View observed topology from Prometheus

The telemetry view helps teams compare architecture ideas with observed service relationships without making Stratum a trace explorer or monitoring replacement.

What Stratum reads

The Prometheus connector queries pre-aggregated OpenTelemetry service-graph metrics. A layered pipeline fetches metrics, parses labels, normalizes services and dependencies, and converts the topology into Stratum node and edge objects.

Configure the integration

1. Open Admin console → Integrations.
2. Enable Prometheus and provide its approved endpoint and authentication settings.
3. Configure namespaces, component filters, excluded health endpoints, and data-client visibility.
4. Test the connection before making the view available.

Inspect and fork

The generated topology is read-only and can refresh as telemetry changes. Filter noisy services, inspect inferred dependencies, then choose Create design from current state to copy one snapshot into a normal editable design. Telemetry history is not copied.

Know the boundary

• No individual trace exploration.
• No claim that absence of telemetry proves absence of a dependency.
• Sampling, missing instrumentation, label quality, and background traffic can affect the model.
• Once forked, users can clean up naming, boundaries, and missing architecture context.