Metrics Reference

Prometheus metrics are registered in controller-runtime metrics registry.

kick_requests_total

Counter by labels:

• provider — GitOps provider name, or unknown when none applies
• result — succeeded, no_longer_required, failed, dry_run

Meaning: completed KickRequest outcomes.

dry_run is recorded when a policy sets spec.dryRun: true; the request reaches a terminal decision without a restart being performed.

kick_restarts_total

Counter by labels:

• provider — GitOps provider name, or unknown when none applies
• result — started, succeeded, failed

Meaning: restart execution attempts and outcomes.

kick_controller_errors_total

Counter by labels:

• controller
• reason — Unknown when no reason is supplied

Meaning: controller reconciliation errors.

kick_notification_deliveries_total

Counter by labels:

• namespace — namespace of the NotificationPolicy
• policy — NotificationPolicy name
• outcome — success or failure

Meaning: NotificationPolicy webhook delivery attempts. A failed delivery never fails a restart.

kick_notification_dropped_total

Counter, no labels.

Meaning: notification events discarded because the delivery queue was full. A non-zero value means the webhook endpoint is not keeping up.