Proxmox Guest Compare Chart

Proxmox guest compare chart

Use this skill when you need a comparative chart for two Proxmox guests.

Goal

Collect data through the native proxmox tool only, then render comparison artifacts locally.

Native-tool-first collection flow

1. Ensure Proxmox config exists:
   • action: "discover"
   • action: "set" if needed
2. Resolve guests by name with raw request:
   • action: "request"
   • method: "GET"
   • path: "/cluster/resources"
   • query: { "type": "vm" }
3. Find the exact guest rows and capture:
   • name
   • type (lxc or qemu)
   • node
   • vmid
   • current summary fields such as status, cpu, mem, disk, maxmem, maxdisk, uptime
4. Fetch one RRD series per guest with raw request:
   • action: "request"
   • method: "GET"
   • path: "/nodes/{node}/{lxc|qemu}/{vmid}/rrddata"
   • query: { "timeframe": "day", "cf": "AVERAGE" }
5. Write a normalized input JSON file.
6. Run the renderer script in this skill directory.
7. Attach the SVG/CSV/JSON outputs.

Input schema for the renderer

Write JSON like this before rendering:

{
  "title": "Proxmox comparison: smith vs relay",
  "subtitle": "24h AVERAGE RRD metrics from Proxmox",
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "smith",
      "type": "lxc",
      "node": "tnas",
      "vmid": 103,
      "status": "running",
      "maxmem": 4294967296,
      "mem": 468541440,
      "maxdisk": 137438953472,
      "disk": 5935202304,
      "uptime": 163231,
      "series": [
        { "time": 1743868800, "cpu_pct": 1.2, "mem_pct": 8.4 }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Render command

Run the renderer script adjacent to this SKILL file:

bun ./render-proxmox-guest-compare.ts \
  --in /workspace/tmp/proxmox-compare-input.json \
  --out-prefix /workspace/exports/proxmox-compare

This writes:

• /workspace/exports/proxmox-compare.svg
• /workspace/exports/proxmox-compare.csv
• /workspace/exports/proxmox-compare.json

Notes

• Keep data collection in the native proxmox tool, not ad-hoc curl scripts.
• The renderer is local-only and intentionally dumb: it consumes normalized JSON and draws the chart.
• Prefer explicit guest names and exact matches from /cluster/resources.
• Use the visual-design defaults: clean, minimal, visible axes, subtle grid, compact legend.