Capabilities

Agent output capabilities: dashboards, reports, slides, and more

CloudThinker agents can produce rich outputs using capability commands. Use # followed by the capability name to specify the output format.

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The Problem With Fragmented Output Tools

Cloud operations generate insights — but getting those insights into the right format for the right audience normally requires separate tools: Grafana for dashboards, Confluence for documentation, Google Slides for board presentations, JIRA for recommendation tracking, PagerDuty for alerts. Each tool requires separate setup, separate access management, and context switching.

The result: insights from AI analysis get copy-pasted into documents, manually formatted for presentations, or never leave the terminal. High-value findings don’t reach decision-makers.

CloudThinker Capabilities bring all output formats into the same conversational interface — so the analysis and the deliverable are created in one step.

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How It Compares

Output Need	Traditional Approach	CloudThinker
Monitoring dashboard	Configure Grafana panels, write PromQL queries	@alex #dashboard AWS cost by service
Executive report	Write document manually, pull data from 5 tools	@anna #report quarterly infrastructure review
Recommendations	Engineer analyzes data, writes recommendations doc	@tony #recommend index optimizations prioritized by impact
Alerts	Configure PagerDuty rules, write alert conditions	@kai #alert when pod OOMKilled in production
Board presentation	Build slides manually with exported charts	@anna #slide cloud transformation progress Q4

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Available Capabilities

Capability	Description	Example
#dashboard	Interactive visualizations and metrics	@alex #dashboard AWS cost trends
#report	Detailed analysis documents	@oliver #report security assessment
#slide	Presentation-ready slides	@anna #slide quarterly review
#search	Search and retrieve information	@alex #search unused EC2 instances
#recommend	Actionable recommendations	@tony #recommend index optimizations
#alert	Monitoring notifications	@kai #alert when CPU >80%
#chart	Data visualizations	@alex #chart spending by service
#kb	Knowledge base search	@alex #kb cost optimization policies

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#dashboard

Create interactive dashboards with real-time metrics and visualizations.

Example prompts:

@alex #dashboard AWS cost analysis for last 30 days
@alex #dashboard monthly cost trends with CEO-level insights
@kai #dashboard Kubernetes cluster health metrics
@tony #dashboard database performance overview

Dashboard features:

• Interactive charts and graphs
• Real-time metrics
• Filterable data views
• Export to PDF
• Fullscreen mode

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#report

Generate comprehensive analysis documents with findings and recommendations.

Example prompts:

@oliver #report SOC 2 compliance assessment
@oliver #report security vulnerabilities for Q4
@alex #report infrastructure cost optimization opportunities
@anna #report quarterly infrastructure review

Report features:

• Executive summary
• Detailed findings
• Prioritized recommendations
• Supporting data and charts
• Exportable format

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#slide

Create presentation-ready slides for meetings and reviews.

Example prompts:

@anna #slide quarterly business review
@alex #slide cloud cost savings achievements
@oliver #slide security posture improvements
@kai #slide Kubernetes migration progress

Slide features:

• Professional formatting
• Key metrics highlighted
• Visual charts and graphs
• Ready for presentations

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#search

Search and retrieve specific information from your infrastructure.

Example prompts:

@alex #search EC2 instances with public IPs
@oliver #search security groups allowing 0.0.0.0/0
@tony #search slow queries over 5 seconds
@kai #search pods in CrashLoopBackOff state

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#recommend

Get actionable recommendations with prioritization.

Example prompts:

@alex #recommend cost savings opportunities
@tony #recommend index optimizations for orders table
@kai #recommend resource limits for web deployments
@oliver #recommend IAM policy improvements

Recommendation features:

• Prioritized by impact
• Effort estimates
• Implementation steps
• Risk assessment

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#alert

Set up monitoring alerts and notifications.

Example prompts:

@alex #alert when daily spend exceeds $1000
@kai #alert when node CPU >80% for 5 minutes
@tony #alert on slow queries over 10 seconds
@oliver #alert on failed login attempts >10 per minute

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#chart

Create data visualizations and charts.

Example prompts:

@alex #chart spending by service over last 6 months
@alex #chart EC2 utilization trends
@tony #chart query performance over time
@kai #chart pod resource usage by namespace

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#kb

Search your organization’s knowledge base.

Example prompts:

@alex #kb AWS cost optimization policies
@oliver #kb security incident response procedures
@tony #kb database backup policies
@kai #kb Kubernetes deployment standards

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Combining Capabilities

You can combine capabilities with detailed instructions:

@alex #dashboard AWS costs for last 30 days
  - Filter by production accounts only
  - Show daily cost breakdown
  - Include cost optimization recommendations
  - Executive-level insights for CEO reporting

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What’s Next

CloudThinker Language

Complete @agent #tool syntax reference and advanced prompt patterns

Operations Hub

325+ pre-built operations using these capabilities — ready to run

Recurring Tasks

Schedule capabilities to run automatically — daily reports, weekly audits

Agents

Understand which capabilities each agent specializes in