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dashboard-builder

Build monitoring dashboards that answer real operator questions for Grafana, SigNoz, and similar platforms. Use when turning metrics into a working dashboard instead of a vanity board.

Source repository stars
234,327
Declared platforms
0
Static risk flags
0
Last source update
2026-07-27
Source checked
2026-07-28

Decision brief

What it does—and where it fits

Use this when the task is to build a dashboard people can operate from.

Best for

  • "Build a Kafka monitoring dashboard"
  • "Create a Grafana dashboard for Elasticsearch"
  • "Make a SigNoz dashboard for this service"

Not for

  • Tasks that require unconfirmed production actions or broad system permissions.
  • Environments where the pinned source and install steps cannot be inspected.

Compatibility matrix

Platform support, with evidence labels

PlatformStatusEvidenceWhat to check
CodexNot declaredNo explicit evidencePortability before use
Claude CodeNot declaredNo explicit evidencePortability before use
CursorNot declaredNo explicit evidencePortability before use
Gemini CLINot declaredNo explicit evidencePortability before use
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Installation

Inspect first. Install second.

The source command is displayed only when detected. A safe inspection prompt is always available so your agent can explain every action before execution.

Source-detected install commandSource
npx skills add https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC --skill "skills/dashboard-builder"
Safe inspection promptEditorial

Inspect the Agent Skill "dashboard-builder" from https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/4e973d3eaf92d97f8d2e2d8abb39d8bdc8711b38/skills/dashboard-builder/SKILL.md at commit 4e973d3eaf92d97f8d2e2d8abb39d8bdc8711b38. List every install step, command, network request, credential, file read/write, external action, and rollback step. Explain whether it fits my task. Do not install or execute anything until I approve.

Workflow

What the source asks the agent to do

  1. 01

    Workflow

    Inspect existing dashboards first:

    health / availabilitylatency / performancethroughput / volume
  2. 02

    When to Use

    "Build a Kafka monitoring dashboard"

    "Build a Kafka monitoring dashboard""Create a Grafana dashboard for Elasticsearch""Make a SigNoz dashboard for this service"
  3. 03

    Guardrails

    do not start from visual layout; start from operator questions

    do not start from visual layout; start from operator questionsdo not include every available metric just because it existsdo not mix health, throughput, and resource panels without structure
  4. 04

    1. Define the operating questions

    health / availability

    health / availabilitylatency / performancethroughput / volume

Permission review

Static risk signals and limitations

No configured static risk pattern was detected

This is not proof of safety. Runtime behavior, indirect dependencies, and hidden external systems are outside the static scan.

Evidence record

Why each signal appears

EvidenceSourceComputedTestedEditorial
SignalValueEvidence typeMeaning
Quality score77/100ComputedDocumentation, specificity, maintenance, and trust rules
Repository stars234,327SourceRepository attention, not individual Skill quality
Compatibility0 platformsSourceDeclared in the catalog source record
Usage guideautomated source guideEditorialGenerated or reviewed according to the visible evidence level

Pinned source

Provenance and original SKILL.md

Repository
affaan-m/ECC
Skill path
skills/dashboard-builder/SKILL.md
Commit
4e973d3eaf92d97f8d2e2d8abb39d8bdc8711b38
License
MIT
Collected
2026-07-28
Default branch
main
View the original SKILL.md

Dashboard Builder

Use this when the task is to build a dashboard people can operate from.

The goal is not "show every metric." The goal is to answer:

  • is it healthy?
  • where is the bottleneck?
  • what changed?
  • what action should someone take?

When to Use

  • "Build a Kafka monitoring dashboard"
  • "Create a Grafana dashboard for Elasticsearch"
  • "Make a SigNoz dashboard for this service"
  • "Turn this metrics list into a real operational dashboard"

Guardrails

  • do not start from visual layout; start from operator questions
  • do not include every available metric just because it exists
  • do not mix health, throughput, and resource panels without structure
  • do not ship panels without titles, units, and sane thresholds

Workflow

1. Define the operating questions

Organize around:

  • health / availability
  • latency / performance
  • throughput / volume
  • saturation / resources
  • service-specific risk

2. Study the target platform schema

Inspect existing dashboards first:

  • JSON structure
  • query language
  • variables
  • threshold styling
  • section layout

3. Build the minimum useful board

Recommended structure:

  1. overview
  2. performance
  3. resources
  4. service-specific section

4. Cut vanity panels

Every panel should answer a real question. If it does not, remove it.

Example Panel Sets

Elasticsearch

  • cluster health
  • shard allocation
  • search latency
  • indexing rate
  • JVM heap / GC

Kafka

  • broker count
  • under-replicated partitions
  • messages in / out
  • consumer lag
  • disk and network pressure

API gateway / ingress

  • request rate
  • p50 / p95 / p99 latency
  • error rate
  • upstream health
  • active connections

Quality Checklist

  • valid dashboard JSON
  • clear section grouping
  • titles and units are present
  • thresholds/status colors are meaningful
  • variables exist for common filters
  • default time range and refresh are sensible
  • no vanity panels with no operator value

Related Skills

  • research-ops
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