# dt-app-notebooks

Creates, modifies, queries, and analyzes Dynatrace notebook JSON documents containing Markdown narrative and DQL query sections.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2700 installs · ★ 167
- Author: Dynatrace
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dt-app-notebooks

## What it does

Dynatrace notebooks are JSON documents stored in the Document Store. Each file contains an ordered array of sections, mixing Markdown text with DQL query blocks and visual settings. Sections render top-to-bottom.

Do not build JSON from scratch when updating an existing document. Fetch the current state using `dtctl get notebook <id> -o json`, edit `notebook.json`, and deploy the result with `dtctl apply`. Manually injecting an identifier or recreating the document overwrites edits made in the Dynatrace user interface.

Before adding queries to sections, validate all DQL syntax. The skill recommends keeping `autoSelectVisualization: true` unless you need a specific chart type. Supported views include time-series charts, tables, gauges, histograms, and geographic maps.

## Requirements
- Works with: Dynatrace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-app-notebooks -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dt-app-notebooks/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-app-notebooks -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-app-notebooks -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai dt-app-notebooks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-app-notebooks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --path skills/dt-app-notebooks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-app-notebooks -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-app-notebooks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create and deploy Dynatrace notebooks using `dtctl apply`
- fetch and inspect notebook JSON structure via `dtctl`
- configure DQL sections with appropriate chart visualizations
- safely update existing notebooks without overwriting UI changes

## Example prompts
- Fetch Dynatrace notebook <id> using dtctl and inspect its sections.
- Create a Dynatrace notebook with a markdown summary and a DQL log query section.
- Update notebook <id> to add a categorical bar chart section.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: dt-app-notebooks
description: Work with Dynatrace notebooks - create, modify, query, and analyze notebook JSON including sections, DQL queries, and visualizations.
license: Apache-2.0
---

# Dynatrace Notebook Skill

## Overview

Dynatrace notebooks are JSON documents stored in the Document Store containing an ordered array of **sections** — markdown blocks for narrative and `dql` blocks for DQL queries with visualizations. Sections render top-to-bottom in array order.

**When to use:** Creating, modifying, querying, or analyzing notebooks.

## Notebook JSON Structure

```json
{
  "name": "My Notebook",
  "type": "notebook",
  "content": {
    "version": "7",
    "defaultTimeframe": { "from": "now()-2h", "to": "now()" },
    "sections": [
      { "id": "1", "type": "markdown", "markdown": "# Title" },
      {
        "id": "2", "type": "dql", "title": "Query Section", "showInput": true,
        "state": {
          "input": { "value": "fetch logs | summarize count()" },
          "visualization": "table",
          "visualizationSettings": { "autoSelectVisualization": true, "chartSettings": {} },
          "querySettings": {
            "maxResultRecords": 1000, "defaultScanLimitGbytes": 500,
            "maxResultMegaBytes": 1, "defaultSamplingRatio": 10, "enableSampling": false
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

- Sections render in array order.
- Section types: `markdown`, `dql`. (`function` exists but is rare.)
- Use string-int IDs (`"1"`, `"2"`, …); UUIDs are also accepted.
- `content.defaultTimeframe` sets the default timeframe; each section can override via `section.state.input.timeframe`. Hardcoded time filters in DQL are allowed.

**Optional content properties:** `defaultSegments`.

## Reading & Analyzing

Fetch full content with `dtctl get notebook <id> -o json` (`describe` returns metadata only), then inspect the JSON to discover its available properties. Carefully read [references/analyzing.md](references/analyzing.md) before analyzing.

## Create/Update Workflow (Mandatory Order)

Carefully follow the workflow described in [references/create-update.md](references/create-update.md).

**Key rules:**
- Load domain skills BEFORE generating queries — do not invent DQL.
- Validate ALL section queries before adding to the notebook.
- Set `name` before deploying.
- **Prefer `autoSelectVisualization: true`** in `visualizationSettings` unless the user requested a specific visualization type — when `false`, `state.visualization` must be set explicitly.
- **Updating — ALWAYS read the current state first:** `dtctl get notebook <id> -o json`, save it as `notebook.json`, modify that file, then deploy it. Never reconstruct JSON from scratch or inject an `id` manually — both silently overwrite UI edits the user made since last deployment.
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