Managing 100ms

---
name: managing-100ms
description: |
  Use when working with 100Ms — 100ms live video and audio infrastructure
  management for video conferencing, live streaming, and interactive sessions.
  Use when monitoring active rooms, analyzing session quality, reviewing usage
  metrics, managing room templates, or troubleshooting 100ms video/audio
  sessions.
connection_type: 100ms
preload: false
---

# 100ms Management Skill

Manage and analyze 100ms video/audio rooms, sessions, recordings, and usage.

## API Conventions

### Authentication
All API calls use Bearer management token, injected automatically.

### Base URL
`https://api.100ms.live/v2`

### Core Helper Function

```bash
#!/bin/bash

hms_api() {
    local method="$1"
    local endpoint="$2"
    local data="${3:-}"

    if [ -n "$data" ]; then
        curl -s -X "$method" \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer $HMS_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            "https://api.100ms.live/v2${endpoint}" \
            -d "$data"
    else
        curl -s -X "$method" \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer $HMS_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN" \
            "https://api.100ms.live/v2${endpoint}"
    fi
}
```

## Output Rules
- Target ≤50 lines per script output
- Use `jq` to extract only needed fields
- Never dump full API responses

## Phase 1: Discovery

```bash
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Room Templates ==="
hms_api GET "/room-templates?limit=20" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id[0:12])\t\(.name)\t\(.roles | keys | join(","))"' \
    | column -t | head -15

echo ""
echo "=== Active Rooms ==="
hms_api GET "/active-rooms?limit=20" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id[0:12])\t\(.name)\t\(.peers_count) peers\t\(.started_at[0:16])"' \
    | head -15

echo ""
echo "=== Rooms ==="
hms_api GET "/rooms?limit=20" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id[0:12])\t\(.name)\t\(.enabled)\t\(.template_id[0:12])"' \
    | column -t | head -15
```

## Phase 2: Analysis

### Session Analytics

```bash
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Recent Sessions ==="
hms_api GET "/sessions?limit=20" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id[0:12])\t\(.room_id[0:12])\t\(.peers_count) peers\t\(.duration)s\t\(.created_at[0:16])"' \
    | head -20

echo ""
echo "=== Session Summary ==="
hms_api GET "/sessions?limit=100" \
    | jq '{
        total_sessions: (.data | length),
        total_peers: (.data | map(.peers_count // 0) | add),
        avg_duration_min: (.data | map(.duration // 0) | if length > 0 then add / length / 60 | floor else 0 end),
        avg_peers: (.data | map(.peers_count // 0) | if length > 0 then add / length | floor else 0 end)
    }'
```

### Recording & Streaming

```bash
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Recordings ==="
hms_api GET "/recordings?limit=20" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | "\(.id[0:12])\t\(.room_id[0:12])\t\(.status)\t\(.duration)s\t\(.size // 0) bytes"' \
    | head -15

echo ""
echo "=== Recording Status Breakdown ==="
hms_api GET "/recordings?limit=100" \
    | jq -r '.data[] | .status' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
```

## Output Format

```
=== Templates: <count>  Active Rooms: <count> ===

--- Session Analytics ---
Total Sessions: <n>  Total Peers: <n>
Avg Duration: <n>min  Avg Peers/Session: <n>

--- Recordings ---
Total: <n>  Completed: <n>  Processing: <n>
```

## Anti-Hallucination Rules

1. **NEVER assume resource names** — always discover via CLI/API in Phase 1 before referencing in Phase 2.
2. **NEVER fabricate metric names or dimensions** — verify against the service documentation or `--help` output.
3. **NEVER mix CLI commands between service versions** — confirm which version/API you are targeting.
4. **ALWAYS use the discovery → verify → analyze chain** — every resource referenced must have been discovered first.
5. **ALWAYS handle empty results gracefully** — an empty response is valid data, not an error to retry.

## Counter-Rationalizations

| Shortcut | Counter | Why |
|----------|---------|-----|
| "I'll skip discovery and check known resources" | Always run Phase 1 discovery first | Resource names change, new resources appear — assumed names cause errors |
| "The user only asked for a quick check" | Follow the full discovery → analysis flow | Quick checks miss critical issues; structured analysis catches silent failures |
| "Default configuration is probably fine" | Audit configuration explicitly | Defaults often leave logging, security, and optimization features disabled |
| "Metrics aren't needed for this" | Always check relevant metrics when available | API/CLI responses show current state; metrics reveal trends and intermittent issues |
| "I don't have access to that" | Try the command and report the actual error | Assumed permission failures prevent useful investigation; actual errors are informative |

## Common Pitfalls
- **Management token**: Must be generated from app access key and secret with RS256 JWT
- **Pagination**: Use `limit` and `start` cursor; check `last` field for next page
- **Rate limits**: 100 requests/minute for management API
- **Room vs Session**: A room is a configuration; a session is an active/completed meeting in that room