Agent Skills for DevExpress BI Dashboard

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DevExpress AI Skills is a public repository of reusable agent skills for DevExpress products. Agent skills for DevExpress BI Dashboard equip AI coding assistants with up-to-date, built-in knowledge of DevExpress BI Dashboard features, APIs, and usage scenarios. BI Dashboard-specific skills are located in the plugings/dx-dashboard/skills folder of the DevExpress/agent-skills repository. Available skills are designed for AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and JetBrains AI Assistant.

Tip

We recommend using a top-tier model for the most accurate results, especially for advanced customization scenarios. Lower-tier models may ignore skill instructions or produce less reliable output.

Available Skills

Skill	Description
Data Sources	Registers and configures dashboard data sources in code, sets up data source storage and connection string providers, and more. Compatible with SQL, Object, Entity Framework, JSON, MongoDB, Excel, OLAP, XPO, Extract, and federated data sources. Works with ASP.NET Core, Blazor, WinForms, and WPF applications.
Export	Exports dashboards and dashboard items, including headless export with no UI, and customizes or automates export tasks. Works with ASP.NET Core, Blazor, WinForms, and WPF applications and supports export to PDF, Excel, and image formats.
Dashboard Parameters	Creates dashboard parameters and binds them to SQL queries, stored procedures, data source filters and item filters, calculated fields, and format rules. Sets parameter values at runtime, extracts values from HTTP headers and injects them on the server side, and applies them to export tasks. Works with ASP.NET Core, Blazor, WinForms, and WPF applications.

Installation

1. Open the plugins/dx-dashboard/skills folder in the DevExpress/agent-skills repository.
2. Copy the required skill folders to your AI assistant’s skills directory.
3. Start a chat in agent mode and ask a product-specific question.

For agent-specific and IDE-specific setup instructions, refer to the repository README.

When to Use AI Skills and When to Use MCP

For best results, use DevExpress AI Skills together with the DevExpress MCP Server. Skills supply curated task patterns and product-specific rules while the MCP Server adds live documentation lookup and version-sensitive details. DevExpress AI Skills and the MCP Server complement each other.

While DevExpress AI Skills and the DevExpress MCP Server produce the best results when used together, using these tools separately may be beneficial in the following scenarios:

• When you need the assistant to follow curated task patterns and product-specific rules without access to online documentation, use DevExpress AI Skills.
• When you need live documentation lookup, version-specific information, or direct access to the DevExpress documentation library, use the DevExpress MCP Server.