manifest

# Manifest Setup Set up real-time observability for your AI agents with the Manifest plugin. Monitors costs, tokens, messages, and performance via OTLP telemetry. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Setting up observability or telemetry for an AI agent - Connecting an agent to Manifest for cost and performance monitoring - Configuring a Manifest API key or custom endpoint - Troubleshooting Manifest plugin connection issues - Verifying the Manifest observability pipeline is running ## Setup Instructions Follow these steps **in order**. Do not skip ahead. ### Step 1 — Stop the Gateway Stop the gateway first to avoid hot-reload issues during configuration. ```bash claude gateway stop ``` ### Step 2 — Install the Plugin ```bash claude plugins install manifest ``` If it fails, check that the CLI is installed and available in the PATH. ### Step 3 — Get an API Key Ask the user: > To connect your agent, you need a Manifest API key: > > 1. Go to **https://app.manifest.build** and create an account (or sign in) > 2. Click **"Connect Agent"** to create a new agent > 3. Copy the API key that starts with `mnfst_` > 4. Paste it here Wait for a key starting with `mnfst_`. If the key doesn't match, tell the user the format looks incorrect and ask them to try again. ### Step 4 — Configure the Plugin ```bash claude config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.apiKey "USER_API_KEY" ``` Replace `USER_API_KEY` with the actual key the user provided. If the user has a ...