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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "dbt-labs-dbt-charts--render-board-to-shareable-file",
 "repo": "dbt-labs/dbt-charts",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-charts",
 "repo_slug": "dbt-labs-dbt-charts",
 "title": "Export a dashboard as HTML, PDF, or PNG",
 "page_title": "How to export a dashboard as HTML, PDF, or PNG with DBT Charts",
 "summary": "Render a board to a static file that you can send to people who do not run the CLI.",
 "who": "An analyst who must send a dashboard snapshot to a stakeholder or attach it to a report.",
 "problem": "Stakeholders often need a fixed copy of a dashboard, not a live tool or a YAML file.",
 "outcome": "A rendered file of the board in the chosen format, ready to share.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `uv tool install dbt-charts` to install the CLI.",
  "Run `dct validate charts/guide.yml` to confirm the board is valid.",
  "Run `dct render charts/guide.yml --format html` to write an HTML version. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Run `dct render charts/guide.yml --format pdf` or `--format png` if you need a different format. (inferred, check the README)"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the dbt-charts repo, render the board at <placeholder> to PDF with `dct render <placeholder> --format pdf` and report the output file path. Verify that the file opens and shows the expected charts.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Rendering needs real data from a warehouse or the demo data, so a board that queries an unreachable source will not produce useful output.",
 "category": "Data and analytics",
 "tags": [
  "Data and analytics"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.11 to 3.13",
  "uv (or pip) to install the dbt-charts package",
  "A warehouse adapter extra such as dbt-charts[snowflake] or dbt-charts[bigquery] if you want to run queries against your own warehouse",
  "Warehouse credentials for your own data, or the Playground demo data at play.dbtcharts.com"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
 "evidence": [],
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