chore: add support for list as well and self review changes

Treats `builder_ai_query` as a builder envelope everywhere the read path
already handled `builder_query`, so an AI query exported from the AI
explorer survives the round trip and renders. Authoring it in the panel
editor is a follow-up.

Assisted-by: Claude Opus 5

docs/api/openapi.yml

@@ -3210,6 +3210,69 @@ components:
         repeatVariable:
           type: string
       type: object
+    DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec:
+      properties:
+        aggregations:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5TraceAggregation'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        bucketOptions:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5BucketOptions'
+        cursor:
+          type: string
+        disabled:
+          type: boolean
+        filter:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5Filter'
+        functions:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5Function'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        groupBy:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5GroupByKey'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        having:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5Having'
+        legend:
+          type: string
+        limit:
+          type: integer
+        limitBy:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5LimitBy'
+        name:
+          type: string
+        offset:
+          type: integer
+        order:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5OrderBy'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        secondaryAggregations:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5SecondaryAggregation'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        selectFields:
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TelemetrytypesTelemetryFieldKey'
+          nullable: true
+          type: array
+        signal:
+          enum:
+          - traces
+          type: string
+        source:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TelemetrytypesSource'
+        stepInterval:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Querybuildertypesv5Step'
+      required:
+      - signal
+      type: object
     DashboardtypesAxes:
       properties:
         isLogScale:
@@ -4133,6 +4196,7 @@ components:
     DashboardtypesQueryPlugin:
       discriminator:
         mapping:
+          signoz/AIBuilderQuery: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec'
           signoz/BuilderQuery: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpec'
           signoz/ClickHouseSQL: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5ClickHouseQuery'
           signoz/CompositeQuery: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQuery'
@@ -4142,6 +4206,7 @@ components:
         propertyName: kind
       oneOf:
       - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpec'
+      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec'
       - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQuery'
       - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5QueryBuilderFormula'
       - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5PromQuery'
@@ -4151,12 +4216,25 @@ components:
     DashboardtypesQueryPluginKind:
       enum:
       - signoz/BuilderQuery
+      - signoz/AIBuilderQuery
       - signoz/CompositeQuery
       - signoz/Formula
       - signoz/PromQLQuery
       - signoz/ClickHouseSQL
       - signoz/TraceOperator
       type: string
+    DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec:
+      properties:
+        kind:
+          enum:
+          - signoz/AIBuilderQuery
+          type: string
+        spec:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec'
+      required:
+      - kind
+      - spec
+      type: object
     DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpec:
       properties:
         kind:

frontend/src/api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas.ts

@@ -4009,6 +4009,71 @@ export interface DashboardGridLayoutSpecDTO {
 	repeatVariable?: string;
 }
 
+export enum DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTOSignal {
+	traces = 'traces',
+}
+export interface DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO {
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	aggregations?: Querybuildertypesv5TraceAggregationDTO[] | null;
+	bucketOptions?: Querybuildertypesv5BucketOptionsDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	cursor?: string;
+	/**
+	 * @type boolean
+	 */
+	disabled?: boolean;
+	filter?: Querybuildertypesv5FilterDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	functions?: Querybuildertypesv5FunctionDTO[] | null;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	groupBy?: Querybuildertypesv5GroupByKeyDTO[] | null;
+	having?: Querybuildertypesv5HavingDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	legend?: string;
+	/**
+	 * @type integer
+	 */
+	limit?: number;
+	limitBy?: Querybuildertypesv5LimitByDTO;
+	/**
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	name?: string;
+	/**
+	 * @type integer
+	 */
+	offset?: number;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	order?: Querybuildertypesv5OrderByDTO[] | null;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	secondaryAggregations?: Querybuildertypesv5SecondaryAggregationDTO[] | null;
+	/**
+	 * @type array,null
+	 */
+	selectFields?: TelemetrytypesTelemetryFieldKeyDTO[] | null;
+	/**
+	 * @enum traces
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	signal: DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTOSignal;
+	source?: TelemetrytypesSourceDTO;
+	stepInterval?: Querybuildertypesv5StepDTO;
+}
+
 export interface DashboardtypesAxesDTO {
 	/**
 	 * @type boolean
@@ -5102,6 +5167,18 @@ export interface DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDa
 	spec: DashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTO;
 }
 
