Dashboard Builder
- 4.4k installs
- 238k repo stars
- Updated August 5, 2026
- affaan-m/everything-claude-code
A structured skill that guides developers through building operator-focused monitoring dashboards on Grafana, SigNoz, and similar platforms by starting from operational questions rather than available metrics.
About
Dashboard Builder is a skill for constructing actionable monitoring dashboards on platforms like Grafana and SigNoz. Developers use it when they need to translate a raw metrics list into a structured dashboard that answers operator questions: is the system healthy, where are the bottlenecks, what changed, and what action is required. The workflow enforces starting from operational questions organized around health/availability, latency/performance, throughput/volume, and resource saturation before touching any visual layout. It requires inspecting the target platform's existing dashboard JSON structure and query language before selecting only the metrics operators actually alert on and respond to. Panels are grouped by question, and each must include a title, units, and reasonable thresholds before delivery. Workflow begins with operator questions - not visual layout - organized across health, latency, throughput, saturation, and service-specific risk
- Workflow begins with operator questions - not visual layout - organized across health, latency, throughput, saturation,
- Explicitly forbids including all available metrics; only metrics operators alert on and act upon are selected
- Requires inspecting target platform JSON schema and query language before building any panels
- Panels must ship with titles, units, and reasonable thresholds - bare panels are a guardrail violation
- Supports named platforms including Grafana, SigNoz, Kafka monitoring, and Elasticsearch dashboards
Dashboard Builder by the numbers
- 4,416 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +262 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #35 of 1,435 DevOps & CI/CD skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
dashboard-builder capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- operator question driven dashboard design · platform schema inspection · metric selection filtering · panel grouping by operational question · threshold and unit enforcement
- Works with
- grafana · kafka · elasticsearch · datadog
- Use cases
- devops · data analysis
- Runs
- Runs locally
- Pricing
- Free
What dashboard-builder says it does
ビジュアルレイアウトから始めない；オペレータの質問から始める
利用可能なすべてのメトリクスを含めない
タイトル、ユニット、合理的なしきい値なしでパネルを出荷しない
健康、スループット、リソースパネルを構造なしで混ぜない
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| Installs | 4.4k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 238k |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | August 5, 2026 |
| Repository | affaan-m/everything-claude-code ↗ |
What it does
Build operator-focused monitoring dashboards for Grafana, SigNoz, and similar platforms that answer real operational questions instead of displaying all available metrics.
Who is it for?
Developers building or refactoring monitoring dashboards for Grafana or SigNoz who need a structured, operator-first workflow.
Skip if: Developers needing purely frontend visualization libraries or business intelligence dashboards disconnected from operational metrics.
When should I use this skill?
Asked to build a Kafka monitoring dashboard, create a Grafana dashboard for Elasticsearch, set up a SigNoz dashboard for a service, or turn a metrics list into a real operational dashboard.
What you get
A dashboard with panels grouped by operational question, each carrying a title, units, and thresholds, covering health/availability, latency/performance, throughput/volume, and resource saturation.
- Operator question map covering health, latency, throughput, saturation, and service-specific risk
- Dashboard configuration with panels grouped by operational question
- Each panel containing title, units, and thresholds
By the numbers
- 4 operator questions the dashboard must answer: healthy, bottleneck, changed, action required
- 4 metric categories panels are organized around: health/availability, latency/performance, throughput/volume, saturation
- 2 named target platforms in docs: Grafana and SigNoz
Files
ダッシュボード ビルダー
タスクが人々が操作できるダッシュボードを構築することの場合に使用。
目標は「すべてのメトリクスを表示」ではありません。目標は以下の質問に答えることです：
- 健康ですか？
- ボトルネックはどこですか？
- 何が変わったのですか？
- 誰かが取るべき措置は何ですか？
使用時期
- 「Kafkaモニタリングダッシュボードを構築」
- 「Elasticsearch用のGrafanaダッシュボードを作成」
- 「このサービス用のSigNozダッシュボードを作成」
- 「このメトリクスリストを実際の運用ダッシュボードに変える」
ガードレール
- ビジュアルレイアウトから始めない；オペレータの質問から始める
- 利用可能なすべてのメトリクスを含めない
- 健康、スループット、リソースパネルを構造なしで混ぜない
- タイトル、ユニット、合理的なしきい値なしでパネルを出荷しない
ワークフロー
1. 運用質問を定義
以下の周りに整理：
- 健康/可用性
- レイテンシ/パフォーマンス
- スループット/ボリューム
- 飽和/リソース
- サービス固有のリスク
2. ターゲットプラットフォームスキーマを研究
既存のダッシュボードを最初に検査：
- JSON構造
- クエリ言語
3. メトリクスを選択
オペレータが実際に見ているもの、アラートしているもと、対応するのに必要なメトリクスのみを含める。
4. レイアウトの構築
質問ごとにパネルをグループ化。
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Dashboard Builder has 1 known copy in the catalog totaling 1.4k installs. They canonicalize to this original listing.
- affaan-m - 1.4k installs
How it compares
Use dashboard-builder when the deliverable is an on-call or SRE dashboard tied to real metrics, not a product analytics or marketing chart.
FAQ
Where does the workflow start - with layout or with questions?
The workflow explicitly starts with operator questions organized around health, latency, throughput, saturation, and service-specific risk. Visual layout is never the starting point.
Should all available metrics be included in the dashboard?
No. Only metrics that operators actually monitor, alert on, and need to respond to are included. Including all available metrics is listed as an explicit guardrail violation.
What must every panel include before it is considered shippable?
Every panel must include a title, units, and reasonable thresholds. Panels missing these elements must not be shipped.
Is Dashboard Builder safe to install?
skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.