HTML Dashboard

Produce gen-12-quality HTML dashboards by cloning the aesthetic of record, not by improvising a weaker static page.

🌐 CANONICAL DASHBOARD HUB (READ FIRST)

Every dashboard MUST land on the tailnet hub configured by $TAILNET_HUB_HOST (tailnet-only, no login; the real hostname lives in gitignored env). Drop the self-contained HTML into $ORCHESTRATOR_ROOT/docs.local/dashboards-serve/dashboards/<repo-or-topic>/<name>.html (it auto-syncs), or run scripts/sync-tailnet-dashboards.mjs. NEVER just Write a docs.local/*.html and open it locally — that orphans dashboards the user cannot find. The tailnet hub is the single source of truth. See $ORCHESTRATOR_ROOT/standards/dashboard-standard.md.

Post-Write sync gate (mechanical): before any "published / live / here's the dashboard" claim, the SAME turn must (a) mirror the .html to dashboards-serve/dashboards/ (or run sync-tailnet-dashboards.mjs) AND (b) curl '%{http_code}' the served https://$TAILNET_HUB_HOST/... URL for 200. Gate: scripts/tailnet-sync-gate-cli.mjs — runs before DONE (bun skills/golem-powers/html-dashboard/scripts/tailnet-sync-gate-cli.mjs <transcript|->, exit 3 = FLAG) — a FLAG means the dashboard is orphaned or unverified. Prose ("mirrored ✅, 200") never clears it; only real tool commands + outputs do.

Non-Negotiable Rule

Never ship a from-scratch lesser version. Clone the canonical reference named by the lead brief first; that named reference overrides templates/template.html. If no brief names a reference, use the current canonical dashboard below, then fall back to the skill template only if the canonical file is unavailable.

Aesthetic Of Record

Use these references before producing any dashboard. The current canonical reference is explicit:

• $ORCHESTRATOR_ROOT/docs.local/dashboards/2026-05-30-orchestration-status.html
• $ORCHESTRATOR_ROOT/docs.local/dashboards/2026-05-31-brainlayer-conductor.html
• Skill template: skills/golem-powers/html-dashboard/templates/template.html

Copy the canonical CSS, drawer, tabs, glossary, and render primitives verbatim, then replace content/data. Do not recreate the styling from scratch. A lead brief's named reference file always beats this default list.

The required look and behavior:

• Inter + JetBrains Mono from Google Fonts
• Dark theme with CSS custom properties and radial-gradient background
• Gradient VERDICT hero with large clamp() headline and accent-gradient word
• Summary cards that click into a reasoning side-panel drawer
• Tabbed detail for progressive disclosure
• Inline glossary terms using .g[data-gloss] and plain-language drawer definitions
• High-contrast status pills
• Data arrays (GLOSS, TRACKS, FINDINGS or equivalent) feeding render logic
• Visual verification in Helium only. Do not use Brave for HTML dashboards.

Helium acceptance — HARD GATE

Helium is the ONLY acceptance surface. No Brave fallbacks, no "good enough in Safari." Do not claim done without a Helium screenshot attached to the PR/collab message.

Helium's native minimum width is 768px. For mobile-first dashboards (390px target), use the working recipe — do not license Brave because Helium "can't do mobile":

# 1. Launch isolated Helium with temp profile + CDP on :9230
open -na "Helium" --args \
  --user-data-dir=/tmp/helium-verify-$$ \
  --remote-debugging-port=9230

# 2. Emulate 390px mobile viewport + touch (via CDP or Helium devtools)
#    viewport: width=390, height=844, deviceScaleFactor=2, mobile=true, hasTouch=true

# 3. Navigate to file:// or localhost URL, exercise tabs/drawer/glossary, screenshot

# 4. Quit the temp browser instance when done (required, not optional)

When your verification is done, close the browser you opened for it (Etan, 2026-11-01: no background reaper; the skill closes it). This covers the temp verification browser only: delivering the finished dashboard to Etan in step 6 is the one window that stays open, on purpose. Close your own tabs and quit any browser you started: agent browser → page.close() then agent-browser release <lease>; a headless or Playwright browser → browser.close(); T3 preview → t3_preview_close; a cmux browser pane → close_surface; a temporary browser profile → quit that instance. Never leave a window open on Etan's screen.

Attach the screenshot + /never-fabricate verification receipt before merge.

