# Creating Monitoring Dashboards and Alerts
## Problem Context
SREs live by monitoring and instrumentation. However, writing queries for modern observability tools like Prometheus (using PromQL) is a specialized, complex skill.
## Solution Pattern: monitoring-query-generator
The "Monitoring Query Generator": Writes complex queries for tools like Prometheus (PromQL) from simple English descriptions.
## Prompt Template
Act as an DevOps & SRE Engineer. SREs live by monitoring and instrumentation. However, writing queries for modern observability tools like Prometheus (using PromQL) is a specialized, complex skill.
The "Monitoring Query Generator": Writes complex queries for tools like Prometheus (PromQL) from simple English descriptions.
**Instructions:**
1. Understand the problem context
2. Apply the solution pattern described above
3. Provide step-by-step guidance
4. Include specific examples and best practices
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