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Render data dashboards as self-contained HTML files using Apache ECharts v6. Single file, zero build step, interactive charts with tooltips and data zoom. Declarative JSON option config optimized for AI generation.
Bundle plugin: installs the complete Visual Storytelling pipeline (brief, ingest, clean, select, deliver). See component SKILLs for detailed specs.
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Ingestion patterns for CSV, JSON, REST API, SQL, Excel, and Parquet -- guides an LLM through loading data from any common source
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| type | skill |
| lifecycle | stable |
| inheritance | inheritable |
| name | delivery-html-dashboard |
| description | Render data dashboards as self-contained HTML files using Apache ECharts v6. Single file, zero build step, interactive charts with tooltips and data zoom. Declarative JSON option config optimized for AI generation. |
| tier | standard |
| applyTo | **/*html*dashboard*,**/*echarts*,**/*interactive*chart* |
| currency | "2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z" |
| lastReviewed | "2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z" |
Render dashboards as self-contained HTML files with interactive charts. One file, one CDN script tag, zero build step. Open in any browser.
The agent writes ECharts option objects (declarative JSON), not imperative drawing code. This makes the format ideal for AI generation: the model reasons about data mapping and visual encoding, ECharts handles rendering, animation, and interaction.
delivery-svg-markdown)delivery-ascii-dashboard)delivery-powerbi-fabric)Every dashboard is a single .html file with this structure:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>{Dashboard Title}</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/echarts@6/dist/echarts.min.js"></script>
<style>
/* CSS custom properties, grid layout, KPI cards, print styles */
</style>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>{Title}</h1>
<p class="subtitle">{Big Idea sentence}</p>
<button id="theme-toggle" aria-label="Toggle theme">Toggle Theme</button>
</header>
<section class="kpi-strip">
<!-- KPI cards -->
</section>
<section class="chart-grid">
<!-- Chart containers -->
<div class="chart-panel" id="chart1"></div>
<div class="chart-panel" id="chart2"></div>
</section>
<footer>
<p>{Action / recommendation sentence}</p>
</footer>
<script>
// ECharts initialization and options
</script>
</body>
</html>
Primary CDN with fallback:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/echarts@6/dist/echarts.min.js"></script>
<script>
if (typeof echarts === 'undefined') {
document.write('<script src="https://unpkg.com/echarts@6/dist/echarts.min.js"><\/script>');
}
</script>
For offline use, the user can download echarts.min.js and reference it locally.
:root, [data-theme="light"] {
--bg-primary: #ffffff;
--bg-secondary: #f8f9fa;
--bg-card: #ffffff;
--text-primary: #212529;
--text-secondary: #6c757d;
--border: #dee2e6;
--accent-1: #2563eb;
--accent-2: #16a34a;
--accent-3: #d97706;
--accent-4: #dc2626;
--accent-5: #7c3aed;
--positive: #16a34a;
--negative: #dc2626;
--shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
--radius: 8px;
}
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg-primary: #1a1a2e;
--bg-secondary: #16213e;
--bg-card: #1e2a4a;
--text-primary: #e0e0e0;
--text-secondary: #999999;
--border: #2a3a5e;
--accent-1: #4a90d9;
--accent-2: #50c878;
--accent-3: #ffb347;
--accent-4: #ff6b6b;
--accent-5: #bb86fc;
--positive: #50c878;
--negative: #ff6b6b;
--shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
--radius: 8px;
}
body {
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
background: var(--bg-primary);
color: var(--text-primary);
margin: 0;
padding: 24px;
max-width: 1200px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.kpi-strip {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
gap: 16px;
margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.chart-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(400px, 1fr));
gap: 24px;
margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.chart-panel {
background: var(--bg-card);
border: 1px solid var(--border);
border-radius: var(--radius);
box-shadow: var(--shadow);
padding: 16px;
min-height: 300px;
}
/* Full-width panel override */
.chart-panel.full-width {
grid-column: 1 / -1;
}
.kpi-card {
background: var(--bg-card);
border: 1px solid var(--border);
border-radius: var(--radius);
box-shadow: var(--shadow);
padding: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.kpi-card .label {
font-size: 12px;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
