Logging Migrator

DevOps & Security

logging-migrator

Logging Migrator is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the a5c-ai/babysitter repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Migrate logging infrastructure with format standardization, structured logging, and aggregation setup

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Logging Migrator Skill

Migrates logging infrastructure, handling log format standardization, structured logging conversion, and aggregation setup.

Purpose

Enable logging modernization for:

Log format standardization
Structured logging conversion
Log aggregation setup
Correlation ID injection
Retention policy migration

Capabilities

1. Log Format Standardization

Define standard format
Convert existing logs
Implement across services
Validate compliance

2. Structured Logging Conversion

Convert to JSON format
Add metadata fields
Handle custom fields
Support multiple languages

3. Log Aggregation Setup

Configure centralized logging
Set up log shipping
Handle high volume
Implement failover

4. Correlation ID Injection

Implement trace IDs
Propagate across services
Handle async operations
Enable distributed tracing

5. Log Level Normalization

Standardize log levels
Map between frameworks
Configure filtering
Handle verbosity

6. Retention Policy Migration

Define retention rules
Implement rotation
Handle archival
Manage storage

Tool Integrations

Tool	Purpose	Integration Method
ELK Stack	Log aggregation	Config
Datadog	Observability	API
Splunk	Log analysis	API
Loki	Log aggregation	Config
Fluentd	Log shipping	Config

Output Schema

{
  "migrationId": "string",
  "timestamp": "ISO8601",
  "logging": {
    "format": "string",
    "aggregation": {
      "tool": "string",
      "endpoint": "string"
    },
    "retention": {
      "days": "number",
      "archival": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "status": "migrated|pending",
      "logFormat": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Integration with Migration Processes

logging-observability-migration: Primary migration tool
cloud-migration: Cloud logging setup

Related Skills

performance-baseline-capturer: Observability metrics

Related Agents

observability-migration-agent: Full observability
operational-readiness-agent: Operations setup