+export enum DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTOKind {
+	'signoz/AIBuilderQuery' = 'signoz/AIBuilderQuery',
+}
+export interface DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO {
+	/**
+	 * @enum signoz/AIBuilderQuery
+	 * @type string
+	 */
+	kind: DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTOKind;
+	spec: DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO;
+}
+
 export enum DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQueryDTOKind {
 	'signoz/CompositeQuery' = 'signoz/CompositeQuery',
 }
@@ -5393,6 +5470,7 @@ export interface DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQu
 
 export type DashboardtypesQueryPluginDTO =
 	| DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTO
+	| DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO
 	| DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQueryDTO
 	| DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5QueryBuilderFormulaDTO
 	| DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5PromQueryDTO
@@ -6069,6 +6147,7 @@ export interface DashboardtypesPostablePublicDashboardDTO {
 
 export enum DashboardtypesQueryPluginKindDTO {
 	'signoz/BuilderQuery' = 'signoz/BuilderQuery',
+	'signoz/AIBuilderQuery' = 'signoz/AIBuilderQuery',
 	'signoz/CompositeQuery' = 'signoz/CompositeQuery',
 	'signoz/Formula' = 'signoz/Formula',
 	'signoz/PromQLQuery' = 'signoz/PromQLQuery',

frontend/src/lib/newQueryBuilder/queryBuilderMappers/mapQueryDataFromApi.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ const mapQueryFromV5 = (compositeQuery: ICompositeMetricQuery): Query => {
 	> = {};
 	const builderQueryTypes: Record<
 		string,
-		'builder_query' | 'builder_formula' | 'builder_trace_operator'
+		| 'builder_query'
+		| 'builder_ai_query'
+		| 'builder_formula'
+		| 'builder_trace_operator'
 	> = {};
 	const promQueries: IPromQLQuery[] = [];
 	const clickhouseQueries: IClickHouseQuery[] = [];
@@ -44,6 +47,14 @@ const mapQueryFromV5 = (compositeQuery: ICompositeMetricQuery): Query => {
 				);
 				builderQueryTypes[spec.name] = 'builder_query';
 			}
+		} else if (q.type === 'builder_ai_query') {
+			if (spec.name) {
+				builderQueries[spec.name] = {
+					...convertBuilderQueryToIBuilderQuery(spec as BuilderQuery),
+					builderQueryType: 'builder_ai_query',
+				};
+				builderQueryTypes[spec.name] = 'builder_ai_query';
+			}
 		} else if (q.type === 'builder_formula') {
 			if (spec.name) {
 				builderQueries[spec.name] = convertQueryBuilderFormulaToIBuilderFormula(

frontend/src/lib/newQueryBuilder/transformQueryBuilderDataModel.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export const transformQueryBuilderDataModel = (
 	data: BuilderQueryDataResourse,
 	queryTypes?: Record<
 		string,
-		'builder_query' | 'builder_formula' | 'builder_trace_operator'
+		| 'builder_query'
+		| 'builder_ai_query'
+		| 'builder_formula'
+		| 'builder_trace_operator'
 	>,
 ): QueryBuilderData => {
 	const queryData: QueryBuilderData['queryData'] = [];

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/DashboardSettings/Variables/utils/applyVariableToPanelsPatch.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import {
+	isBuilderEnvelope,
+	isBuilderPluginKind,
+} from '../../../queryV5/builderEnvelope';
 import type {
 	DashboardtypesDashboardSpecDTOPanels,
 	DashboardtypesQueryDTO,
@@ -20,15 +24,13 @@ function forEachBuilderSpec(
 	}
 	if (plugin.kind === 'signoz/CompositeQuery') {
 		const composite = plugin.spec as Querybuildertypesv5CompositeQueryDTO;
-		(composite.queries ?? [])
-			.filter((envelope) => envelope.type === 'builder_query')
-			.forEach((envelope) => {
-				const { spec } = envelope as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTO;
-				if (spec) {
-					fn(spec as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO);
-				}
-			});
-	} else if (plugin.kind === 'signoz/BuilderQuery') {
+		(composite.queries ?? []).filter(isBuilderEnvelope).forEach((envelope) => {
+			const { spec } = envelope as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTO;
+			if (spec) {
+				fn(spec as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO);
+			}
+		});
+	} else if (isBuilderPluginKind(plugin.kind)) {
 		fn(plugin.spec as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO);
 	}
 }

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/DashboardSettings/Variables/utils/variableUsages.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 	textContainsVariableReference,
 } from 'lib/dashboardVariables/variableReference';
 
+import { isBuilderEnvelope } from '../../../queryV5/builderEnvelope';
 import { toQueryEnvelopes } from '../../../queryV5/buildQueryRangeRequest';
 import { getTextPanelBody } from './getTextPanelBody';
 import { dtoToFormModel } from '../variableAdapters';
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ function envelopeReferenceText(
 	const spec = envelope.spec as
 		| { query?: string; filter?: { expression?: string } }
 		| undefined;
-	if (envelope.type === 'builder_query') {
+	if (isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 		const text = spec?.filter?.expression;
 		return typeof text === 'string' ? { kind: 'builder', text } : null;
 	}
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ export function findApplyUsages(
 				});
 			};
 
