Agent skill
logfire
Structured observability with Pydantic Logfire and OpenTelemetry. Use when: (1) Adding traces/logs to Python APIs, (2) Instrumenting FastAPI, HTTPX, SQLAlchemy, or LLMs, (3) Setting up service metadata, (4) Configuring sampling or scrubbing sensitive data, (5) Testing observability code.
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SKILL.md
Logfire
Structured observability for Python using Pydantic Logfire - fast setup, powerful features, OpenTelemetry-compatible.
Quick Start
uv pip install logfire
import logfire
logfire.configure(service_name="my-api", service_version="1.0.0")
logfire.info("Application started")
Core Patterns
1. Service Configuration
Always set service metadata at startup:
import logfire
logfire.configure(
service_name="backend",
service_version="1.0.0",
environment="production",
console=False, # Disable console output in production
send_to_logfire=True, # Send to Logfire platform
)
2. Framework Instrumentation
Instrument frameworks before creating clients/apps:
import logfire
from fastapi import FastAPI
# Configure FIRST
logfire.configure(service_name="backend")
# Then instrument
logfire.instrument_fastapi()
logfire.instrument_httpx()
logfire.instrument_sqlalchemy()
# Then create app
app = FastAPI()
3. Log Levels and Structured Logging
# All log levels (trace → fatal)
logfire.trace("Detailed trace", step=1)
logfire.debug("Debug context", variable=locals())
logfire.info("User action", action="login", success=True)
logfire.notice("Important event", event_type="milestone")
logfire.warn("Potential issue", threshold_exceeded=True)
logfire.error("Operation failed", error_code=500)
logfire.fatal("Critical failure", component="database")
# Python 3.11+ f-string magic (auto-extracts variables)
user_id = 123
status = "active"
logfire.info(f"User {user_id} status: {status}")
# Equivalent to: logfire.info("User {user_id}...", user_id=user_id, status=status)
# Exception logging with automatic traceback
try:
risky_operation()
except Exception:
logfire.exception("Operation failed", context="extra_info")
4. Manual Spans
# Spans for tracing operations
with logfire.span("Process order {order_id}", order_id="ORD-123"):
logfire.info("Validating cart")
# ... processing logic
logfire.info("Order complete")
# Dynamic span attributes
with logfire.span("Database query") as span:
results = execute_query()
span.set_attribute("result_count", len(results))
span.message = f"Query returned {len(results)} results"
5. Custom Metrics
# Counter - monotonically increasing
request_counter = logfire.metric_counter("http.requests", unit="1")
request_counter.add(1, {"endpoint": "/api/users", "method": "GET"})
# Gauge - current value
temperature = logfire.metric_gauge("temperature", unit="°C")
temperature.set(23.5)
# Histogram - distribution of values
latency = logfire.metric_histogram("request.duration", unit="ms")
latency.record(45.2, {"endpoint": "/api/data"})
6. LLM Observability
import logfire
from pydantic_ai import Agent
logfire.configure()
logfire.instrument_pydantic_ai() # Traces all agent interactions
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o", system_prompt="You are helpful.")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")
7. Suppress Noisy Instrumentation
# Suppress entire scope (e.g., noisy library)
logfire.suppress_scopes("google.cloud.bigquery.opentelemetry_tracing")
# Suppress specific code block
with logfire.suppress_instrumentation():
client.get("https://internal-healthcheck.local") # Not traced
8. Sensitive Data Scrubbing
import logfire
# Add custom patterns to scrub
logfire.configure(
scrubbing=logfire.ScrubbingOptions(
extra_patterns=["api_key", "secret", "token"]
)
)
# Custom callback for fine-grained control
def scrubbing_callback(match: logfire.ScrubMatch):
if match.path == ("attributes", "safe_field"):
return match.value # Don't scrub this field
return None # Use default scrubbing
logfire.configure(
scrubbing=logfire.ScrubbingOptions(callback=scrubbing_callback)
)
9. Sampling for High-Traffic Services
import logfire
# Sample 50% of traces
logfire.configure(sampling=logfire.SamplingOptions(head=0.5))
# Disable metrics to reduce volume
logfire.configure(metrics=False)
10. Testing
import logfire
from logfire.testing import CaptureLogfire
def test_user_creation(capfire: CaptureLogfire):
create_user("Alice", "alice@example.com")
spans = capfire.exporter.exported_spans
assert len(spans) >= 1
assert spans[0].attributes["user_name"] == "Alice"
capfire.exporter.clear() # Clean up for next test
Available Integrations
| Category | Integration | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Web | FastAPI | logfire.instrument_fastapi(app) |
| Starlette | logfire.instrument_starlette(app) |
|
| Django | logfire.instrument_django() |
|
| Flask | logfire.instrument_flask(app) |
|
| AIOHTTP Server | logfire.instrument_aiohttp_server() |
|
| ASGI | logfire.instrument_asgi(app) |
|
| WSGI | logfire.instrument_wsgi(app) |
|
| HTTP | HTTPX | logfire.instrument_httpx() |
| Requests | logfire.instrument_requests() |
|
| AIOHTTP Client | logfire.instrument_aiohttp_client() |
|
| Database | SQLAlchemy | logfire.instrument_sqlalchemy(engine) |
| Asyncpg | logfire.instrument_asyncpg() |
|
| Psycopg | logfire.instrument_psycopg() |
|
| Redis | logfire.instrument_redis() |
|
| PyMongo | logfire.instrument_pymongo() |
|
| LLM | Pydantic AI | logfire.instrument_pydantic_ai() |
| OpenAI | logfire.instrument_openai() |
|
| Anthropic | logfire.instrument_anthropic() |
|
| MCP | logfire.instrument_mcp() |
|
| Tasks | Celery | logfire.instrument_celery() |
| AWS Lambda | logfire.instrument_aws_lambda() |
|
| Logging | Standard logging | logfire.instrument_logging() |
| Structlog | logfire.instrument_structlog() |
|
| Loguru | logfire.instrument_loguru() |
|
logfire.instrument_print() |
||
| Other | Pydantic | logfire.instrument_pydantic() |
| System Metrics | logfire.instrument_system_metrics() |
Common Pitfalls
| Issue | Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Missing service name | Spans hard to find in UI | Set service_name in configure() |
| Late instrumentation | No spans captured | Call configure() before creating clients |
| High-cardinality attrs | Storage explosion | Use IDs, not full payloads as attributes |
| Console noise | Logs pollute stdout | Set console=False in production |
References
- Configuration Options - All
configure()parameters - Integrations Guide - Framework-specific setup
- Metrics Guide - Counter, gauge, histogram, system metrics
- Advanced Patterns - Sampling, scrubbing, suppression, testing
- Pitfalls & Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
- Official Docs
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