rpe-grafana

Read current values from Grafana dashboards without knowing the underlying queries. Use when: asked about values visible in a Grafana dashboard (sensor readi...

Grafana Skill

Read current values from any Grafana dashboard without writing queries. The plugin navigates by dashboard and panel name, extracts the panel's existing query configuration, and returns a compact summary — no PromQL, SQL, or datasource knowledge required.

Works with any Grafana datasource (Prometheus, InfluxDB, MySQL, …).

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• Asked about a value that's visible in a Grafana dashboard
• Listing what dashboards or panels are available
• Retrieving the current or recent value of a metric by panel name

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

• Writing, modifying, or creating dashboards → use Grafana UI
• Admin operations (users, datasource config, alerts) → use Grafana API directly
• You need to run an arbitrary query not backed by an existing panel

Setup

Add to your openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "rpe-grafana": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "url": "http://your-grafana:3000",
          "user": "your-username",
          "password": "your-password"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Or set environment variables:

• GRAFANA_URL - Grafana base URL
• GRAFANA_USER - Username
• GRAFANA_PASSWORD - Password or API key

Tools

grafana_list_dashboards

List all available dashboards.

Parameters: none

Returns: [{ uid, title }]

grafana_list_panels

List all panels in a dashboard.

Parameters:

• dashboard_uid (required) - Dashboard UID from grafana_list_dashboards

Returns: [{ id, title }]

grafana_query_panel

Read the current data for a specific panel. Fetches the panel's query configuration from the dashboard and executes it via Grafana's datasource API — no query language knowledge needed.

Parameters:

• dashboard_uid (required) - Dashboard UID
• panel_id (required) - Panel ID from grafana_list_panels
• from (optional) - Start of time range (default: now-1h)
• to (optional) - End of time range (default: now)

Returns: [{ refId, name, lastValue, unit }]

Typical Workflow

1. grafana_list_dashboards → find the dashboard UID
2. grafana_list_panels → find the panel ID by title
3. grafana_query_panel → get the current value

Notes

• Requires a Grafana user with read access (Viewer role is sufficient)
• Dashboard UIDs are stable identifiers; panel IDs are unique within a dashboard
• Row panels are flattened automatically