-			if (envelope.type === 'builder_query') {
+			if (isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 				const spec = envelope.spec as
 					| { filter?: { expression?: string } }
 					| undefined;
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ export function isVariableAppliedToAllPanels(
 			return true;
 		}
 		return toQueryEnvelopes(queries).every((envelope) => {
-			if (envelope.type === 'builder_query') {
+			if (isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 				const spec = envelope.spec as
 					| { filter?: { expression?: string } }
 					| undefined;

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/Panels/utils/getBuilderQueries.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import type {
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
 import type { BuilderQuery } from 'types/api/v5/queryRange';
 
+import {
+	isBuilderEnvelope,
+	isBuilderPluginKind,
+} from '../../queryV5/builderEnvelope';
+
 /**
  * Flattens a panel's queries into its builder queries, unwrapping
  * `CompositeQuery` envelopes. Non-builder kinds (PromQL, ClickHouseSQL, Formula,
@@ -16,13 +21,13 @@ export function getBuilderQueries(
 	const flattened: BuilderQuery[] = [];
 	queries.forEach((envelope) => {
 		const plugin = envelope.spec.plugin;
-		if (plugin.kind === 'signoz/BuilderQuery') {
+		if (isBuilderPluginKind(plugin.kind)) {
 			flattened.push(plugin.spec as BuilderQuery);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (plugin.kind === 'signoz/CompositeQuery') {
 			(plugin.spec.queries || []).forEach((sub) => {
-				if (sub.type === 'builder_query') {
+				if (isBuilderEnvelope(sub)) {
 					flattened.push(sub.spec as BuilderQuery);
 				}
 			});

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/PanelsAndSectionsLayout/Panel/PanelActionsMenu/usePanelActionItems.tsx

@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@ import { useViewPanel } from '../hooks/useViewPanel';
 import { buildMoveItems } from '../utils/buildMoveItems';
 import MenuActionItem from '../../../components/MenuActionItem/MenuActionItem';
 import type { BrandedPermission } from 'lib/authz/hooks/useAuthZ/types';
+import { isAIBuilderEnvelope } from '../../../queryV5/builderEnvelope';
+import { toQueryEnvelopes } from '../../../queryV5/buildQueryRangeRequest';
 import { useDashboardEditContext } from '../../../hooks/useDashboardEditContext';
 
 // Stable fallback so renders without layout context don't churn the mutation
 // hooks' deps (a fresh [] each render would re-create their callbacks).
 const EMPTY_SECTIONS: DashboardSection[] = [];
 
+const ALERT_FROM_AI_PANEL_REASON =
+	'Alerts are not available for AI Query Builder panels';
+
 interface UsePanelActionItemsArgs {
 	panelId: string;
 	/** The panel itself — seeds "Create Alerts" and the download filename. */
@@ -63,6 +68,10 @@ export function usePanelActionItems({
 	panelActions,
 }: UsePanelActionItemsArgs): PanelActionItems {
 	const panelKind = panel.spec.plugin.kind;
+	// The alert builder has no AI query mode, so the flow would open on an empty query.
+	const isAIPanel = toQueryEnvelopes(panel.spec.queries).some(
+		isAIBuilderEnvelope,
+	);
 	const { isEditable, editChecks, editDisabledTooltip } =
 		useDashboardEditContext();
 	const openPanelEditor = useOpenPanelEditor();
@@ -157,7 +166,15 @@ export function usePanelActionItems({
 		if (panelCapabilities.createAlert) {
 			dataGroup.push({
 				key: 'create-alert',
-				label: row('Create Alerts', <Bell size={14} />, { checks: [] }),
+				label: (
+					<MenuActionItem
+						label="Create Alerts"
+						icon={<Bell size={14} />}
+						checks={[]}
+						disabledTooltip={isAIPanel ? ALERT_FROM_AI_PANEL_REASON : undefined}
+					/>
+				),
+				disabled: isAIPanel,
 				onClick: (): void => createAlert(panel, panelId),
 			});
 		}
@@ -197,6 +214,7 @@ export function usePanelActionItems({
 		editChecks,
 		editDisabledTooltip,
 		panelCapabilities,
+		isAIPanel,
 		panel,
 		panelActions,
 		sections,

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/__tests__/buildQueryRangeRequest.test.ts

