Building Custom Dashboards with AI

Resource Downloads

Everything from the webinar, ready to use at your college.


Your data folder (Start Here)

What goes in dashboard_data — the files every build starts from.

Data folder spec — file by file

Every file, every column, and the suppression rules.

Sample data — Crestwater (synthetic)

A complete example dashboard_data folder to copy shapes from.

Sample data README

The README inside the sample folder — cell suppression covered.

User Guides

Step-by-step instructions from the webinar.

Claude on the web — step by step

Build the dashboard in your browser, no installs.

Claude in VS Code — step by step

Build with real files you keep and rebuild.

Hosting on Netlify — step by step

Publish your dashboard: drag-and-drop or GitHub.

Prompts

The prompts that build the dashboard — download the Markdown file; the PDF is just for reading.

Dashboard prompt — Claude on the web

Upload to a claude.ai project with your data files.

Dashboard prompt — Claude in VS Code

Copy into Claude Code in a folder with your data files.

Design guide

The design rules the prompts follow.

Dashboard best practices

Minimal words, few colors, highlighted equity gaps.