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Kibana Dashboards by aspectrr — Agent Skill

Name: Kibana Dashboards
Author: aspectrr

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Kibana Dashboards and Visualizations

Declarative, Git-friendly format for defining dashboards and visualizations. Version Requirement: Kibana 9.4+ (SNAPSHOT).

Environment Configuration

export KIBANA_URL="https://your-kibana:5601"
export KIBANA_API_KEY="base64encodedapikey"

Test: node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js test

Basic Workflow

node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard get <id>
echo '<json>' | node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard create -
echo '<json>' | node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard update <id> -
node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard delete <id>
node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js lens list
node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js lens get <id>

Dashboard Definition

{
  "title": "My Dashboard",
  "panels": [
    {
      "type": "lens",
      "uid": "metric-panel",
      "grid": { "x": 0, "y": 0, "w": 12, "h": 6 },
      "config": {
        "attributes": {
          "title": "",
          "type": "metric",
          "dataset": { "type": "esql", "query": "FROM logs | STATS total = COUNT(*)" },
          "metrics": [{ "type": "primary", "operation": "value", "column": "total" }]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "time_range": { "from": "now-24h", "to": "now" }
}

Grid System

48-column, infinite-row grid. Target 8-12 panels above the fold.

Width	Columns	Use Case
Full	48	Wide time series, tables
Half	24	Primary charts
Quarter	12	KPI metrics

Supported Chart Types

Type	Description
`metric`	Single metric value display
`xy`	Line, area, bar charts
`gauge`	Gauge visualizations
`heatmap`	Heatmap charts
`datatable`	Data tables
`pie`, `donut`, `treemap`, `mosaic`, `waffle`	Partition charts

Dataset Types

dataView — Use aggregation operations. Kibana performs aggregations automatically.
esql — Use ES|QL query. Reference output columns with { operation: 'value', column: 'col' }.
index — Ad-hoc index patterns.

ES|QL Time Bucketing

Use BUCKET(@timestamp, 75, ?_tstart, ?_tend) for auto-scaling time buckets.

Guidelines

Design for density — 8-12 panels above the fold.
Never use Markdown panels for titles/headers.
Inline Lens definitions — Prefer config.attributes over config.savedObjectId.
Test connection first — Run node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js test.

---name: kibana-dashboardsdescription: Create and manage Kibana Dashboards and Lens visualizations. Use when you need to define dashboards and visualizations declaratively, version control them, or automate their deployment.---# Kibana Dashboards and VisualizationsDeclarative, Git-friendly format for defining dashboards and visualizations. **Version Requirement:** Kibana 9.4+ (SNAPSHOT).## Environment Configuration```bashexport KIBANA_URL="https://your-kibana:5601"export KIBANA_API_KEY="base64encodedapikey"```Test: `node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js test`## Basic Workflow```bashnode scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard get <id>echo '<json>' | node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard create -echo '<json>' | node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard update <id> -node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js dashboard delete <id>node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js lens listnode scripts/kibana-dashboards.js lens get <id>```## Dashboard Definition```json{ "title": "My Dashboard", "panels": [ { "type": "lens", "uid": "metric-panel", "grid": { "x": 0, "y": 0, "w": 12, "h": 6 }, "config": { "attributes": { "title": "", "type": "metric", "dataset": { "type": "esql", "query": "FROM logs | STATS total = COUNT(*)" }, "metrics": [{ "type": "primary", "operation": "value", "column": "total" }] } } } ], "time_range": { "from": "now-24h", "to": "now" }}```## Grid System48-column, infinite-row grid. Target 8-12 panels above the fold.| Width | Columns | Use Case || ------- | ------- | ------------------------ || Full | 48 | Wide time series, tables || Half | 24 | Primary charts || Quarter | 12 | KPI metrics |## Supported Chart Types| Type | Description || --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- || `metric` | Single metric value display || `xy` | Line, area, bar charts || `gauge` | Gauge visualizations || `heatmap` | Heatmap charts || `datatable` | Data tables || `pie`, `donut`, `treemap`, `mosaic`, `waffle` | Partition charts |## Dataset Types- **dataView** — Use aggregation operations. Kibana performs aggregations automatically.- **esql** — Use ES|QL query. Reference output columns with `{ operation: 'value', column: 'col' }`.- **index** — Ad-hoc index patterns.## ES|QL Time BucketingUse `BUCKET(@timestamp, 75, ?_tstart, ?_tend)` for auto-scaling time buckets.## Guidelines1. **Design for density** — 8-12 panels above the fold.2. **Never use Markdown panels** for titles/headers.3. **Inline Lens definitions** — Prefer `config.attributes` over `config.savedObjectId`.4. **Test connection first** — Run `node scripts/kibana-dashboards.js test`.

Frequently asked questions

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