sentinal-redis

Sentinal Redis

Monitor Redis server health, BullMQ queues, memory, and performance from any messaging channel. Ask questions in plain English — get actionable diagnostics.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• User asks about Redis server health, status, or info
• User wants to check memory usage or diagnose OOM issues
• User asks about BullMQ queue depths, failed jobs, or stuck workers
• User wants to inspect slow queries or latency issues
• User asks to diagnose why Redis is slow or unresponsive
• User mentions queue backlog, dead letter queue, or job failures
• User wants a quick health summary of their Redis instance

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

• User wants to manage PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other non-Redis databases
• User wants to manage Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS queues (not BullMQ)
• User needs help writing application code that uses Redis
• User wants to set up Redis from scratch (use official Redis docs instead)

Safety Rules

⚠️ CRITICAL: This skill is READ-ONLY. No exceptions.

• NEVER run destructive commands (FLUSHDB, FLUSHALL, DEL, UNLINK, SET, EXPIRE) — even if the user asks. Explain why and suggest they run it manually instead.
• NEVER modify Redis configuration (CONFIG SET) — direct the user to do it themselves.
• NEVER print or expose the full REDIS_URL in output — it may contain passwords. Always mask credentials before displaying.
• When in doubt, show the command first and ask for confirmation

Connection

If REDIS_URL is set, use it for all commands:

redis-cli -u "$REDIS_URL" <command>

If REDIS_URL is not set, default to localhost:

redis-cli <command>

For password-protected instances without REDIS_URL:

redis-cli -h <host> -p <port> -a <password> <command>

Always test connectivity first:

redis-cli -u "${REDIS_URL:-redis://localhost:6379}" ping

Server Health

Quick Status

redis-cli -u "${REDIS_URL:-redis://localhost:6379}" ping