A system includes service management circuitry to dynamically deploy a plurality of service agents in response to dynamic assembly of a corresponding chain of services that each provide different service functionality. The different service functionality can be provided to an operational network device by different respective network devices over a network. The system can include network interface circuitry to transmit the service agents over the network to monitor performance of the respective network devices providing respective services included in the chain of services. The network interface circuitry can receive service performance information from each of the service agents. The performance information can include information indicative of the performance of the respective network devices. The service management circuitry can analyze the received service performance information and manage the chain of services.