color: var(--text-secondary);
margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.kpi-card .value {
font-size: 28px;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--text-primary);
}
.kpi-card .delta {
font-size: 13px;
margin-top: 4px;
}
.kpi-card .delta.positive { color: var(--positive); }
.kpi-card .delta.negative { color: var(--negative); }
@media print {
body { background: white; color: black; padding: 0; }
.chart-panel { break-inside: avoid; box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
#theme-toggle { display: none; }
.kpi-card { box-shadow: none; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.chart-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.kpi-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.chart-panel { min-height: 250px; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
.kpi-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
body { padding: 12px; }
}
const charts = [];
function initChart(id, option) {
const dom = document.getElementById(id);
const chart = echarts.init(dom, null, { renderer: 'canvas' });
chart.setOption(option);
charts.push(chart);
return chart;
}
// Responsive resize
window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
charts.forEach(c => c.resize());
});
{
title: { text: 'Revenue by Region', left: 'center',
textStyle: { color: 'var(--text-primary)', fontSize: 14 } },
tooltip: { trigger: 'axis' },
xAxis: { type: 'category', data: ['North', 'South'] },
yAxis: { type: 'value', axisLabel: { formatter: '${value/1000}K' } },
series: [{
type: 'bar',
data: [139100, 107300],
itemStyle: { color: '#4a90d9', borderRadius: [4, 4, 0, 0] }
}]
}
{
title: { text: 'Revenue Trend', left: 'center' },
tooltip: { trigger: 'axis' },
xAxis: { type: 'category', data: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun'] },
yAxis: { type: 'value', min: 'dataMin', axisLabel: { formatter: v => `$${(v/1000).toFixed(1)}K` } },
series: [{
type: 'line',
data: [36800, 39000, 42300, 40600, 44800, 42900],
smooth: true,
areaStyle: { opacity: 0.15 },
lineStyle: { width: 2 },
symbol: 'circle',
symbolSize: 6
}]
}
{
title: { text: 'Revenue Split', left: 'center' },
tooltip: { trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)' },
series: [{
type: 'pie',
radius: ['40%', '70%'], // donut; use ['0%', '70%'] for full pie
data: [
{ value: 83300, name: 'N. Widget A' },
{ value: 65500, name: 'S. Widget A' },
{ value: 55800, name: 'N. Widget B' },
{ value: 41800, name: 'S. Widget B' }
],
emphasis: { itemStyle: { shadowBlur: 10, shadowOffsetX: 0, shadowColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)' } },
label: { formatter: '{b}\n{d}%' }
}]
}
{
title: { text: 'Segment Ranking', left: 'center' },
tooltip: { trigger: 'axis', axisPointer: { type: 'shadow' } },
yAxis: { type: 'category', data: ['S. Widget B', 'N. Widget B', 'S. Widget A', 'N. Widget A'],
inverse: true },
xAxis: { type: 'value', axisLabel: { formatter: v => `$${(v/1000).toFixed(0)}K` } },
series: [{
type: 'bar',
data: [41800, 55800, 65500, 83300],
itemStyle: { borderRadius: [0, 4, 4, 0] },
colorBy: 'data'
}],
color: ['#ff6b6b', '#ffb347', '#50c878', '#4a90d9']
}
{
series: [{
type: 'gauge',
progress: { show: true, width: 12 },
detail: { formatter: '{value}%', fontSize: 20 },
data: [{ value: 72, name: 'Margin' }],
axisLine: { lineStyle: { width: 12 } },
max: 100
}]
}
{
radar: {
indicator: [
{ name: 'Revenue', max: 100000 },
{ name: 'Growth', max: 20 },
{ name: 'Margin', max: 50 },
{ name: 'Volume', max: 2000 }
]
},
series: [{
type: 'radar',
data: [
{ value: [83300, 16.8, 30, 1666], name: 'North Widget A' },
{ value: [41800, 11.5, 30, 836], name: 'South Widget B' }
]
}]
}
{
dataset: [
{ source: [
['segment', 'revenue', 'margin'],
['N. Widget A', 83300, 24990],
['S. Widget A', 65500, 19650],
['N. Widget B', 55800, 16740],
['S. Widget B', 41800, 12540]
]},
{ transform: { type: 'sort', config: { dimension: 'revenue', order: 'desc' } } }
],
xAxis: { type: 'category' },
yAxis: {},
series: [{ type: 'bar', datasetIndex: 1, encode: { x: 'segment', y: 'revenue' } }]
}
tooltip: {
trigger: 'axis', // 'axis' for line/bar, 'item' for pie/scatter
backgroundColor: 'rgba(30,30,46,0.95)',
borderColor: '#3a3a4e',
textStyle: { color: '#e0e0e0' },
formatter: params => {
// Custom HTML tooltip
let html = `<strong>${params[0].axisValue}</strong><br/>`;
params.forEach(p => {
html += `${p.marker} ${p.seriesName}: $${(p.value/1000).toFixed(1)}K<br/>`;
});
return html;
}
}
Use when data has > 12 time periods or > 20 categories:
dataZoom: [
{ type: 'inside', start: 0, end: 100 }, // scroll/pinch
{ type: 'slider', start: 0, end: 100, height: 20 } // visible slider
]
ECharts legends are interactive by default. Clicking a legend item hides/shows the series.
