SAP BTP Cloud Logging Skill
Version: 1.1.0 Last Verified: 2025-11-27 License: GPL-3.0
Capability Index
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Commands | 1: /btp-logging-ingestion-check |
| Agents | 0 |
| Hooks | No |
| MCP | No |
| LSP | No |
| Source Freshness | last_verified: 2025-11-27; tenant ingestion verification remains pending. |
| Verification | npm run validate; live log ingestion checks pending. |
Overview
Comprehensive Claude Code skill for SAP Cloud Logging service on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This skill provides guidance for setting up, configuring, and operating Cloud Logging instances for observability across Cloud Foundry, Kyma, and Kubernetes environments.
Keywords for Auto-Trigger
Service Names
- SAP Cloud Logging
- cloud-logging
- CLS
- BTP Cloud Logging
- SAP BTP Cloud Logging
Technologies
- OpenSearch
- OpenSearch Dashboards
- Kibana (legacy reference)
- OpenTelemetry
- OTLP
- Observability
- Logging service
- Metrics service
- Tracing service
- APM (Application Performance Monitoring)
Runtime Environments
- Cloud Foundry
- CF
- Kyma
- Kubernetes
- K8s
- SAP BTP
- BTP runtime
Operations
- Log ingestion
- Metrics ingestion
- Trace ingestion
- Log shipping
- Log analysis
- Log visualization
- Dashboard creation
- Alerting
- Data retention
Configuration
- Service instance
- Service binding
- Service key
- SAML authentication
- Identity Authentication Service
- IAS
- mTLS
- Mutual TLS
- Certificate rotation
- Root CA rotation
CLI Tools
- cf create-service cloud-logging
- btp create services/instance
- kubectl apply ServiceInstance
- SAP BTP Service Operator
Index Patterns
- logs-cfsyslog
- logs-otel-v1
- logs-json
- metrics-otel-v1
- otel-v1-apm-span
- logs-json-kyma
- logs-json-istio-envoy-kyma
Service Plans
- cloud-logging dev
- cloud-logging standard
- cloud-logging large
Troubleshooting Keywords
- Cloud Logging not working
- Logs not appearing
- Ingestion failed
- Certificate expired
- SAML login failed
- Dashboard access denied
- OpenSearch connection error
Skill Contents
Main Skill File
SKILL.md- Core skill documentation with quick start, configuration, and troubleshooting
Reference Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
references/service-plans.md |
Service plans comparison and capacity planning |
references/configuration-parameters.md |
Complete parameter reference with examples |
references/cf-ingestion.md |
Cloud Foundry ingestion methods |
references/kyma-ingestion.md |
Kyma runtime integration |
references/opentelemetry-ingestion.md |
OTLP setup with Java/Node.js automation |
references/json-api-ingestion.md |
JSON API with Fluent Bit configuration |
references/saml-authentication.md |
SAML setup with Identity Authentication |
Tracking Files
Use Cases
This skill should be used when:
- Setting up Cloud Logging - Creating instances via BTP Cockpit, CF CLI, BTP CLI, or Service Operator
- Configuring log ingestion - From Cloud Foundry, Kyma, or custom applications
- Implementing OpenTelemetry - Setting up OTLP for logs, metrics, and traces
- Using JSON API - Configuring Fluent Bit or custom log shippers
- Setting up SAML - Integrating with SAP Identity Authentication
- Managing certificates - Rotating root CA or client certificates
- Analyzing logs - Using OpenSearch Dashboards and index patterns
- Troubleshooting - Diagnosing ingestion or access issues
Documentation Sources
Primary Source
- GitHub Repository: https://github.com/SAP-docs/btp-cloud-logging
Official Documentation
- SAP Help Portal: https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-logging
- Discovery Center: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/serviceCatalog/cloud-logging
Related Documentation
- OpenSearch: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/
- OpenTelemetry: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/
- SAP Cloud Identity Services: https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-identity
- SAP BTP Security Recommendations: https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-btp-security-recommendations-c8a9bb59fe624f0981efa0eff2497d7d/sap-btp-security-recommendations
Skill Maintenance
Update Schedule
- Quarterly: Check for SAP documentation updates
- On Release: Update when new Cloud Logging features are released
Update Process
- Fetch latest documentation from GitHub
- Update affected sections in SKILL.md and references
- Update version and
last_updatedin SKILL.md frontmatter - Run manual quality review using
docs/contributor-guide/quality-assurance.md
Token Efficiency
| Scenario | Without Skill | With Skill | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial setup | ~12k tokens | ~4k tokens | ~67% |
| OTLP configuration | ~8k tokens | ~3k tokens | ~62% |
| Troubleshooting | ~6k tokens | ~2k tokens | ~67% |
| Average | ~9k tokens | ~3k tokens | ~65% |
Related Skills
sap-btp-setup- BTP account and subaccount configurationsap-cloud-foundry- CF deployment and servicessap-kyma- Kyma runtime on BTPsap-identity-authentication- IAS configuration
Contributing
- Check documentation sources for updates
- Follow skill standards in
CLAUDE.md - Verify with the manual quality review process in
docs/contributor-guide/quality-assurance.md
License
GPL-3.0 License - See repository LICENSE file
Support
- Issues: https://github.com/secondsky/sap-skills/issues
- SAP Support: Component
BC-CP-CLS