Agent skill · design visual · aj-geddes
grafana-dashboard
Create professional Grafana dashboards with visualizations, templating, and alerts. Use when building monitoring dashboards, creating data visualizations, or setting up operational insights.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific JSON configuration examples and best practices for Grafana dashboards that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires docker installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-04. 307 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Grafana Dashboard Table of Contents Overview When to Use Quick Start Reference Guides Best Practices Overview Design and implement comprehensive Grafana dashboards with multiple visualization types, variables, and drill-down capabilities for operational monitoring. When to Use Creating monitoring dashboards Building operational insights Visualizing time-series data Creating drill-down dashboards Sharing metrics with stakeholders Quick Start Minimal working example: Reference Guides Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: Guide Contents --- --- Grafana Dashboard JSON Grafana Dashboard JSON Grafana Provisioning Configuration Grafana Provisioning Configuration Grafana Alert Configuration Grafana Alert Configuration Grafana API Client Grafana API Client Docker Compose Setup Docker Compose Setup Best Practices ✅ DO Use meaningful dashboard titles Add documentation panels Implement row-based organization Use variables for flexibility Set appropriate refresh intervals Include runbook links in alerts Test alerts before deploying Use consistent color schemes Version control dashboard JSON ❌ DON'T Overload dashboards with too many panels Mix different time ranges without justification Create without runbooks Ignore alert noise Use inconsistent metric naming Set refresh too frequently Forget to configure datasources Leave default passwords
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aj-geddes/grafana-dashboard