Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Avoid common Grafana mistakes — query pitfalls, variable templating, alerting traps, and provisioning gotchas.
Avoid common Grafana mistakes — query pitfalls, variable templating, alerting traps, and provisioning gotchas.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Multi-value variable needs $__all in regex — or only first value used ${var:csv} for comma-separated — ${var:pipe} for pipe-separated in regex Variable in query: $var or ${var} — different escaping per data source $__interval auto-adjusts to time range — use for aggregation window Chained variables: child depends on parent — set "Refresh" to "On time range change"
rate() needs range vector — rate(requests_total[5m]) not rate(requests_total) rate() for counters, deriv() for gauges — rate handles counter resets $__rate_interval over hardcoded — adapts to scrape interval and dashboard range Labels in legend: {{label}} — multiple: {{instance}} - {{job}} Regex filter: metric{label=~"val1|val2"} — !~ for negative match
"No data" vs "null" are different — configure in display options Thresholds work on last value — not all values in range Min/max must match your data range — auto-scaling can hide anomalies Time series for trends, stat for current value — choose visualization wisely
Alert evaluates on server — not browser, query must work without variables Variables not supported in alerts — hardcode values or use templates Multiple conditions: AND is default — configure for OR if needed Alert state "Pending" before "Firing" — for duration, prevents flapping Notification channel must be configured — alert without channel = no notification
JSON export includes data source UID — will fail if different on import Use data source variables — ${DS_PROMETHEUS} substituted at runtime Provisioned dashboards read-only by default — allowEditing: true in provisioning Folder must exist before dashboard provisioning — or import fails silently
"Server" mode proxies through Grafana — hides credentials from browser "Browser" mode direct from browser — faster but exposes URL/auth Test connection catches most issues — but not query-specific problems TLS skip verify for self-signed — but fix proper certs for production
Order matters — transformations apply in sequence Outer join for combining queries — match on time or label Reduce for aggregating time series — last, mean, max, etc. Add field from calculation — combine metrics client-side
Time range selector affects variable queries — unexpected results with "All time" Dashboard saved but datasource not — works locally, breaks on import Alert rule in dashboard vs Grafana alerting — different systems, don't mix Panel queries run on every refresh — high-cardinality queries slow dashboard Annotation queries add DB load — use sparingly on busy dashboards
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