Publishing standard — Lakebed (account-auth ONLY)

Dashboards consolidate/publish to Lakebed via agent-html-publisher MCP: Audio narration dashboards use the NarrationLayer Lakebed runtime per /audio-dashboard; this Lakebed/allowedEmails standard still applies.

• allowedEmails = maintainer@example.com — the ONLY allowed value. NEVER research-account@example.com: that gmail is Etan's general account and the harness injects it as "the user's email" — publishing with that default is exactly what propagated fleet-wide and would have locked him out
• NEVER share tokens, unlisted links, or republished share-URL dashboards as the deliverable
• After publish verified: delete local dev servers (no orphaned 0.0.0.0 binds)

Evidence: 71a8e3f5 [4103] — "Not republished dashboards with share tokens. I want it to be under my account."; 10d0e9da [775] — "maintainer@example.com account mtfkr"; cursor-nightaudit#5 — the prior standard text named no address, 3 republished dashboards carried the wrong email and would have locked him out.

Scope note — UI work: dashboards are SECONDARY

For UI work, the primary deliverable is the RUNNING APP launched on Etan's screen, verified by a screenshot Read, with the exact relaunch command posted (see the cmux-agents delivery rules). open -a Helium <file> without verification is NOT delivery. An HTML dashboard is a secondary surface for UI work — never substitute it for the running app.

Evidence: voicelayer-c2106319#4 — "CRITICAL — Etan CAN'T SEE IT: he says 'doesn't open, probably Helium, nope nothing.'"

Workflow

1. Search/open the most recent and best prior dashboard in docs.local/dashboards/ before writing anything.
   • Prefer the newest gen-12 dashboard when present.
   • If no local dashboard exists, open this skill's templates/template.html.
2. Clone the template to the target repo:
   • docs.local/dashboards/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.html
3. Populate only with verified real content:
   • hero verdict and lede
   • 3-5 summary cards in TRACKS
   • tabs and tab panels
   • at least 5 glossary entries in GLOSS
   • status pills with real state
4. Keep the interaction primitives intact:
   • card to drawer
   • glossary to drawer
   • tabs
   • jump strip
5. Verify with the quality checklist below.
   • Use Helium for opening, previewing, screenshots, and interaction checks.
   • Do not use Brave for HTML dashboards unless Etan explicitly overrides this later.
   • Take a Helium screenshot before claiming the dashboard is done.
6. Deliver presence-conditionally:
   • If Etan is at the computer / actively testing, auto-open in Helium.
   • If Etan is away or presence is unknown, do not open browser windows; send the exact dashboard link/path in chat.
7. Save the final HTML and send it to Etan with SendUserFile when the environment supports it. If not, give the exact path.

Quality Checklist

Do not claim done until every item is true:

• Reference dashboard was opened first.
• Output file is under docs.local/dashboards/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.html.
• Google Fonts link includes Inter and JetBrains Mono.
• Hero has a gradient verdict headline using .verdict-word and .accent.
• At least 3 summary cards render from TRACKS and open the drawer.
• Tabs render and switch visible panels.
• At least 5 .g[data-gloss] terms exist and each has a matching GLOSS entry.
• High-contrast .pill elements are used for state.
• Dark theme, radial-gradient background, and CSS custom properties remain intact.
• All claims are backed by real data from files, command output, or user-provided content.
• No fabricated PR numbers, statuses, metrics, dates, agent states, or decisions.
• Visual/behavioral verification was done with a browser-capable tool or clearly marked as not performed.
• HTML dashboard browser verification used Helium, not Brave.
• Helium screenshot was captured before claiming done.
• Mobile-first surfaces verified at 390px via temp-profile + CDP :9230 (if applicable).
• Published dashboards use Lakebed account-auth with allowedEmails = maintainer@example.com (never research-account@example.com, never share tokens).
• Delivery matched Etan presence: auto-open only if he is at the computer; otherwise link-in-chat.

Output Contract

When finished, report:

## Skill: html-dashboard
### Baseline Score (without skill): X%
### With-Skill Score: Y%
### Delta: +Z%
### Compliance: X/10 | Structure: X/10 | Quality: X/10
### Verdict: SHIP / ITERATE / FLAG FOR HUMAN / RETIRE
### Issues Found: [list]
### Iterations: N/3

Also include:

• Dashboard path
• Template/reference path used
• Verification receipt