@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ describe('toQueryEnvelopes', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it('wraps a bare AI builder plugin as a builder_ai_query envelope', () => {
+		const ai = [
+			{
+				kind: 'TimeSeriesQuery',
+				spec: {
+					plugin: {
+						kind: 'signoz/AIBuilderQuery',
+						spec: { name: 'A', signal: 'traces' },
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		] as unknown as DashboardtypesQueryDTO[];
+		expect(toQueryEnvelopes(ai)).toStrictEqual([
+			{ type: 'builder_ai_query', spec: { name: 'A', signal: 'traces' } },
+		]);
+	});
+
 	it('wraps PromQL and ClickHouse plugins with their envelope types', () => {
 		const prom = [
 			{

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/__tests__/builderEnvelope.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import type { Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
+
+import {
+	isAIBuilderEnvelope,
+	isBuilderEnvelope,
+	isBuilderPluginKind,
+} from '../builderEnvelope';
+
+// Only `type` is read; the generated envelope union erases spec to unknown anyway.
+const envelope = (type: string): Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO =>
+	({ type, spec: {} }) as unknown as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO;
+
+describe('builder envelope predicates', () => {
+	describe('isBuilderEnvelope', () => {
+		it.each(['builder_query', 'builder_ai_query'])(
+			'accepts %s — both carry a builder query spec',
+			(type) => {
+				expect(isBuilderEnvelope(envelope(type))).toBe(true);
+			},
+		);
+
+		// Formula and TraceOperator carry no signal and reference other queries by name.
+		it.each([
+			'builder_formula',
+			'builder_trace_operator',
+			'promql',
+			'clickhouse_sql',
+		])('rejects %s', (type) => {
+			expect(isBuilderEnvelope(envelope(type))).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isAIBuilderEnvelope', () => {
+		it('accepts builder_ai_query', () => {
+			expect(isAIBuilderEnvelope(envelope('builder_ai_query'))).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		it('rejects builder_query, which is the whole point of the narrower check', () => {
+			expect(isAIBuilderEnvelope(envelope('builder_query'))).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isBuilderPluginKind', () => {
+		it.each(['signoz/BuilderQuery', 'signoz/AIBuilderQuery'])(
+			'accepts %s — both wrap a builder query spec directly',
+			(kind) => {
+				expect(isBuilderPluginKind(kind)).toBe(true);
+			},
+		);
+
+		it.each(['signoz/CompositeQuery', 'signoz/PromQLQuery'])(
+			'rejects %s',
+			(kind) => {
+				expect(isBuilderPluginKind(kind)).toBe(false);
+			},
+		);
+	});
+});

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/__tests__/persesQueryAdapters.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import type {
 	DashboardtypesQueryDTO,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
-import { initialQueriesMap, PANEL_TYPES } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
+import {
+	initialQueriesMap,
+	initialQueryAIWithType,
+	PANEL_TYPES,
+} from 'constants/queryBuilder';
 import type { Query } from 'types/api/queryBuilder/queryBuilderData';
 import { EQueryType } from 'types/common/dashboard';
 import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
@@ -193,6 +197,24 @@ describe('persesQueryAdapters', () => {
 			);
 		});
 
+		it('emits a bare signoz/AIBuilderQuery for an AI List panel', () => {
+			const result = toPerses(initialQueryAIWithType, PANEL_TYPES.LIST);
+
+			expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(result[0].spec.plugin.kind).toBe('signoz/AIBuilderQuery');
+		});
+
+		// List rejects CompositeQuery backend-side, so the plugin kind is the only place
+		// the AI-ness can survive a save.
+		it('preserves an AI List query through toPerses → fromPerses', () => {
+			const perses = toPerses(initialQueryAIWithType, PANEL_TYPES.LIST);
+			const restored = fromPerses(perses, PANEL_TYPES.LIST);
+
+			expect(restored.builder.queryData[0].builderQueryType).toBe(
+				'builder_ai_query',
+			);
+		});
+
 		it('preserves a List builder query through toPerses → fromPerses', () => {
 			const original: Query = initialQueriesMap[DataSource.LOGS];
 

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/buildQueryRangeRequest.ts

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import type {
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
 import {
 	Querybuildertypesv5OrderDirectionDTO,
+	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderAIDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeClickHouseSQLDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopePromQLDTOType,
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
 
 import type { PanelQueryCapabilities } from '../Panels/types/panelCapabilities';
+import { isBuilderEnvelope } from './builderEnvelope';
 
