---
name: "victoria-metrics-high-throughput"
description: "Achieve 10x higher ingestion throughput and 7x better compression than standard Prometheus."
metadata:
  author: "VictoriaMetrics"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "deploy victoriametrics cluster"
  - "configure prometheus remote_write victoriametrics"
  - "metricsql functions"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# VictoriaMetrics High-Throughput Time Series Storage

Deploys VictoriaMetrics: single-node vs cluster architecture (vmstorage, vminsert, vmselect), Prometheus remote_write target, MetricsQL analytical functions, and dropping storage costs on heavy metrics feeds.

## When to Invoke
Invoke this skill whenever you need to:
- deploy victoriametrics cluster
- configure prometheus remote_write victoriametrics
- metricsql functions

## Execution SOP & Rules
1. Deploy VictoriaMetrics single binary or cluster components via official Helm charts.
2. Configure Prometheus prometheus.yml: remote_write: - url: http://victoria-metrics:8428/api/v1/write.
3. Point Grafana Prometheus data source directly to VictoriaMetrics port 8428.
4. Inspect ingestion performance and disk compression ratios via VM internal dashboard.

## Verification Checklist
- Run local linting, syntax validation, and type-checks before reporting completion.
- Ensure all created or modified files adhere to workspace boundaries and avoid uncommitted secrets.
- Verify tests or build commands exit cleanly with return code 0.