legend: {
type: 'scroll', // scrollable if many items
top: 'bottom',
textStyle: { color: 'var(--text-secondary)' }
}
Connect multiple charts so tooltip/highlight syncs:
echarts.connect([chart1, chart2, chart3]);
This creates linked tooltips across charts sharing the same axis categories.
document.getElementById('theme-toggle').addEventListener('click', () => {
const html = document.documentElement;
const current = html.getAttribute('data-theme');
const next = current === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
html.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
// Update ECharts theme colors
const textColor = next === 'dark' ? '#e0e0e0' : '#212529';
const axisColor = next === 'dark' ? '#666' : '#ccc';
charts.forEach(chart => {
chart.setOption({
title: { textStyle: { color: textColor } },
xAxis: { axisLine: { lineStyle: { color: axisColor } },
axisLabel: { color: textColor } },
yAxis: { axisLine: { lineStyle: { color: axisColor } },
axisLabel: { color: textColor } }
});
});
});
Set globally for consistent series colors:
const PALETTE = {
dark: ['#4a90d9', '#50c878', '#ffb347', '#ff6b6b', '#bb86fc'],
light: ['#2563eb', '#16a34a', '#d97706', '#dc2626', '#7c3aed']
};
// Apply in each chart option:
color: PALETTE[document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') || 'dark']
Enable automatic chart descriptions for screen readers:
{
aria: {
enabled: true,
decal: { show: true }, // Pattern fills for color-blind users
label: {
description: 'Bar chart showing revenue by region. North leads with $139.1K.'
}
}
}
| Requirement | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Color not sole differentiator | Enable decal patterns; add data labels |
| Keyboard navigation | ECharts supports Tab/Arrow by default |
| Focus indicators | ECharts highlight on focus built-in |
| Alt text for KPI cards | Use aria-label on .kpi-card elements |
| Semantic structure | Use <header>, <section>, <footer> |
| Sufficient contrast | All text passes WCAG AA (4.5:1 ratio) |
Data lives in a <script> block inside the HTML. No external fetch, no CORS issues:
const DATA = {
monthly: [
{ month: 'Jan', revenue: 36800, units: 536, cost: 25760 },
{ month: 'Feb', revenue: 39000, units: 568, cost: 27300 },
// ...
],
segments: [
{ name: 'N. Widget A', revenue: 83300, margin: 24990 },
// ...
],
kpis: {
totalRevenue: 246400,
totalMargin: 73920,
marginPct: 30.0,
totalUnits: 5448
}
};
For datasets > 10,000 rows, use ECharts dataset with large: true:
series: [{
type: 'scatter',
large: true,
largeThreshold: 5000,
data: bigArray
}]
From the dashboard plan (structured data from orchestrator):
Write the <!DOCTYPE html> through <body> with:
<div> containers with IDs for each chartFor each chart:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
initChart('chart1', option1);
initChart('chart2', option2);
// ...
echarts.connect(charts);
});
| Check | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Opens in browser | No console errors, charts render |
| Single file | No external resources besides ECharts CDN |
| Responsive | Resize browser; charts adapt, grid reflows |
| Theme toggle | Button switches dark/light correctly |
| Ctrl+P shows clean layout, no cutoff charts | |
| Accessible | Tab through charts; aria labels present |
| Data correct | Tooltip values match source data |
| Anti-pattern | Fix |
|---|---|
| Multiple CDN scripts | Use only ECharts; it has all chart types built-in |
| Imperative canvas drawing | Use declarative option objects; let ECharts render |
| External data fetch (CORS issues) | Embed data inline in <script> |
| Fixed pixel heights on charts | Use min-height + resize handler |
Missing resize() listener | Charts won't adapt to window changes |
| Inline styles on chart containers | Use CSS classes; inline only for theme vars |
| Over-animating (slow load) | Set animation: false for > 10 series |
| No tooltip | Tooltips are the primary exploration tool; always enable |
Forgetting init after DOM ready | Wrap in DOMContentLoaded event |
| Using ECharts themes API | Stick to CSS vars + inline color; simpler to generate |
| Component | Approximate Size |
|---|---|
| HTML shell + CSS | 3-5 KB |
| ECharts CDN (cached) | ~1 MB (first load only) |
| ECharts options (4 charts) | 2-4 KB |
| Inline data (small dataset) | 1-3 KB |
| Total HTML file size | 8-15 KB (excluding CDN) |
Target: keep the .html file under 50KB. If data exceeds 30KB, consider pagination or server-side rendering.
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