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Zabbix AI Skills
Ready-to-use AI workflows for Zabbix monitoring management — powered by Zabbix MCP Server
## What is this?
**Zabbix AI Skills** is a collection of ready-to-use AI workflows that automate common Zabbix operations. Each skill is a structured prompt that orchestrates multiple [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server) API calls to complete real-world tasks — from checking problems to upgrading templates from the official Zabbix repository.
Instead of remembering API parameters and chaining calls manually, just type `/zabbix-status` and get a full operational overview.
Skills work with any MCP-compatible AI client — Claude Code, VS Code Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Cline, JetBrains AI, and others.
## How it works
```
You (AI client) → Skill prompt → MCP tools → Zabbix API → Results
```
1. You invoke a skill (as a slash command, custom instruction, or by pasting the prompt)
2. The AI loads the skill with step-by-step instructions
3. It executes multiple Zabbix MCP Server tools automatically
4. You get a structured, human-readable result
## Featured Skills
/zabbix-maintenance — Maintenance Windows Made Easy
Create, list, or remove maintenance windows through a simple conversation. The AI handles all the complexity — resolving host/group names, calculating timestamps, and configuring data collection settings.
```
> /zabbix-maintenance create
AI: Which hosts or groups should I put in maintenance?
You: web-prod-01 and web-prod-02
AI: How long? (e.g. "2 hours", "until tomorrow 8:00")
You: 2 hours
AI: Reason for maintenance?
You: Deploying v2.4.1
AI: Keep collecting data during maintenance? (default: yes — suppresses alerts only)
You: yes
AI: ✓ Maintenance window created:
Name: [Maintenance] Deploying v2.4.1 - 2026-04-01
Hosts: web-prod-01, web-prod-02
Duration: 2 hours (14:00 – 16:00)
Collection: active (alerts suppressed)
```
/zabbix-add-host — Interactive Host Onboarding
Step-by-step wizard that walks you through adding a new host — hostname, IP, agent type, groups, templates. It queries available groups and templates from your Zabbix so you can pick from real options, then creates the host and verifies it's reachable.
```
> /zabbix-add-host
AI: What's the hostname? (technical name)
You: db-replica-03
AI: IP address or DNS?
You: 10.0.5.43
AI: Agent type? (Zabbix agent / SNMP / IPMI / JMX)
You: Zabbix agent
AI: Available groups: [Databases, Linux servers, Production, ...]
Which groups?
You: Databases, Production
AI: Suggested templates for this host type:
- Linux by Zabbix agent active
- MySQL by Zabbix agent 2
Link these?
You: yes
AI: ✓ Host created: db-replica-03 (10.0.5.43)
Groups: Databases, Production
Templates: Linux by Zabbix agent active, MySQL by Zabbix agent 2
Agent: Zabbix agent :10050 — reachable ✓
```
/zabbix-template-upgrade — Upgrade from Official Zabbix Repository
Auto-detects your Zabbix version, fetches the latest template from [git.zabbix.com](https://git.zabbix.com/projects/ZBX/repos/zabbix/browse/templates), compares changes, backs up your current version, and imports the upgrade. Handles dependent templates automatically.
```
> /zabbix-template-upgrade Linux
AI: Zabbix version 7.0.4 detected → using branch release/7.0
Found: templates/os/linux/template_os_linux.yaml
Changes from official:
Items: +5 new, ~3 modified
Triggers: +2 new, ~1 modified
Macros: ~1 modified ({$CPU.UTIL.CRIT}: 90 → 95)
Proceed with upgrade? (current template will be backed up first)
You: yes
AI: ✓ Template upgrade complete:
Template: Linux by Zabbix agent active
Source: git.zabbix.com release/7.0
Backup: backups/linux_by_zabbix_agent_active_2026-04-01.yaml
Changes: 5 items added, 3 updated, 2 triggers added
Hosts: 12 hosts will receive the updated monitoring
```
Supports **bulk mode** too — run `/zabbix-template-upgrade all` to scan all templates for available updates.
/zabbix-anomaly — Anomaly Detection
Compare current metric values against their 7-day baseline to detect items that deviate significantly. Flags both spikes and unusual drops.
```
> /zabbix-anomaly
AI: Scanning 42 hosts for anomalies...
CRITICAL ANOMALIES:
| Host | Item | Current | Baseline (7d) | Deviation |
|------|------|---------|---------—-----|-----------|
| db-prod-01 | MySQL queries/s | 4,521 | 1,200 ± 300 | +11.1σ |
| web-02 | Response time | 2.8s | 0.3s ± 0.1s | +25.0σ |
UNUSUAL DROPS:
| Host | Item | Current | Baseline (7d) | Deviation |
|------|------|---------|---------—-----|-----------|
| web-01 | Requests/s | 12 | 850 ± 200 | -4.2σ |
3 anomalies correlated with 2 active problems.