 // Narrow view over the envelope spec variants. Orval erases envelope `spec` to `unknown`, so
 // shared fields are read through this view with a localized cast at the envelope boundary.
@@ -58,6 +60,14 @@ export function toQueryEnvelopes(
 					spec: plugin.spec as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO,
 				},
 			];
+		case 'signoz/AIBuilderQuery':
+			// Same wire shape; the widening is only orval's separate `signal` enum, which TS treats nominally.
+			return [
+				{
+					type: Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderAIDTOType.builder_ai_query,
+					spec: plugin.spec,
+				} as unknown as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
+			];
 		case 'signoz/PromQLQuery':
 			return [
 				{
@@ -125,13 +135,10 @@ function withBarStepInterval(
 ): Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[] {
 	const stepInterval = getBarStepIntervalSeconds(startMs, endMs);
 	return envelopes.map((envelope) => {
-		if (
-			envelope.type !==
-			Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query
-		) {
+		if (!isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 			return envelope;
 		}
-		if (envelope.spec?.stepInterval) {
+		if ((envelope.spec as QuerySpecView | undefined)?.stepInterval) {
 			return envelope;
 		}
 		return {
@@ -139,8 +146,8 @@ function withBarStepInterval(
 			spec: {
 				...envelope.spec,
 				stepInterval,
-			} as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO,
-		};
+			},
+		} as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO;
 	});
 }
 
@@ -153,10 +160,7 @@ function withListOrderTiebreaker(
 	envelopes: Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[],
 ): Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[] {
 	return envelopes.map((envelope) => {
-		if (
-			envelope.type !==
-			Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query
-		) {
+		if (!isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 			return envelope;
 		}
 		const spec = envelope.spec as QuerySpecView;
@@ -181,8 +185,8 @@ function withListOrderTiebreaker(
 					...primary,
 					{ key: { name: 'id' }, direction: primary[0].direction },
 				],
-			} as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO,
-		};
+			},
+		} as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO;
 	});
 }
 
@@ -195,10 +199,7 @@ function withPagination(
 	{ offset, limit }: { offset: number; limit: number },
 ): Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[] {
 	return envelopes.map((envelope) => {
-		if (
-			envelope.type !==
-			Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query
-		) {
+		if (!isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 			return envelope;
 		}
 		return {
@@ -207,8 +208,8 @@ function withPagination(
 				...envelope.spec,
 				offset,
 				limit,
-			} as Querybuildertypesv5BuilderQuerySpecDTO,
-		};
+			},
+		} as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO;
 	});
 }
 
@@ -301,11 +302,7 @@ export function hasRunnableQueries(queries: DashboardtypesQueryDTO[]): boolean {
 	}
 
 	const metricsSpecs = envelopes
-		.filter(
-			(envelope) =>
-				envelope.type ===
-				Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query,
-		)
+		.filter(isBuilderEnvelope)
 		.map((envelope) => envelope.spec as QuerySpecView)
 		.filter((spec) => spec.signal === 'metrics');
 

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/builderEnvelope.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
+import {
+	DashboardtypesQueryPluginKindDTO,
+	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderAIDTOType,
+	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType,
+} from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
+
+const BUILDER_ENVELOPE_TYPES: string[] = [
+	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query,
+	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderAIDTOType.builder_ai_query,
+];
+
+export function isBuilderEnvelope(
+	envelope: Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
+): boolean {
+	return BUILDER_ENVELOPE_TYPES.includes(envelope.type);
+}
+
+export function isAIBuilderEnvelope(
+	envelope: Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
+): boolean {
+	return (
+		envelope.type ===
+		Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderAIDTOType.builder_ai_query
+	);
+}
+
+const BUILDER_PLUGIN_KINDS: string[] = [
+	DashboardtypesQueryPluginKindDTO['signoz/BuilderQuery'],
+	DashboardtypesQueryPluginKindDTO['signoz/AIBuilderQuery'],
+];
+
+export function isBuilderPluginKind(kind: string): boolean {
+	return BUILDER_PLUGIN_KINDS.includes(kind);
+}

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/persesQueryAdapters.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import type {
+	DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO,
 	DashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTO,
 	DashboardtypesQueryDTO,
 	Querybuildertypesv5CompositeQueryDTO,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
 import {
+	DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTOKind as AIBuilderQueryPluginKind,
 	DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTOKind as BuilderQueryPluginKind,
 	DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQueryDTOKind as CompositeQueryPluginKind,
-	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeClickHouseSQLDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopePromQLDTOType,
 	Querybuildertypesv5RequestTypeDTO,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import type { QueryEnvelope } from 'types/api/v5/queryRange';
 import { EQueryType } from 'types/common/dashboard';
 import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
 
