Dashboards: Enable kubernetesDashboards by default (#107618)

* Dashboards: Enable kubernetesDashboards by default

* Update integration test to account for the FT being enabled by default

Signed-off-by: Igor Suleymanov <igor.suleymanov@grafana.com>

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Signed-off-by: Igor Suleymanov <igor.suleymanov@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Igor Suleymanov <igor.suleymanov@grafana.com>

docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Most [generally available](https://grafana.com/docs/release-life-cycle/#general-
 | `dashgpt`                              | Enable AI powered features in dashboards                                                                                                                      | Yes                |
 | `panelMonitoring`                      | Enables panel monitoring through logs and measurements                                                                                                        | Yes                |
 | `formatString`                         | Enable format string transformer                                                                                                                              | Yes                |
+| `kubernetesDashboards`                 | Use the kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards                                                                                                         | Yes                |
 | `addFieldFromCalculationStatFunctions` | Add cumulative and window functions to the add field from calculation transformation                                                                          | Yes                |
 | `annotationPermissionUpdate`           | Change the way annotation permissions work by scoping them to folders and dashboards.                                                                         | Yes                |
 | `dashboardSceneForViewers`             | Enables dashboard rendering using Scenes for viewer roles                                                                                                     | Yes                |

packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts

@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   kubernetesLibraryPanels?: boolean;
   /**
   * Use the kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards
+  * @default true
   */
   kubernetesDashboards?: boolean;
   /**

pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go

@@ -450,9 +450,10 @@ var (
 		{
 			Name:         "kubernetesDashboards",
 			Description:  "Use the kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards",
-			Stage:        FeatureStageExperimental,
-			Owner:        grafanaAppPlatformSquad,
+			Stage:        FeatureStageGeneralAvailability,
+			Owner:        grafanaDashboardsSquad,
 			FrontendOnly: true,
+			Expression:   "true", // enabled by default
 		},
 		{
 			Name:            "kubernetesShortURLs",

pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ disableClassicHTTPHistogram,experimental,@grafana/grafana-backend-services-squad
 formatString,GA,@grafana/dataviz-squad,false,false,true
 kubernetesSnapshots,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,true,false
 kubernetesLibraryPanels,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,true,false
-kubernetesDashboards,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,false,true
+kubernetesDashboards,GA,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 kubernetesShortURLs,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,true,false
 dashboardDisableSchemaValidationV1,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,false,false
 dashboardDisableSchemaValidationV2,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,false,false,false

pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json

@@ -1899,14 +1899,18 @@
     {
       "metadata": {
         "name": "kubernetesDashboards",
-        "resourceVersion": "1753448760331",
-        "creationTimestamp": "2024-06-05T14:34:23Z"
+        "resourceVersion": "1755157224830",
+        "creationTimestamp": "2024-06-05T14:34:23Z",
+        "annotations": {
+          "grafana.app/updatedTimestamp": "2025-08-14 07:40:24.830741 +0000 UTC"
+        }
       },
       "spec": {
         "description": "Use the kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards",
-        "stage": "experimental",
-        "codeowner": "@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad",
-        "frontend": true
+        "stage": "GA",
+        "codeowner": "@grafana/dashboards-squad",
+        "frontend": true,
+        "expression": "true"
       }
     },
     {

pkg/tests/apis/dashboard/integration/api_validation_test.go

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestIntegrationDashboardAPIAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			t.Run("Dashboard permission tests", func(t *testing.T) {
-				runDashboardPermissionTests(t, org1Ctx, false)
+				runDashboardPermissionTests(t, org1Ctx, true)
 			})
 
 			t.Run("Cross-organization tests", func(t *testing.T) {