# kibana-dashboards

Creates and manages Kibana dashboards and Lens visualizations declaratively via diffable JSON. Useful for version-controlling panels and automating deployments.

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- Author: elastic
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/kibana/kibana-dashboards/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill generates minimal, diffable JSON bodies for Kibana 9.4+ Dashboards and Visualizations APIs. Instead of calling HTTP endpoints directly, it runs operations through the `elastic` CLI. It first verifies Kibana connectivity via `GET kbn:/api/status` to ensure the cluster meets the version threshold.

Kibana 9.4 or later and the `elastic` CLI version 0.3 or higher with `stack kb` support are mandatory prerequisites. If the CLI is missing, the skill halts immediately because guessing credentials or using HTTP workarounds is explicitly prohibited.

When defining chart layers, the skill selects the appropriate source between a saved data view, an ad-hoc index pattern, or an ES|QL query. For ES|QL panels, it binds column names directly to metric definitions and prefers inline panel configs for maximum dashboard portability.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-dashboards -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-dashboards -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-dashboards -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install elastic/agent-skills kibana-dashboards
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/kibana-dashboards/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-dashboards -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --path skills/kibana/kibana-dashboards
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-dashboards -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/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/kibana/kibana-dashboards/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create declarative Kibana dashboards with custom panel grids
- build standalone Lens visualizations backed by ES|QL queries
- version-control dashboard definitions in clean JSON formats
- persist dashboard time filters and inline panels via API

## Example prompts
- Create a 'Sales Overview' dashboard with a default time range of now-7d to now
- Build a Lens metric visualization using ES|QL query `FROM logs* | STATS count = COUNT()`
- Update the dashboard `eval-sales-overview` with an inline metric panel for total requests

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---
name: kibana-dashboards
description: >
  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.
metadata:
  author: elastic
  version: 0.3.0
  universal: true
compatibility: Kibana 9.4 or later (Dashboards and Visualizations APIs) with matching
  Elasticsearch, self-managed, Elastic Cloud Hosted, or Elastic Cloud Serverless.
  Requires the `elastic` CLI ≥ 0.3 with `stack kb` support (dedicated `dashboards`
  and `visualizations` commands).
---

# Kibana Dashboards and Lens Visualizations

Create, update, and delete Kibana dashboards and standalone Lens visualizations using the Kibana 9.4+ Dashboards and
Visualizations APIs. Produce minimal, diffable JSON bodies; prefer inline panel definitions over library references; and
choose the correct dataset type (data view vs ES|QL) before writing metrics or chart layers.

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## Environment Configuration

This skill executes Elasticsearch operations through the `elastic` CLI. If the
[`elastic` CLI](https://github.com/elastic/cli#configuration) is not installed, tell the user what it is needed for. Do
not guess credentials, call the HTTP API directly, or attempt other workarounds.

This skill references operations in HTTP-shorthand form (e.g., `GET /`, `GET /_cat/indices`, `GET /{index}/_mapping`,
`GET /{index}/_settings/index.mode`, `POST /_query`). The [Operations](#operations) table at the end of this document
maps each shorthand to the equivalent `elastic` CLI command — always use the CLI rather than calling the HTTP API
directly.

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## Prerequisites

**Version requirement:** Kibana 9.4+ (Dashboards and Visualizations APIs).

**ES|QL placement:**

- Standalone library charts: `PUT kbn:/api/visualizations/{id}` with `data_source.type: "esql"`.
- ES|QL panels embedded in a dashboard: inline `vis` panel `config` with `data_source.type: "esql"` via
  `PUT kbn:/api/dashboards/{id}`.
- Do not use `data_source.type: "data_view_reference"` or index-pattern aggregations when the user explicitly requests
  ES|QL — the persisted Lens state must use a text-based ES|QL datasource (`textBased` / `esql`), not a data-view count
  operation.

## Process

1. **Verify Kibana connectivity.** Call `GET kbn:/api/status`. If the call fails, stop and surface the error — do not
   guess endpoints or credentials. Read `version.number` to confirm the cluster meets the 9.4+ requirement.

2. **Classify the task.** Decide whether the user needs a **dashboard** (collection of panels, optional time range), a
   **standalone Lens visualization** (library item referenced by id or used alone), or **both**. Determine whether a
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