+import { isAIBuilderEnvelope, isBuilderEnvelope } from './builderEnvelope';
 import { toQueryEnvelopes } from './buildQueryRangeRequest';
 
 /**
@@ -44,11 +46,6 @@ const toGeneratedEnvelopes = (
 ): Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[] =>
 	envelopes as unknown as Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO[];
 
-const isBuilderQueryEnvelope = (
-	envelope: Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeDTO,
-): boolean =>
-	envelope.type === Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query;
-
 /**
  * Clears the V1 explorer's `pageSize`/`offset` before conversion — the shared mapper folds
  * `pageSize` into the V5 `limit`, which usePanelQuery would read as a user cap and hide the
@@ -155,8 +152,9 @@ export function fromPerses(
 /**
  * V1 `Query` → perses panel queries (to write the builder result back to the editor
  * draft). Wrapped in a single `signoz/CompositeQuery` to satisfy the
- * `panel.queries.length === 1` invariant. Exception: List emits its one builder query
- * as a bare `signoz/BuilderQuery` because the backend rejects a `signoz/CompositeQuery`.
+ * `panel.queries.length === 1` invariant. Exception: List rejects `signoz/CompositeQuery`
+ * backend-side, so it emits its one builder query as the bare plugin matching the query's
+ * own kind — a bare plugin carries no envelope `type`, so the kind is what preserves it.
  */
 export function toPerses(
 	query: Query,
@@ -170,21 +168,24 @@ export function toPerses(
 	const envelopes = toGeneratedEnvelopes(composite.queries ?? []);
 
 	if (panelType === PANEL_TYPES.LIST) {
-		const builder = envelopes.find(isBuilderQueryEnvelope);
+		const builder = envelopes.find(isBuilderEnvelope);
 		if (!builder) {
 			return [];
 		}
+		// Envelope `spec` is undiscriminated, so narrow it to the spec its plugin kind declares.
+		const plugin = isAIBuilderEnvelope(builder)
+			? {
+					kind: AIBuilderQueryPluginKind['signoz/AIBuilderQuery'],
+					spec: builder.spec as unknown as DashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpecDTO,
+				}
+			: {
+					kind: BuilderQueryPluginKind['signoz/BuilderQuery'],
+					spec: builder.spec as DashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTO,
+				};
 		return [
 			{
 				kind: panelTypeToRequestType(panelType),
-				spec: {
-					plugin: {
-						kind: BuilderQueryPluginKind['signoz/BuilderQuery'],
-						// The generated envelope union doesn't discriminate `spec` by `type`, so
-						// narrow the filtered builder query to the dashboard builder spec.
-						spec: builder.spec as DashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpecDTO,
-					},
-				},
+				spec: { plugin },
 			},
 		];
 	}

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage/DashboardContainer/queryV5/prepareScalarTables.ts

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import type {
 	Querybuildertypesv5QueryRangeRequestDTO,
 	Querybuildertypesv5ScalarDataDTO,
 } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
-import {
-	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType,
-	Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeClickHouseSQLDTOType,
-} from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
+import { Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeClickHouseSQLDTOType } from 'api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas';
+
+import { isBuilderEnvelope } from './builderEnvelope';
 
 import type { PanelTable, PanelTableColumn } from './types';
 
@@ -28,13 +27,12 @@ export function extractAggregationsPerQuery(
 ): AggregationsPerQuery {
 	const perQuery: AggregationsPerQuery = {};
 	(requestPayload?.compositeQuery?.queries ?? []).forEach((envelope) => {
-		if (
-			envelope.type !==
-			Querybuildertypesv5QueryEnvelopeBuilderDTOType.builder_query
-		) {
+		if (!isBuilderEnvelope(envelope)) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const spec = envelope.spec;
+		const spec = envelope.spec as
+			| { name?: string; aggregations?: unknown }
+			| undefined;
 		if (spec?.name && spec.aggregations) {
 			perQuery[spec.name] = spec.aggregations as AggregationView[];
 		}

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_data.go

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func (d *DashboardSpec) validateQuery(qi int, q Query, panelKind PanelPluginKind
 func validateQueryAllowedForPanel(plugin QueryPlugin, allowed []QueryPluginKind, panelKind PanelPluginKind, path string) error {
 	compositeSubQueryTypeToPluginKind := map[qb.QueryType]QueryPluginKind{
 		qb.QueryTypeBuilder:       QueryKindBuilder,
+		qb.QueryTypeBuilderAI:     QueryKindAIBuilder,
 		qb.QueryTypeFormula:       QueryKindFormula,
 		qb.QueryTypeTraceOperator: QueryKindTraceOperator,
 		qb.QueryTypePromQL:        QueryKindPromQL,

