Algolia Deep Management Skill

Advanced monitoring and management of Algolia search infrastructure.

MANDATORY: Discovery-First Pattern

Always discover indices and application settings before querying analytics.

Phase 1: Discovery

#!/bin/bash
ALGOLIA_API="https://${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}-dsn.algolia.net"
AUTH_HEADERS="-H 'X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}' -H 'X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}'"

echo "=== Indices ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/indexes" | \
  jq -r '.items[] | "\(.name) | Records: \(.entries) | Size: \(.dataSize) | Updated: \(.updatedAt)"'

echo ""
echo "=== API Keys Audit ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/keys" | \
  jq -r '.keys[] | "\(.value[:8])... | ACL: \(.acl | join(",")) | Indices: \(.indexes // ["all"] | join(",")) | Valid: \(.validity)"' | head -10

echo ""
echo "=== Synonyms (first index) ==="
INDEX=$(curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/indexes" | jq -r '.items[0].name')
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/indexes/$INDEX/synonyms/search" \
  -d '{"query":"","hitsPerPage":5}' | \
  jq -r '"Synonyms in $INDEX: \(.nbHits)"'

echo ""
echo "=== Query Rules ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/indexes/$INDEX/rules/search" \
  -d '{"query":"","hitsPerPage":1}' | \
  jq -r '"Rules in $INDEX: \(.nbHits)"'

Phase 1 outputs: Indices, API keys, synonyms, query rules

Phase 2: Analysis

#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Search Analytics (last 7 days) ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "https://analytics.algolia.com/2/searches?index=${ALGOLIA_INDEX}&startDate=$(date -v-7d +%Y-%m-%d 2>/dev/null || date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d)&endDate=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" | \
  jq -r '"Total Searches: \(.count)\nNo Results Rate: \(.noResultRate // "N/A")"' 2>/dev/null

echo ""
echo "=== Top Searches ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "https://analytics.algolia.com/2/searches?index=${ALGOLIA_INDEX}&limit=10&orderBy=searchCount" | \
  jq -r '.searches[:5] | .[] | "\(.search) | Count: \(.count) | No Results: \(.noResultCount)"' 2>/dev/null

echo ""
echo "=== Click-Through Rate ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "https://analytics.algolia.com/2/clicks?index=${ALGOLIA_INDEX}&startDate=$(date -v-7d +%Y-%m-%d 2>/dev/null || date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d)" | \
  jq -r '"Click Rate: \(.rate // "N/A")\nTracked Searches: \(.trackedSearchCount // "N/A")"' 2>/dev/null

echo ""
echo "=== A/B Tests ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "https://analytics.algolia.com/2/abtests" | \
  jq -r '.abtests[] | "\(.name) | Status: \(.status) | Index: \(.variants[0].index)"' 2>/dev/null || echo "No A/B tests"

echo ""
echo "=== Index Settings Audit ==="
curl -s -H "X-Algolia-API-Key: ${ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY}" \
  -H "X-Algolia-Application-Id: ${ALGOLIA_APP_ID}" \
  "$ALGOLIA_API/1/indexes/${ALGOLIA_INDEX}/settings" | \
  jq -r '"Searchable Attrs: \(.searchableAttributes | length)\nCustom Ranking: \(.customRanking | length)\nReplicas: \(.replicas // [] | length)"'

Output Format

ALGOLIA DEEP STATUS
===================
App: {app_id}
Indices: {count} | Total Records: {sum}
7-Day Searches: {count}
No Results Rate: {percent}%
Click-Through Rate: {percent}%
Top No-Result Query: {query}
A/B Tests: {active}/{total}
API Keys: {count} ({unrestricted} unrestricted)
Issues: {list_of_warnings}

Anti-Hallucination Rules

1. NEVER assume resource names — always discover via CLI/API in Phase 1 before referencing in Phase 2.
2. NEVER fabricate metric names or dimensions — verify against the service documentation or --help output.
3. NEVER mix CLI commands between service versions — confirm which version/API you are targeting.
4. ALWAYS use the discovery → verify → analyze chain — every resource referenced must have been discovered first.
5. ALWAYS handle empty results gracefully — an empty response is valid data, not an error to retry.

Counter-Rationalizations

Shortcut	Counter	Why
"I'll skip discovery and check known resources"	Always run Phase 1 discovery first	Resource names change, new resources appear — assumed names cause errors
"The user only asked for a quick check"	Follow the full discovery → analysis flow	Quick checks miss critical issues; structured analysis catches silent failures
"Default configuration is probably fine"	Audit configuration explicitly	Defaults often leave logging, security, and optimization features disabled
"Metrics aren't needed for this"	Always check relevant metrics when available	API/CLI responses show current state; metrics reveal trends and intermittent issues
"I don't have access to that"	Try the command and report the actual error	Assumed permission failures prevent useful investigation; actual errors are informative

Common Pitfalls

• Admin vs Search key: Never expose admin key client-side — use scoped search keys
• Analytics latency: Search analytics have ~4 hour delay — not real-time
• Replica indices: Replicas count toward index limits — monitor total
• Rate limits: Admin API is 5000 req/min — search API depends on plan