> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blacksmith.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CI Analytics

> Fastest way to monitor your GitHub Actions performance and costs across your team

## Overview

Blacksmith's CI Analytics dashboard provides a single view of your
CI pipeline's **performance**, **failure rate**, and **costs**.
All users within your organization who have access to GitHub can log
in at [app.blacksmith.sh](https://app.blacksmith.sh) to explore the dashboard.

## Basics

### Jobs

The dashboard displays every job run across all your repositories.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/jobs-view.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=f90fd7aac78a3abc042f8524687cf490" alt="Jobs View" width="3024" height="1890" data-path="images/jobs-view.png" />

You can filter and analyze jobs by repository, runner size, job status, and more, enabling you to answer questions like:

* "What is the failure rate of my jobs?"
* "How long does this job typically take to complete?"
* "What is affecting the performance of my slowest job?"

<Card title="Zoom In: Finding out if a Job is Failing More Than Usual" icon="note">
  For instance, Blacksmith's dashboard helps identify if a job is failing more often than usual. By filtering jobs by repository, you can assess failure rates and compare them to previous months.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/jobs-view-zoom-in.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=3dd49d85a104d1bd473ed70dbf55b7a4" alt="Jobs Zoom In" width="1868" height="262" data-path="images/jobs-view-zoom-in.png" />
</Card>

<Card title="Zoom In: Finding out What is Affecting the Performance of Your Slowest Job" icon="note">
  Blacksmith's dashboard helps identify what is affecting the performance of your slowest job. By hovering over the "p99" in the job duration distribution chart, you can see a breakdown of your slowest job's steps and the time taken for each step.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/jobs-view-zoom-in-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=5fbcdbf310728f349ebd5e8c917184ab" alt="Jobs Zoom In" width="1280" height="902" data-path="images/jobs-view-zoom-in-2.png" />
</Card>

### Caches

The dashboard also provides insights into every cache entry across your repositories.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/cache-view.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=892e07d8f34a0eba9585379297401744" alt="Cache View" width="3024" height="1892" data-path="images/cache-view.png" />

You can filter and analyze cache entries by repository, cache key, last hit time, and more, to answer questions like:

* "What is my total cache usage?"
* "What cache entries are currently available?"
* "How many recent cache hits have I had?"

<Card title="Zoom In: Finding the Last Cache Hit for a Specific Key" icon="note">
  Blacksmith makes it simple to track when a cache key was last hit. You can filter by repository to check the last hit time of cache entries, ensuring the cache key is functioning as expected.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/cache-view-zoom-in.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=755012da09644a45d1d447c7dfcb2d51" alt="Cache Zoom In" width="2394" height="458" data-path="images/cache-view-zoom-in.png" />
</Card>

### Costs

The dashboard also provides visibility into all Blacksmith usage and billing.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/cost-view.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=9fe00094dcdb7544b4bede42c9a5b5b7" alt="Costs View" width="3022" height="1890" data-path="images/cost-view.png" />

You can break down costs by repository to better understand CI expenses and ask questions such as:

* "How much more did I spend this month?"
* "Which repositories are consuming the most resources?"
* "How much am I spending on storage for caches?"

<Card title="Zoom In: Finding out which repositories are consuming the most resources" icon="note">
  With Blacksmith you can track spending across repositories to identify how your teams and services are consuming compute and storage resources.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blacksmith/RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn/images/cost-view-zoom-in.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RMBIa5U5GnHQ2Ykn&q=85&s=37121ffc3bf4ee0b8771f18bd1df28f6" alt="Costs Zoom In" width="2338" height="692" data-path="images/cost-view-zoom-in.png" />
</Card>

We are continuously working on additional visualizations. If there is something specific you'd like to see, feel free to reach out to us at [hello@blacksmith.sh](mailto:hello@blacksmith.sh).

## Pricing

There is no additional cost for using this feature. For all other pricing, please visit our [pricing page](https://www.blacksmith.sh/pricing).
