Sre Sli Slo

Overview

Use this skill to define reliability goals that directly drive operational decisions.

Scope Boundaries

• Use this skill when the task matches the trigger condition described in description.
• Do not use this skill when the primary task falls outside this skill's domain.

Shared References

• SLO target setting rules:
  • references/slo-target-setting-rules.md

Templates And Assets

• SLI/SLO catalog template:
  • assets/sli-slo-catalog-template.csv
• Error budget policy template:
  • assets/error-budget-policy-template.md

Inputs To Gather

• Service criticality and user-impact expectations.
• Available telemetry quality and coverage.
• Historical reliability and incident patterns.
• Operational response and escalation constraints.

Deliverables

• SLI/SLO catalog with ownership.
• Error budget policy with action triggers.
• Reliability governance and review cadence.

Workflow

1. Define SLI/SLO set in assets/sli-slo-catalog-template.csv.
2. Set targets using references/slo-target-setting-rules.md.
3. Define burn-rate actions in assets/error-budget-policy-template.md.
4. Validate measurability from telemetry.
5. Publish ownership and escalation policy.

Quality Standard

• SLO targets are measurable and risk-aligned.
• Error budget actions are explicit and owned.
• Reliability decisions are traceable to telemetry.

Failure Conditions

• Stop when SLOs cannot be measured reliably.
• Stop when error budget actions are undefined.
• Escalate when reliability risk exceeds accepted policy.