Perses Variable Management

Create and manage variables with chains and interpolation.

Overview

This skill manages the full lifecycle of Perses variables: creation, configuration, chaining with dependencies, and interpolation across all scopes (global, project, dashboard). Variable chains enable cascading filters where dependent variables only show values filtered by their parent selections — for example, a pod variable that only displays pods matching the selected cluster and namespace.

Instructions

Phase 1: IDENTIFY

Goal: Determine variable type, scope, and dependencies.

Variable types:

• TextVariable: Static text input — user types a value. Use for free-form filters like custom regex or label values not available via query.
• ListVariable: Dynamic dropdown populated by a plugin. Use for most filter/selector use cases.