preview and review the splunk appdynamics apm setup workflow before any live apply phase.
- Diagnose failed prerequisites, generated assets, configuration, or validation evidence.

## Scope

Follow the documented read-only or render-first path whenever it is available.
This skill does not imply permission to mutate live systems. Require explicit
apply flags, protected credentials, and operator review for state changes.

## Examples

Inspect the supported setup modes before selecting one:

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-apm-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help
```

Expected output: usage, supported modes, and required arguments are displayed
without changing the target environment.

Inspect validation modes before running completion checks:

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-apm-setup/scripts/validate.sh --help
```

Expected output: offline, live, and completion options are displayed when the
skill supports them; help exits without mutation.

## Troubleshooting

| Issue | Cause | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Preflight fails | A required tool or access path is missing | Resolve it before rendering or applying |
| Rendered assets are incomplete | Required non-secret inputs are absent | Complete intake and render again |
| Apply is blocked | Review, credentials, or explicit acceptance is missing | Use the documented handoff |
| Validation is incomplete | Live evidence is unavailable | Record the gap and keep completion open |

Owns the AppDynamics APM model and application server instrumentation runbooks.
Runtime installs delegate to Agent Management or Kubernetes Cluster Agent skills.
The current wrapper does not submit Controller model changes; `--apply` fails
closed and the rendered API/UI runbook is an explicit operator handoff.

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-apm-setup/scripts/setup.sh --render
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-apm-setup/scripts/validate.sh
```