```
/zabbix-correlate — Problem Correlation
Find patterns across problems — cascading failures, shared root causes, recurring clusters. Identifies which problems are connected and what triggered them first.
```
> /zabbix-correlate last 24h
AI: Found 3 correlated clusters among 28 total problems
CLUSTER 1 — Network cascade (14:22–14:25):
14:22 core-sw-01 ICMP packet loss > 5% ← ROOT CAUSE
14:23 web-01 Zabbix agent unreachable
14:23 web-02 Zabbix agent unreachable
14:24 db-01 MySQL replication lag > 30s
Affected: 4 hosts | Pattern: all behind core-sw-01
CLUSTER 2 — Disk pressure on DB group (09:10–09:15):
09:10 nfs-01 Disk I/O wait > 20% ← ROOT CAUSE
09:12 db-prod-01 MySQL slow queries
09:14 db-prod-02 MySQL slow queries
RECURRING: NFS latency → MySQL slow queries happened 5x this week
```
/zabbix-changelog — Configuration Changelog
Shows who changed what in Zabbix config, parsed from the audit log. Flags risky changes like template unlinks or trigger disables.
```
> /zabbix-changelog 24
AI: 23 changes by 3 users in the last 24 hours
HOSTS (5 changes):
16:45 admin ADD web-prod-04 — added to "Web Servers"
14:20 jsmith UPDATE db-replica-02 — linked "MySQL by Zabbix agent 2"
10:15 admin UPDATE app-03 — IP changed 10.0.1.5 → 10.0.2.5
TEMPLATES (3 changes):
15:30 admin IMPORT "Linux by Zabbix agent active" — updated from git
11:00 jsmith UPDATE "Custom App Template" — added 2 items
TRIGGERS (2 changes):
14:22 jsmith UPDATE "High CPU" on web-01 — threshold 80% → 90%
⚠ RISKY: jsmith disabled High severity trigger on db-prod-01
```
## Prerequisites
- Any MCP-compatible AI client (see [Supported Clients](#supported-clients))
- [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server) installed and connected to your Zabbix instance(s)
- Appropriate Zabbix API permissions for the operations you need
## Supported Clients
Skills are structured Markdown prompts that orchestrate MCP tool calls. They work with any AI client that supports the [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server):
| Client | How to use skills |
|--------|-------------------|
| **Claude Code** | Native slash commands — register the `skills/` directory in `.claude/settings.json` |
| **VS Code** (Copilot / Continue / Cline) | Use as prompt files or paste skill content into chat |
| **ChatGPT** (with MCP) | Use skill content as custom instructions or paste into conversation |
| **Cursor** | Add skill content to `.cursorrules` or use as prompt files |
| **JetBrains AI** | Paste skill content into AI chat with MCP connection |
| **Any MCP client** | Copy the skill's step-by-step instructions into your AI assistant |
Each skill file is self-contained Markdown — the instructions work regardless of which AI client executes them.
## Setup
### Claude Code (native slash commands)
1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-ai-skills.git
```
2. Register the skills directory in your Claude Code project settings (`.claude/settings.json`):
```json
{
"skills": {
"directory": "/path/to/zabbix-ai-skills/skills"
}
}
```
3. Make sure [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server) is configured in your MCP settings:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zabbix": {
"url": "http://your-server:8080/mcp"
}
}
}
```
4. Start using skills:
```
> /zabbix-status
> /zabbix-investigate web-prod-01
> /zabbix-template-upgrade Linux
```
### Other AI clients
1. Clone this repository
2. Connect [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server) to your AI client (see [MCP server docs](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server#connecting-ai-clients))
3. Open the desired skill file from `skills/` and paste its content into your AI chat, or use it as a system prompt / custom instruction
## Available Skills
### Monitoring & Operations
| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `/zabbix-status` | Current problems overview grouped by severity with recommended priority |
| `/zabbix-health` | Infrastructure health check — server, proxies, agents, unreachable hosts |
| `/zabbix-investigate ` | Deep-dive investigation of a specific host — problems, events, metrics, diagnosis |
| `/zabbix-top [metric]` | Top N hosts by CPU, memory, disk, or network usage |
| `/zabbix-nodata` | Find hosts and items that stopped sending data |
| `/zabbix-why-alerting ` | Explain why a trigger is firing — expression analysis, current values, history |
| `/zabbix-oncall-report [hours]` | Generate shift handover report (default: last 8 hours) |
| `/zabbix-sla-report [target]` | SLA/availability report with uptime %, MTBF, MTTR |
| `/zabbix-anomaly [target]` | Detect anomalies — items with unusual values compared to their 7-day baseline |
| `/zabbix-correlate [timerange]` | Find correlations between problems — cascading failures and common root causes |
| `/zabbix-postmortem [problem]` | Generate incident postmortem report — timeline, impact, root cause analysis |
### Configuration & Management
| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `/zabbix-add-host` | Interactive wizard to add a new host with groups, templates, and interfaces |
| `/zabbix-create-user` | Interactive wizard to create a user with role, groups, and notification media |
