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Interactive dashboards

A dashboard is a multi-component HTML page Strata builds inside the artifact panel — a place to combine charts, tables, KPIs, and narrative into one canvas you can iterate on.

Inline rich block vs. full dashboard

Strata has two ways to present rich output:

  • Inline rich block. A chart, comparison card, progress bar, or similar component that renders directly in the chat transcript. Use this when the answer is one or two visualizations alongside narrative. See /docs/chat/charts.
  • Full dashboard. A complete HTML page that opens in the artifact panel on the right. Use this when you need multiple components on one canvas you can return to and iterate on.

If you say "build a dashboard", "make me a page", "give me a one-pager", or describe several views you want side-by-side, Strata opens the artifact panel and assembles a dashboard.

Creating a dashboard

  1. In chat, ask Strata to build a dashboard. For example:
    • "Build a sales dashboard for Q1."
    • "Make me a page showing pipeline by stage, owner, and region."
    • "Give me a one-pager dashboard summarizing yesterday's activity."
  2. Strata loads the dashboard skill, queries any data it needs, then writes a complete HTML page.
  3. The artifact panel slides in on the right with two tabs at the top:
    • Code — the raw HTML source.
    • Preview — the live, rendered dashboard.

By default, Preview is selected so you see the result immediately.

Iterating on a dashboard

Ask in chat. Anything works:

  • "Add a section for last year's totals."
  • "Replace the bar chart with a line chart."
  • "Make the KPI tiles larger."
  • "Switch the color scheme to ocean."
  • "Sort the table by revenue descending."

Strata updates the dashboard in place. The Preview re-renders; the Code tab shows the new HTML.

Downloading a dashboard

In the artifact panel header:

  • Download HTML — saves the dashboard as a standalone .html file. Open it in any browser without Strata.
  • Copy — copies the HTML to your clipboard.

Persistence

Dashboards are saved as artifacts attached to the conversation. When you reload the page or come back later, opening the same conversation reopens the dashboard in the artifact panel — including any edits you asked Strata to make.

When NOT to use a dashboard

  • If the answer is one chart and a sentence of context, an inline chart is faster and easier to share in a conversation.
  • If the user needs a downloadable artifact for offline distribution (board pack, printed PDF), use a PDF or Excel export instead.

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