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_stats_test.go

@@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ func TestNewStatsFromStorableDashboardsCountsCompositeSubQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), stats[statKeyPanelLogsCount])
 }
 
+// An AI builder query is always a traces query, so it counts towards traces.
+func TestNewStatsFromStorableDashboardsCountsAIBuilderQueries(t *testing.T) {
+	aiBuilder := `{
+		"kind": "time_series",
+		"spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/AIBuilderQuery", "spec": {"name": "A", "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}]}}}
+	}`
+	dashboard := newStatsStorableV2(t, `"p1": `+statsPanel(aiBuilder))
+
+	stats := NewStatsFromStorableDashboards([]*StorableDashboard{dashboard})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), stats[statKeyPanelCount])
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), stats[statKeyPanelTracesCount])
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats[statKeyPanelMetricsCount])
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats[statKeyPanelLogsCount])
+}
+
 // promql and clickhouse queries carry no signal, so they land in the panel total
 // and nowhere else.
 func TestNewStatsFromStorableDashboardsIgnoresSignallessQueries(t *testing.T) {

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_dashboard_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/valuer"
 	"github.com/perses/spec/go/dashboard"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -1618,6 +1619,43 @@ func TestStorageRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, responseStr, `"operator":"above"`, "expected operator:above after storage round-trip")
 }
 
+// An AI builder query carries no signal of its own: the plugin kind implies
+// gen_ai, which only reads traces, so decode pins the signal and marshal emits it.
+func TestAIBuilderQueryStorageRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []byte(`{
+		"variables": [],
+		"panels": {"p1": {"kind": "Panel", "spec": {
+			"links": [],
+			"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/TimeSeriesPanel", "spec": {}},
+			"queries": [{"kind": "time_series", "spec": {"plugin": {"kind": "signoz/AIBuilderQuery", "spec": {
+				"name": "A", "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}]
+			}}}}]
+		}}},
+		"links": [],
+		"layouts": []
+	}`)
+
+	d, err := unmarshalDashboard(input)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	plugin := d.Panels["p1"].Spec.Queries[0].Spec.Plugin
+	assert.Equal(t, QueryKindAIBuilder, plugin.Kind)
+
+	aiSpec, ok := plugin.Spec.(*AIBuilderQuerySpec)
+	require.True(t, ok, "expected *AIBuilderQuerySpec, got %T", plugin.Spec)
+	assert.Equal(t, "A", aiSpec.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, telemetrytypes.SignalTraces, aiSpec.Signal)
+
+	stored, err := json.Marshal(plugin)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(stored), `"kind":"signoz/AIBuilderQuery"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(stored), `"signal":"traces"`)
+
+	var loaded QueryPlugin
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(stored, &loaded))
+	assert.Equal(t, plugin, loaded)
+}
+
 func TestPostableDashboardV2GenerateNameFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	const validSpec = `"spec": {"variables": [], "panels": {}, "layouts": [], "links": []}`
 
@@ -1830,6 +1868,8 @@ func TestPanelTypeQueryTypeCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 		{"TimeSeries+PromQL", mkQuery("signoz/TimeSeriesPanel", "signoz/PromQLQuery", `{"name":"A","query":"up"}`), false},
 		{"Table+ClickHouse", mkQuery("signoz/TablePanel", "signoz/ClickHouseSQL", `{"name":"A","query":"SELECT 1"}`), false},
 		{"List+Builder", mkQuery("signoz/ListPanel", "signoz/BuilderQuery", `{"name":"A","signal":"logs"}`), false},
+		{"TimeSeries+AIBuilder", mkQuery("signoz/TimeSeriesPanel", "signoz/AIBuilderQuery", `{"name":"A","aggregations":[{"expression":"count()"}]}`), false},
+		{"List+AIBuilder", mkQuery("signoz/ListPanel", "signoz/AIBuilderQuery", `{"name":"A"}`), false},
 		// Top-level: rejected
 		{"Table+PromQL", mkQuery("signoz/TablePanel", "signoz/PromQLQuery", `{"name":"A","query":"up"}`), true},
 		{"List+ClickHouse", mkQuery("signoz/ListPanel", "signoz/ClickHouseSQL", `{"name":"A","query":"SELECT 1"}`), true},
@@ -1839,6 +1879,7 @@ func TestPanelTypeQueryTypeCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 		// Composite sub-queries
 		{"Table+Composite(promql)", mkComposite("signoz/TablePanel", "promql", `{"name":"A","query":"up"}`), true},
 		{"Table+Composite(clickhouse)", mkComposite("signoz/TablePanel", "clickhouse_sql", `{"name":"A","query":"SELECT 1"}`), false},
+		{"Table+Composite(builder_ai)", mkComposite("signoz/TablePanel", "builder_ai_query", `{"name":"A","aggregations":[{"expression":"count()"}]}`), false},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_plugin_wrappers.go

