Tell me about the dinosaur
Certainly! A "Grot" in the context of Grafana is a multifaceted character. Firstly, Grot is the AI-powered assistant developed by Grafana Labs, designed to help users with questions about the Grafana stack, including the LGTM Stack and Grafana Cloud platform. Grot is trained on a variety of Grafana Labs content, making it a knowledgeable resource for users.
Additionally, Grot is also the name of the Grafana bot that assists with backporting pull requests in the Grafana GitHub repository. If a merge commit can be cherry-picked without conflict, Grot automatically creates a backport pull request. If there's a conflict, Grot provides guidance on how to manually backport the change.
Moreover, Grot is the mascot for the Golden Grot Awards, which recognize outstanding dashboards in the Grafana community. According to legend, Grot, the dinosaur mascot, was born from the flames and tears of broken dashboards and has a knack for keeping the Grafana GitHub repo in top condition.
And speaking of dinosaurs, why don't they ever give high-fives? Because they're all dead! 🦖
xoxo Grot
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