| name | managing-fastly-compute |
| description | Use when working with Fastly Compute — fastly Compute@Edge service management
covering service inventory, package deployments, backend health, domain
mappings, VCL/Wasm configuration, real-time analytics, cache hit ratios, and
edge dictionary inspection. Use for Fastly CDN and edge compute analysis.
|
| connection_type | fastly |
| preload | false |
Fastly Compute Management
Analyze Fastly Compute@Edge services, backends, and edge performance.
Phase 1: Discovery
#!/bin/bash
API_TOKEN="${FASTLY_API_TOKEN}"
BASE="https://api.fastly.com"
echo "=== Services Inventory ==="
curl -s "${BASE}/service" \
-H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" \
| jq -r '.[] | "\(.id)\t\(.name)\t\(.type)\t\(.active_version)\t\(.updated_at)"' \
| column -t | head -20
echo ""
echo "=== Service Details with Backends ==="
for SVC_ID in $(curl -s "${BASE}/service" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.[].id'); do
VERSION=$(curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.active_version // .versions[-1].number')
echo "--- Service: ${SVC_ID} (v${VERSION}) ---"
curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}/version/${VERSION}/backend" \
-H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" \
| jq -r '.[] | "\(.name)\t\(.address):\(.port)\t\(.ssl_cert_hostname // "no-ssl")\t\(.weight)"' \
| column -t
done | head -30
echo ""
echo "=== Domains ==="
for SVC_ID in $(curl -s "${BASE}/service" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.[].id'); do
VERSION=$(curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.active_version')
curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}/version/${VERSION}/domain" \
-H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" \
| jq -r ".[] | \"${SVC_ID}\t\(.name)\""
done | column -t | head -20
Phase 2: Analysis
#!/bin/bash
API_TOKEN="${FASTLY_API_TOKEN}"
BASE="https://api.fastly.com"
FROM=$(date -u -d "1 day ago" +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S" 2>/dev/null || date -u -v-1d +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
TO=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
echo "=== Real-Time Stats (last 120s) ==="
for SVC_ID in $(curl -s "${BASE}/service" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.[].id' | head -5); do
curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}/stats?from=-120seconds" \
-H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" \
| jq '.data[] | {
service_id: .service_id,
requests: .requests,
hits: .hits,
miss: .miss,
hit_ratio: (if .requests > 0 then (.hits / .requests * 100 | floor | tostring + "%") else "N/A" end),
bandwidth_mb: (.bandwidth / 1048576 | floor),
errors: .errors,
status_5xx: .status_5xx
}' 2>/dev/null
done
echo ""
echo "=== Edge Dictionaries ==="
for SVC_ID in $(curl -s "${BASE}/service" -H "Fastly-Key: ${API_TOKEN}" | jq -r '.[].id'); do
VERSION=$(curl -s "${BASE}/service/${SVC_ID}" -H "Fastly-Key: " | jq -r )
curl -s \
-H \
| jq -r
| column -t
SVC_ID $(curl -s -H | jq -r );
VERSION=$(curl -s -H | jq -r )
curl -s \
-H \
| jq -r
| column -t
Output Format
FASTLY COMPUTE ANALYSIS
========================
Service Backends Domains Hit% Requests 5xx BW-MB
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
my-app-prod 3 2 94% 125000 12 4500
api-gateway 2 1 78% 89000 45 1200
Edge Dictionaries: 3 | Health Checks: 4 configured
Safety Rules
- Read-only: Only use GET endpoints on the Fastly API
- Never activate versions or purge caches without explicit confirmation
- Token scope: Ensure token has read-only global scope
- Rate limits: Fastly API allows 1000 requests per hour per token
Anti-Hallucination Rules
- NEVER assume resource names — always discover via CLI/API in Phase 1 before referencing in Phase 2.
- NEVER fabricate metric names or dimensions — verify against the service documentation or
--help output.
- NEVER mix CLI commands between service versions — confirm which version/API you are targeting.
- ALWAYS use the discovery → verify → analyze chain — every resource referenced must have been discovered first.
- ALWAYS handle empty results gracefully — an empty response is valid data, not an error to retry.
Counter-Rationalizations
| Shortcut | Counter | Why |
|---|
| "I'll skip discovery and check known resources" | Always run Phase 1 discovery first | Resource names change, new resources appear — assumed names cause errors |
| "The user only asked for a quick check" | Follow the full discovery → analysis flow | Quick checks miss critical issues; structured analysis catches silent failures |
| "Default configuration is probably fine" | Audit configuration explicitly | Defaults often leave logging, security, and optimization features disabled |
| "Metrics aren't needed for this" | Always check relevant metrics when available | API/CLI responses show current state; metrics reveal trends and intermittent issues |
| "I don't have access to that" | Try the command and report the actual error | Assumed permission failures prevent useful investigation; actual errors are informative |