| `/zabbix-maintenance [create\|list\|remove]` | Create, list, or remove maintenance windows |
| `/zabbix-mass-update ` | Bulk add/remove templates, tags, groups on multiple hosts |
| `/zabbix-tag-manager [action]` | Manage tags — add, remove, rename, audit across hosts |
| `/zabbix-move-proxy ` | Move hosts between proxies |
| `/zabbix-compare-hosts ` | Compare monitoring configuration of two hosts |
| `/zabbix-dashboard-create [description]` | Create a Zabbix dashboard from natural language description |
| `/zabbix-migrate [action]` | Migrate hosts or templates between Zabbix instances via multi-server MCP |
### Templates & Git
| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `/zabbix-template-upgrade [template]` | Upgrade templates from [official Zabbix git repository](https://git.zabbix.com/projects/ZBX/repos/zabbix/browse/templates) — auto-detects version and branch |
| `/zabbix-template-to-git ` | Export template from Zabbix to git with diff and commit |
| `/zabbix-template-import-git [source]` | Import/update template from git repository into Zabbix |
| `/zabbix-export-template ` | Export template to YAML/XML/JSON file |
### Audit & Maintenance
| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `/zabbix-audit` | Configuration audit — hosts without templates, orphaned triggers, disabled items |
| `/zabbix-audit-security` | Security audit — users, permissions, encryption, macros, scripts, tokens |
| `/zabbix-cleanup` | Clean up disabled hosts, empty groups, expired maintenance, orphaned objects |
| `/zabbix-backup [scope]` | Full configuration export to git — templates, hosts, actions, media types |
| `/zabbix-diff-config [mode]` | Compare config between live Zabbix and git backup or two instances |
| `/zabbix-changelog [hours]` | Show recent configuration changes from audit log — who changed what, when |
| `/zabbix-trigger-tuning [target]` | Analyze trigger thresholds — find noisy, silent, and misconfigured triggers |
| `/zabbix-capacity [target]` | Predict resource exhaustion from trends — disk, memory, CPU forecasting |
| `/zabbix-inventory [scope]` | Infrastructure inventory report — hosts, OS versions, agent versions by group |
| `/zabbix-notification-test [target]` | Audit notification pipeline — media types, actions, user media, delivery path |
### Support
| Skill | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `/zabbix-support` | initMAX professional Zabbix support, development, and 24x7 services |
## Example Prompts
Once skills are loaded, you can use them directly or combine with natural language:
| What you type | What happens |
|---|---|
| `/zabbix-status` | Full overview of all current problems grouped by severity |
| `/zabbix-investigate db-prod-01` | Deep analysis of a specific host — problems, events, metrics, diagnosis |
| `/zabbix-template-upgrade` | Detects Zabbix version, fetches latest template from official repo, shows diff, upgrades |
| `/zabbix-maintenance create` | Interactive wizard: pick hosts, set duration, create maintenance window |
| `/zabbix-anomaly` | Scans all hosts for metrics deviating from their 7-day baseline |
| `/zabbix-correlate last 24h` | Finds correlated problem clusters and identifies root causes |
| `/zabbix-changelog 24` | Shows who changed what in Zabbix config in the last 24 hours |
| `/zabbix-capacity` | Predicts when disk, memory, or CPU will run out based on 30-day trends |
| `/zabbix-postmortem` | Generates incident postmortem report with timeline and root cause |
| `/zabbix-trigger-tuning` | Finds noisy, flapping, and silent triggers with tuning suggestions |
| `/zabbix-audit-security` | Comprehensive security review across 11 categories with risk ratings |
| `/zabbix-mass-update add template Linux to group Web Servers` | Bulk link a template to all hosts in a group |
| `/zabbix-dashboard-create web servers overview` | Creates a dashboard with CPU, memory, and network widgets |
| `/zabbix-inventory` | Full infrastructure inventory — OS versions, agent versions, hardware |
| `/zabbix-backup full` | Exports entire Zabbix config to git with structured directories |
## Creating Your Own Skills
Each skill is a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter. Create a new `.md` file in the `skills/` directory:
```markdown
---
name: my-custom-skill
description: What this skill does in one line
args: optional_argument
user_invocable: true
---
# Skill Title
Instructions for the AI on what to do.
## Steps
1. Use `mcp__zabbix__host_get` to ...
2. Use `mcp__zabbix__item_get` to ...
3. Present results as ...
```
The AI follows the steps and orchestrates the MCP tool calls automatically. In Claude Code, skills are invoked as `/slash-commands`. In other clients, paste the Markdown content directly into the conversation or use it as a system prompt.
## Related Projects
| Project | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [Zabbix MCP Server](https://github.com/initMAX/zabbix-mcp-server) | The MCP server that provides 220 Zabbix API tools — **required** for these skills to work |
## License
AGPL-3.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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