Dashboard Critic Skill

When to Use

Primary triggers:

• "review this dashboard", "critique this dashboard", "is this dashboard well-designed?"
• "check the KPI hierarchy", "review the filter architecture"
• User has a dashboard implementation and wants architecture-level review
• Dashboard-executor just generated output and needs review

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Do Not Use When

• You need to design a dashboard — use dashboard-planner
• You need to generate a dashboard — use dashboard-executor
• You need to review a single chart — use dataviz-critic
• You need to review code quality — use a code reviewer
• The dashboard doesn't exist yet — plan first, review after

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Resolution Paths

Situation	Route
Have a dashboard, need architecture review	This skill
Have a dashboard, need individual chart review	Use dataviz-critic
Need to design a dashboard	Use dashboard-planner
Need to generate a dashboard	Use dashboard-executor
Dashboard critic returns REVISE/REJECT	Route fixes to dashboard-planner for re-planning

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What You Get

• 14-phase investigation covering KPI hierarchy, information architecture, filters, drill-down, consistency, responsive, performance, accessibility
• Multi-perspective review from executive (3-second test), analyst (exploration), ops manager (monitoring), accessibility auditor
• Severity-rated findings (CRITICAL / MAJOR / MINOR / ENHANCEMENT) with evidence and fixes
• Verdict (REJECT / REVISE / ACCEPT-WITH-RESERVATIONS / ACCEPT)
• Gap analysis identifying what's missing, not just what's wrong

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Key Review Areas

Area	What's Evaluated
KPI Hierarchy	Do primary → supporting → diagnostic metrics decompose logically?
Information Architecture	Does spatial layout support decision-making flow?
Filter Architecture	Do global filters cascade? Cross-filtering work? Sensible defaults?
Drill-Down Paths	Can users navigate deeper without losing context?
Cross-Chart Consistency	Same category = same color everywhere? Aligned time axes?
Responsive Layout	Does column collapse preserve comparison context?
Performance	Chart count, data volume, lazy loading, debounced filters?
Accessibility	ARIA landmarks, keyboard nav, screen reader, alt text, contrast?

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Companion Skills

• dashboard-planner (upstream planner): Designs the dashboard architecture
• dashboard-executor (upstream executor): Generates the dashboard this critic reviews
• dataviz-critic (sibling): Reviews individual charts — use for chart-level encoding issues

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meta-router Registry Note

Listed under the Critics table. Trigger signals: review dashboard, critique dashboard, dashboard review, evaluate dashboard, dashboard architecture review, check dashboard KPIs