grafana-bake-annotation

Overview

This skill extracts annotatable bake events from a Zephyr bake log, runs the Grafana annotation CLI, and writes the command (without output) into the bake log's ## grafana section.

See the [[zephyr]] skill for how to find the bake log and read Zephyr entries.

What to Annotate

Only annotate discrete, time-bounded bake actions that have an explicit event timestamp.

Annotate:

• Feeding the starter → feed_starter
• Starter peaked → starter_peaked
• Mix (dough mixed with starter) → mix
• Each stretch and fold → stretch_fold
• Start of long uninterrupted bulk fermentation (after all stretch and folds are done) → longbulkstart
• Shaping → shape
• Into cold retard/fridge → coldretardstart
• Scoring → score
• Into oven → bake_start
• Lid off → lid_off
• Out of oven → bake_done

Skip observations, temperature readings, questions, reflections, and entries with no specific action time.

Label Conventions

Use snake_case labels.

Use start and done suffixes for actions with clear start and end points.

Use longbulkstart (not bulk_start) — bulk fermentation technically begins at mix; this label marks the start of the long uninterrupted fermentation phase after stretch and folds are complete.

Scripts

Annotation script:

/Users/mtm/pdev/taylormonacelli/diminutivedragon/scripts/annotate-grafana.py

Delete annotation script:

/Users/mtm/pdev/taylormonacelli/diminutivedragon/scripts/clear-annotations.py

The scripts fetch the Grafana token automatically from AWS SSM Parameter Store (/diminutivedragon/grafana_token, region us-west-2).

The SSM parameter was created out of band with the AWS CLI and is not managed by Terraform.

To override the token locally (e.g. for testing), set GRAFANA_TOKEN in the environment before running.

Never write the token value into the bake log or any committed file.

Running the Annotation Command

Pass all events in a single invocation using repeated --time and --label pairs.

Convert all timestamps to ISO 8601 before passing them.

uv run --directory ~/pdev/taylormonacelli/diminutivedragon \
  scripts/annotate-grafana.py \
  --time 2026-05-28T20:39:00 --label feed_starter \
  --time 2026-05-29T06:31:00 --label starter_peaked

Updating the Bake Log

After running the annotation command, write the command into the ## grafana section of the bake log as a fenced code block.

Do NOT include the output lines (the "Added annotation id=..." lines) in the log — command only.

Section Ownership

The ## grafana section is shared.

This skill owns the fenced annotation command blocks.

The top of the section holds two dashboard links, overall and bulk ferment, owned by the [[zephyr-grafana-links]] skill.

Leave those links untouched when writing annotation commands — never delete or rewrite them here.

When a bake finishes, the bake_done annotation is also the signal that those links need their end time pinned; see the [[zephyr-grafana-links]] skill.

Correcting Mistakes

To delete an annotation by id:

uv run --directory ~/pdev/taylormonacelli/diminutivedragon \
  scripts/clear-annotations.py --id 42

After deleting, re-add the corrected annotation and update the CLI block in the bake log.

Commit

Commit the bake log after every annotation run so individual changes can be reverted if needed.