---
name: speak-observability
description: 'Monitor Speak API health, assessment latency, session metrics, and pronunciation
  score distributions.

  Use when implementing observability,

  or managing Speak language learning platform operations.

  Trigger with phrases like "speak observability", "speak observability".

  '
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(curl:*), Grep
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags:
- saas
- speak
- api
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw
---
# Speak Observability

## Overview

Monitor Speak API health, assessment latency, session metrics, and pronunciation score distributions.

## Prerequisites

- Completed `speak-install-auth` setup
- Valid API credentials configured
- Understanding of Speak API patterns

## Instructions

### Step 1: Configuration

Configure observability for your Speak integration. Speak uses OpenAI's GPT-4o for AI tutoring and Whisper for speech recognition.

```typescript
// speak_observability_config.ts
const config = {
  apiKey: process.env.SPEAK_API_KEY!,
  appId: process.env.SPEAK_APP_ID!,
  environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
};
```

### Step 2: Implementation

```typescript
// Core implementation for speak observability
import { SpeakClient } from '@speak/language-sdk';

const client = new SpeakClient(config);

// Production-ready implementation
async function setup() {
  const health = await client.health.check();
  console.log("Status:", health.status);
  return health;
}
```

### Step 3: Verification

```bash
curl -sf -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPEAK_API_KEY" https://api.speak.com/v1/health | jq .
```

## Output

- Speak Observability configured and verified
- Production-ready Speak integration
- Error handling and monitoring in place

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| 401 Unauthorized | Invalid API key | Verify SPEAK_API_KEY |
| 429 Rate Limited | Too many requests | Implement backoff |
| Connection timeout | Network issue | Check connectivity to api.speak.com |
| Audio format error | Wrong codec | Convert to WAV 16kHz mono |

## Resources

- [Speak Website](https://speak.com)
- [OpenAI Realtime API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/realtime)
- [Speak GPT-4 Blog](https://speak.com/blog/speak-gpt-4)

## Next Steps

For production checklist, see `speak-prod-checklist`.

## Examples

**Basic**: Apply observability with default settings for a standard Speak integration.

**Production**: Configure with monitoring, alerting, and team-specific language learning requirements.
