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bytesagain (@bytesagain) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Dashboard Builder by bytesagain — Agent Skill

Name: Dashboard Builder
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: bytesagain

File contents

dashboard-builder

Terminal dashboard toolkit — create dashboards with bar charts, gauges, tables, and text panels, all rendered as ASCII art in your terminal.

Commands

`create`

Create a new dashboard configuration.

scripts/script.sh create server-metrics

`add-widget`

Add a widget to a dashboard. Types: bar, gauge, table, text.

scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics bar "Revenue:85,Costs:42,Profit:43"
scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics gauge "CPU:72:100"
scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics table "Service:Status|API:OK|DB:OK"
scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics text "All systems operational"

`render`

Render a dashboard in the terminal with ASCII art charts.

scripts/script.sh render server-metrics

Output includes bordered frames, bar charts with █░ characters, gauges with percentage and threshold labels, and formatted tables.

`list`

List all dashboards with widget counts and sizes.

scripts/script.sh list

`show`

Show the raw JSON configuration of a dashboard.

scripts/script.sh show server-metrics

`delete`

Delete a dashboard.

scripts/script.sh delete old-dashboard

`export`

Export a dashboard to JSON, plain text, or HTML.

scripts/script.sh export server-metrics json
scripts/script.sh export server-metrics html
scripts/script.sh export server-metrics txt

`import`

Import a dashboard from a JSON file.

scripts/script.sh import backup.json

`demo`

Show a built-in demo dashboard with all widget types rendered.

scripts/script.sh demo

Examples

# Full workflow
scripts/script.sh create sales-q4
scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 bar "Jan:120,Feb:95,Mar:140,Apr:180"
scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 gauge "Target:340:500"
scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 table "Region:Revenue:Growth|US:2.4M:12%|EU:1.8M:8%|APAC:900K:22%"
scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 text "Q4 revenue on track"
scripts/script.sh render sales-q4
scripts/script.sh export sales-q4 html

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`DASHBOARD_BUILDER_DIR`	No	Data directory (default: `~/.dashboard-builder/`)

Data Storage

All dashboards saved in ~/.dashboard-builder/dashboards/ as JSON files.

Each dashboard file contains:

name — Dashboard identifier
created — Creation timestamp
widgets — Array of widget objects with type, data, and ID

Widget data format:

bar: "Label1:Value1,Label2:Value2,..." — comma-separated label:value pairs
gauge: "Label:Current:Max" — single gauge with threshold detection
table: "H1:H2|R1C1:R1C2|R2C1:R2C2" — pipe-separated rows, colon-separated columns
text: "Any message text" — displayed in a bordered panel

Requirements

bash 4.0+
Standard Unix tools (grep, sed, wc)

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---name: dashboard-builderdescription: Build and render ASCII dashboards in terminal with bar charts, gauges, tables, and text panels. Use when visualizing metrics or monitoring data.--- # dashboard-builder Terminal dashboard toolkit — create dashboards with bar charts, gauges, tables, and text panels, all rendered as ASCII art in your terminal. ## Commands ### `create` Create a new dashboard configuration. ```bash scripts/script.sh create server-metrics ``` ### `add-widget` Add a widget to a dashboard. Types: bar, gauge, table, text. ```bash scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics bar "Revenue:85,Costs:42,Profit:43" scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics gauge "CPU:72:100" scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics table "Service:Status|API:OK|DB:OK" scripts/script.sh add-widget server-metrics text "All systems operational" ``` ### `render` Render a dashboard in the terminal with ASCII art charts. ```bash scripts/script.sh render server-metrics ``` Output includes bordered frames, bar charts with `█░` characters, gauges with percentage and threshold labels, and formatted tables. ### `list` List all dashboards with widget counts and sizes. ```bash scripts/script.sh list ``` ### `show` Show the raw JSON configuration of a dashboard. ```bash scripts/script.sh show server-metrics ``` ### `delete` Delete a dashboard. ```bash scripts/script.sh delete old-dashboard ``` ### `export` Export a dashboard to JSON, plain text, or HTML. ```bash scripts/script.sh export server-metrics json scripts/script.sh export server-metrics html scripts/script.sh export server-metrics txt ``` ### `import` Import a dashboard from a JSON file. ```bash scripts/script.sh import backup.json ``` ### `demo` Show a built-in demo dashboard with all widget types rendered. ```bash scripts/script.sh demo ``` ## Examples ```bash # Full workflow scripts/script.sh create sales-q4 scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 bar "Jan:120,Feb:95,Mar:140,Apr:180" scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 gauge "Target:340:500" scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 table "Region:Revenue:Growth|US:2.4M:12%|EU:1.8M:8%|APAC:900K:22%" scripts/script.sh add-widget sales-q4 text "Q4 revenue on track" scripts/script.sh render sales-q4 scripts/script.sh export sales-q4 html ``` ## Configuration | Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | `DASHBOARD_BUILDER_DIR` | No | Data directory (default: `~/.dashboard-builder/`) | ## Data Storage All dashboards saved in `~/.dashboard-builder/dashboards/` as JSON files. Each dashboard file contains: - `name` — Dashboard identifier - `created` — Creation timestamp - `widgets` — Array of widget objects with type, data, and ID Widget data format: - **bar**: `"Label1:Value1,Label2:Value2,..."` — comma-separated label:value pairs - **gauge**: `"Label:Current:Max"` — single gauge with threshold detection - **table**: `"H1:H2|R1C1:R1C2|R2C1:R2C2"` — pipe-separated rows, colon-separated columns - **text**: `"Any message text"` — displayed in a bordered panel ## Requirements - bash 4.0+ - Standard Unix tools (grep, sed, wc) --- *Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com*

Frequently asked questions

Dashboard Builder

File contents

dashboard-builder

Commands

create

add-widget

render

list

show

delete

export

import

demo