Agent skill · Sentry

Sentry Get Started skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Sets up Sentry in a project end to end: create the project, install the SDK, verify events.

Officialname: sentry-get-started★ 271 (repo)pushed 2026-10-23Apache-2.0SKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07

What it does, in the publisher's words

Guided entry point for using Sentry through your agent. Orients you to your current setup and, for a new project, sets up Sentry end to end with sane defaults — provision a project, install the SDK (errors, tracing, and whatever it enables by default), and confirm real telemetry reaches Sentry. Routes other intents (adding more signals, fixing issues) to the right skill.

The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.

Install Sentry Get Started

The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started

Copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills (all projects) or .claude/skills (this repo). Claude Code picks it up without a restart. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started -a claude-code

# or by hand:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-for-ai.git /tmp/sentry-get-started-src
cp -r /tmp/sentry-get-started-src/src/skills/sentry-get-started ~/.claude/skills/sentry-get-started

Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-for-ai.git /tmp/sentry-get-started-src
cp -r /tmp/sentry-get-started-src/src/skills/sentry-get-started ./sentry-get-started
zip -r sentry-get-started.zip sentry-get-started

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started -a codex

gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs

gh skill install getsentry/sentry-for-ai sentry-get-started

Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started -a cursor

Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs

gemini skills install https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-for-ai.git --path src/skills/sentry-get-started

OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started -a opencode

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs

npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started -a windsurf

Works with

Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.

What's in the SKILL.md

8 sections

Onboarding UI progress
Step 0 — Introduce Sentry, then orient
If the MCP is not authed
Step 1 — Route based on the probe
Brand-new user (no Sentry in the repo) → run first-error setup now
Existing user (Sentry already in the repo) → show the menu
Honesty about coverage
What “done” looks like

Bundled files

references.yml

Loaded only when the instructions point to them.

Facts

Skill name: sentry-get-started
Publisher: Sentry (official)
Repo: getsentry/sentry-for-ai
License: Apache-2.0
SKILL.md size: 1,875 words, 235 lines
Bundled files: 1
Repo stars: 271 (as of 2026-10-24)
SKILL.md checked: 2026-11-07

Pairs with the Sentry MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.

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FAQ

What does the sentry-get-started skill do?+

Sets up Sentry in a project end to end: create the project, install the SDK, verify events. In its own SKILL.md, Sentry describes it as: "Guided entry point for using Sentry through your agent. Orients you to your current setup and, for a new project, sets up Sentry end to end with sane defaults — provision a project, install the SDK (errors, tracing, and whatever it enables by default), and confirm real telemetry reaches Sentry."

How do I install the sentry-get-started skill?+

Run npx skills add getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-get-started and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/sentry-get-started/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/sentry-get-started/.

Does Sentry Get Started work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+

It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.

Who maintains Sentry Get Started?+

Sentry, the company or project behind it, in the getsentry/sentry-for-ai repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23. License: Apache-2.0.

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