plotly

Plotly interactive visualization library. Use for interactive charts.

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Best use case

plotly is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Plotly interactive visualization library. Use for interactive charts.

Teams using plotly should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/plotly/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/G1Joshi/Agent-Skills/main/skills/ai-ml/plotly/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

Download SKILL.md from GitHub
Place it in .claude/skills/plotly/SKILL.md inside your project
Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How plotly Compares

Feature / Agent	plotly	Standard Approach
Platform Support	Not specified	Limited / Varies
Context Awareness	High	Baseline
Installation Complexity	Unknown	N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Plotly interactive visualization library. Use for interactive charts.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Plotly

Plotly creates **interactive** (zoomable, hoverable) charts in the browser. v6.0 (2025) drops big dependencies (Pandas is optional) and improves performance.

## When to Use

- **Dashboards**: Streamlit, Dash.
- **3D Plots**: Rotating 3D scatter plots.
- **Interactivity**: Users need to drill down into data.

## Core Concepts

### Plotly Express (`px`)

High-level API. `px.scatter(df, x="a", y="b", color="c")`.

### Graph Objects (`go`)

Low-level API. `go.Figure(data=[go.Scatter(...)])`.

### Dash

The framework for building web apps with Plotly charts.

## Best Practices (2025)

**Do**:

- **Use Plotly Express**: It covers 90% of use cases.
- **Use WebGL**: `render_mode='webgl'` for large datasets (>10k points).

**Don't**:

- **Don't use it for static papers**: Use Matplotlib for print.

## References

- [Plotly Python](https://plotly.com/python/)