| name | slo-implementation |
| description | Framework for defining and implementing Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and error budgets. |
| type | skill |
| created | 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z |
| domain | productivity |
| category | developer-experience |
| risk | unknown |
| source | community |
| tags | ["skill","productivity","developer-experience","slo","implementation"] |
SLO Implementation
Framework for defining and implementing Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and error budgets.
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to slo implementation
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open
resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Purpose
Implement measurable reliability targets using SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to balance reliability with innovation velocity.
Use this skill when
- Define service reliability targets
- Measure user-perceived reliability
- Implement error budgets
- Create SLO-based alerts
- Track reliability goals
SLI/SLO/SLA Hierarchy
SLA (Service Level Agreement)
↓ Contract with customers
SLO (Service Level Objective)
↓ Internal reliability target
SLI (Service Level Indicator)
↓ Actual measurement
Defining SLIs
Common SLI Types
1. Availability SLI
# Successful requests / Total requests
sum(rate(http_requests_total{status!~"5.."}[28d]))
/
sum(rate(http_requests_total[28d]))
2. Latency SLI
# Requests below latency threshold / Total requests
sum(rate(http_request_duration_seconds_bucket{le="0.5"}[28d]))
/
sum(rate(http_request_duration_seconds_count[28d]))
3. Durability SLI
# Successful writes / Total writes
sum(storage_writes_successful_total)
/
sum(storage_writes_total)
Reference: See references/slo-definitions.md
Setting SLO Targets
Availability SLO Examples
| SLO % | Downtime/Month | Downtime/Year |
|---|
| 99% | 7.2 hours | 3.65 days |
| 99.9% | 43.2 minutes | 8.76 hours |
| 99.95% | 21.6 minutes | 4.38 hours |
| 99.99% | 4.32 minutes | 52.56 minutes |
Choose Appropriate SLOs