scout service-map

Visualize service dependencies and topology. Shows which services communicate with each other, the span names involved, and when the connections were last observed.

Usage

scout service-map [flags]

Flags

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--service	string	—	Filter to specific services. Repeatable
--since	duration	1h	Time window (max: 1 hour). Conflicts with --start
--start	RFC 3339	—	Start time. Conflicts with --since
--end	RFC 3339	—	End time. Requires --start
--raw	bool	false	Output JSON
--interactive	bool	false	Launch interactive TUI view

Examples

Show the full service topology:

scout service-map

Filter to specific services:

scout service-map --service payment --service notification

Show topology for the last 30 minutes:

scout service-map --since 30m

Launch the interactive terminal view:

scout service-map --interactive

Export as JSON for further analysis:

scout service-map --raw

tip

Use --interactive to explore the service topology in a terminal-based UI that lets you navigate between services and their connections.

note

The maximum time range is 1 hour. Dependencies are grouped by source and target service pairs with deduplicated span names.

See Also

• traces — query distributed traces
• logs — query service logs
• metrics — query service metrics