Grafana Dashboards

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version: 4.1.0-fractal
name: grafana-dashboards
description: Create and manage production Grafana dashboards for real-time visualization of system and application metrics. Use when building monitoring dashboards, visualizing metrics, or creating operational observability interfaces.
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# Grafana Dashboards

Create and manage production-ready Grafana dashboards for comprehensive system observability.

## Do not use this skill when

- The task is unrelated to grafana dashboards
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

## Instructions

- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`.

## Purpose

Design effective Grafana dashboards for monitoring applications, infrastructure, and business metrics.

## Use this skill when

- Visualize Prometheus metrics
- Create custom dashboards
- Implement SLO dashboards
- Monitor infrastructure
- Track business KPIs

## Dashboard Design Principles

## 🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

### 1. [1. Hierarchy of Information](./sub-skills/1-hierarchy-of-information.md)
### 2. [2. RED Method (Services)](./sub-skills/2-red-method-services.md)
### 3. [3. USE Method (Resources)](./sub-skills/3-use-method-resources.md)
### 4. [API Monitoring Dashboard](./sub-skills/api-monitoring-dashboard.md)
### 5. [1. Stat Panel (Single Value)](./sub-skills/1-stat-panel-single-value.md)
### 6. [2. Time Series Graph](./sub-skills/2-time-series-graph.md)
### 7. [3. Table Panel](./sub-skills/3-table-panel.md)
### 8. [4. Heatmap](./sub-skills/4-heatmap.md)
### 9. [Query Variables](./sub-skills/query-variables.md)
### 10. [Use Variables in Queries](./sub-skills/use-variables-in-queries.md)
### 11. [Infrastructure Dashboard](./sub-skills/infrastructure-dashboard.md)
### 12. [Database Dashboard](./sub-skills/database-dashboard.md)
### 13. [Application Dashboard](./sub-skills/application-dashboard.md)
### 14. [Terraform Provisioning](./sub-skills/terraform-provisioning.md)
### 15. [Ansible Provisioning](./sub-skills/ansible-provisioning.md)