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This skill helps you access Cortex documentation and guidance for api, configure, and getting started tasks across guides and best practices.

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---
name: "cortex-docs"
description: "Scraped from https://docs.cortex.io/ Source: https://docs.cortex.io/. Use when questions involve: api, configure, docs, get started, guides, improve."
---

# Cortex Docs

> Official documentation: https://docs.cortex.io/

## Overview

This skill provides comprehensive documentation for cortex docs.

**Total references:** 19 files (~70,732 tokens)

**Topics covered:**
Entity types, How to integrate FireHydrant with Cortex, Using the ServiceNow integration, How to connect Cortex entities to Snyk projects, Using the Azure Resources integrations, Enabling the On-call Assistant, How to configure Datadog with Cortex, Connecting Cortex entities to Kubernetes, How to configure Azure Resources with Cortex, How to connect Cortex entities to Google, Execute a run via a Workflow, Setting goals in Scorecards...

## Reference Files

Load only the reference files relevant to the user's question:

### Api

- **[API Keys and more](references/api-1.md)** (~7,933 tokens)
  - Topics: Operations, Operations, Operations
- **[Eng Intel: User Labels and more](references/api-2.md)** (~7,872 tokens)
  - Topics: Operations, Operations, Operations
- **[CircleCI API and more](references/api-3.md)** (~7,961 tokens)
  - Topics: Operations, Operations, Operations
- **[Prometheus API and more](references/api-4.md)** (~6,240 tokens)
  - Topics: Operations, Operations, Operations
- **[Scorecards and more](references/api-5.md)** (~6,168 tokens)
  - Topics: Operations, Operations, Operations

### Configure

- **[Cortex Command Line Interface and more](references/configure.md)** (~2,366 tokens)
  - Topics: Getting started with GitOps, Additional configuration options for GitOps, FAQs and troubleshooting

### Docs

- **[Bitbucket and more](references/docs.md)** (~3,601 tokens)
  - Topics: How to configure Bitbucket with Cortex, How to connect Cortex entities to Bitbucket, Using the Bitbucket integration

### General

- **[REST API operations and more](references/general.md)** (~1,316 tokens)
  - Topics: Cortex API, Getting started in Cortex, Additional information

### Get Started

- **[Cortex MCP Prompt Library and more](references/get-started.md)** (~573 tokens)
  - Topics: Cortex MCP demonstration video, How to configure Cortex MCP, Using Cortex MCP

### Guides

- **[Establish consistent AI security controls and more](references/guides.md)** (~4,514 tokens)
  - Topics: Create an AI Governance Scorecard, Create an AI Governance Initiative, Measuring success

### Improve

- **[Custom Metrics and more](references/improve.md)** (~3,168 tokens)
  - Topics: Managing custom metrics, Viewing custom metric data, Using the AI Impact Dashboard

### Ingesting Data Into Cortex

- **[Managing Catalogs and more](references/ingesting-data-into-cortex-1.md)** (~8,062 tokens)
  - Topics: Catalogs and entities overview video, Default catalogs, View catalogs
- **[Instana and more](references/ingesting-data-into-cortex-2.md)** (~5,307 tokens)
  - Topics: Overview, How to configure Instana with Cortex, How to connect Cortex entities to Instana

### Resources

- **[Cortex Beta Program & Release Phases and more](references/resources.md)** (~217 tokens)
  - Topics: Get quick answers from AI docs assistant, Additional resources, Still need help

### Self Managed

- **[Self and more](references/self-managed.md)** (~795 tokens)
  - Topics: Setup instructions, How to configure the AWS integration for self-managed Cortex accounts, Setup Instructions

### Settings

- **[Using search in Cortex](references/settings.md)** (~167 tokens)
  - Topics: Searching your data in Cortex, Search index and operators, Search AWS details

### Solutions

- **[Automate AI Readiness and more](references/solutions.md)** (~314 tokens)
  - Topics: Use Cortex features to drive AI Readiness, AI Readiness in action, Review prioritize and complete tasks

### Standardize

- **[Using CQL reports and more](references/standardize.md)** (~1,727 tokens)
  - Topics: Create a CQL report, View CQL reports, Edit a CQL report

### Streamline

- **[Engineering homepage and more](references/streamline.md)** (~2,431 tokens)
  - Topics: My work, My on-calls, Catalog quick access

## Usage Guidelines

1. **Identify relevant sections** - Match the user's question to the appropriate reference file(s)
2. **Load minimally** - Only read files directly relevant to the question to conserve context
3. **Cite sources** - Reference specific sections when answering
4. **Combine knowledge** - For complex questions, you may need multiple reference files

### When to use each reference:

- **Api**: API endpoints, parameters, responses, and examples
- **Configure**: Configure-related features and documentation
- **Docs**: Docs-related features and documentation
- **General**: General documentation, overview, and getting started
- **Get Started**: Get Started-related features and documentation
- **Guides**: Guides-related features and documentation
- **Improve**: Improve-related features and documentation
- **Ingesting Data Into Cortex**: Ingesting Data Into Cortex-related features and documentation
- **Resources**: Resources-related features and documentation
- **Self Managed**: Self Managed-related features and documentation
- **Settings**: Configuration, customization, and settings
- **Solutions**: Solutions-related features and documentation
- **Standardize**: Standardize-related features and documentation
- **Streamline**: Streamline-related features and documentation

Overview

This skill provides a searchable, consolidated view of Cortex documentation scraped from docs.cortex.io. It bundles guides, API references, configuration steps, integration instructions, and onboarding material so you can quickly find authoritative Cortex how-to content. Use it when you need concrete steps, example API calls, or configuration templates from Cortex docs.

How this skill works

The skill maps user queries to the most relevant reference sections (API, Configure, Get Started, Guides, Improve, Ingesting Data, etc.) and returns targeted excerpts and actionable steps. It prioritizes minimal context loading: only the files related to the question are consulted. For complex topics it combines multiple reference files and highlights the exact section to follow.

When to use it

Looking up Cortex REST API endpoints, parameters, or examples
Configuring integrations (Datadog, Azure, Google, Bitbucket, Instana, etc.)
Onboarding and get-started steps for Cortex features and MCP
Creating or measuring goals with Scorecards and AI governance guides
Ingesting data, managing catalogs, and connecting entities to external systems
Troubleshooting configuration or self-managed setup instructions

Best practices

Match your question to a reference category (API, Configure, Guides) before querying
Ask for specific outcomes (e.g., 'how to create an API key' or 'configure Datadog alerts') to get precise steps
Request examples or cURL snippets when working with REST endpoints
Verify configuration steps against your Cortex version and deployment type (cloud vs self-managed)
Combine integration and ingest guides when connecting external services to Cortex entities

Example use cases

Retrieve the exact REST endpoint, parameters, and example response for Scorecards or API keys
Follow step-by-step instructions to enable the Azure Resources or Datadog integration
Get start-up guidance to configure Cortex MCP, including recommended settings
Learn how to map external projects (Snyk, Kubernetes, Bitbucket) to Cortex entities
Create and measure custom metrics, then view them in the AI Impact Dashboard

FAQ

How current is the documentation in this skill?

This skill uses a scraped snapshot of docs.cortex.io. For the latest changes, cross-check with the official docs site or release notes.

Can this skill produce working API examples?

Yes. It provides endpoint paths, parameters, and example payloads or cURL snippets drawn from the Cortex API references.