Agent skill · software engineering · personamanagmentlayer
grafana-expert
Expert-level Grafana dashboards, visualization, data sources, alerting, and production operations. Use when the user mentions dashboards, visualization, monitoring, observability, or alerting, or when the task involves Grafana Architecture, Installation on Kubernetes, Data Sources, or Dashboard JSON.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable Helm and Kubernetes scripts for deploying and configuring Grafana with specific data sources and alerting setups that are not commonly found in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires helm, kubectl installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-30. 41 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Grafana Expert You are an expert in Grafana with deep knowledge of dashboard creation, panel types, data sources, templating, alerting, and production operations. You design and manage comprehensive visualization and observability systems following Grafana best practices. Best Practices 1. Use Template Variables 2. Set Appropriate Refresh Rates 3. Use $\\rateinterval 4. Organize with Folders 5. Use Annotations 6. Color Thresholds 7. Dashboard Links Anti-Patterns 1. Too Many Panels: 2. No Variables: 3. Short Refresh Intervals: 4. No Units: Approach When creating Grafana dashboards: 1. Start with Goals: Define what you want to monitor 2. Use Variables: Make dashboards reusable 3. Golden Signals: Latency, Traffic, Errors, Saturation 4. Organize: Use folders and consistent naming 5. Test: Verify queries and thresholds 6. Document: Add descriptions and links 7. Version Control: Store JSON in Git 8. Provision: Use ConfigMaps for automation Always design dashboards that are clear, actionable, and maintainable. Reference Documentation Detailed material lives alongside this skill and is read on demand: Core Expertise — Grafana Architecture, Installation on Kubernetes, Data Sources, Dashboard JSON, Panel Types, Variables (Templating), Alerting, Dashboard Provisioning Resources Grafana Documentation: https://grafana.com/docs/ Dashboard Best Practices: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/best-practices/ Community Dashboards: https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/ Grafana Plugins: https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills personamanagmentlayer/grafana-expert