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type QueryPlugin struct {
 func (QueryPlugin) PrepareJSONSchema(s *jsonschema.Schema) error {
 	return markDiscriminator(s, "kind", map[string]string{
 		string(QueryKindBuilder):       schemaRef("DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesBuilderQuerySpec"),
+		string(QueryKindAIBuilder):     schemaRef("DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesDashboardtypesAIBuilderQuerySpec"),
 		string(QueryKindComposite):     schemaRef("DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5CompositeQuery"),
 		string(QueryKindFormula):       schemaRef("DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5QueryBuilderFormula"),
 		string(QueryKindPromQL):        schemaRef("DashboardtypesQueryPluginVariantGithubComSigNozSignozPkgTypesQuerybuildertypesQuerybuildertypesv5PromQuery"),
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ func (p *QueryPlugin) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 func (QueryPlugin) JSONSchemaOneOf() []any {
 	return []any{
 		QueryPluginVariant[BuilderQuerySpec]{Kind: string(QueryKindBuilder)},
+		QueryPluginVariant[AIBuilderQuerySpec]{Kind: string(QueryKindAIBuilder)},
 		QueryPluginVariant[CompositeQuerySpec]{Kind: string(QueryKindComposite)},
 		QueryPluginVariant[FormulaSpec]{Kind: string(QueryKindFormula)},
 		QueryPluginVariant[PromQLQuerySpec]{Kind: string(QueryKindPromQL)},
@@ -140,6 +142,11 @@ func (plugin QueryPlugin) buildV5CompositeQueryFromPlugin() (qb.CompositeQuery,
 			return qb.CompositeQuery{}, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidWidgetQuery, "builder query is empty")
 		}
 		return wrapEnvelope(qb.QueryTypeBuilder, spec.Spec), nil
+	case *AIBuilderQuerySpec:
+		if spec == nil {
+			return qb.CompositeQuery{}, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidWidgetQuery, "AI builder query is empty")
+		}
+		return wrapEnvelope(qb.QueryTypeBuilderAI, qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation](*spec)), nil
 	case *qb.PromQuery:
 		return wrapEnvelope(qb.QueryTypePromQL, *spec), nil
 	case *qb.ClickHouseQuery:
@@ -234,6 +241,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	queryPluginSpecs = map[QueryPluginKind]func() any{
 		QueryKindBuilder:       func() any { return new(BuilderQuerySpec) },
+		QueryKindAIBuilder:     func() any { return new(AIBuilderQuerySpec) },
 		QueryKindComposite:     func() any { return new(CompositeQuerySpec) },
 		QueryKindFormula:       func() any { return new(FormulaSpec) },
 		QueryKindPromQL:        func() any { return new(PromQLQuerySpec) },
@@ -246,13 +254,13 @@ var (
 		VariableKindCustom:  func() any { return new(CustomVariableSpec) },
 	}
 	allowedQueryKinds = map[PanelPluginKind][]QueryPluginKind{
-		PanelKindTimeSeries: {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindBarChart:   {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindNumber:     {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindHistogram:  {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindPieChart:   {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindTable:      {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
-		PanelKindList:       {QueryKindBuilder},
+		PanelKindTimeSeries: {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindBarChart:   {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindNumber:     {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindHistogram:  {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindPieChart:   {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindTable:      {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindTraceOperator, QueryKindClickHouseSQL},
+		PanelKindList:       {QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder},
 		PanelKindText:       {},
 	}
 )

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_public_dashboard.go

@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ func redactQuery(spec any) any {
 			return spec
 		}
 		return &BuilderQuerySpec{Spec: redactLeafQuery(s.Spec)}
+	case *AIBuilderQuerySpec:
+		if s == nil {
+			return spec
+		}
+		redacted := redactLeafQuery(qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation](*s)).(qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation])
+		out := AIBuilderQuerySpec(redacted)
+		return &out
 	case *qb.PromQuery:
 		return redactQueryPtr(s)
 	case *qb.ClickHouseQuery:

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_public_dashboard_panel_query_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
 	qb "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ func TestDashboardV2GetPanelQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			plugin       QueryPlugin
 			expectedType qb.QueryType
 		}{
+			{
+				description:  "AI builder query",
+				plugin:       QueryPlugin{Kind: QueryKindAIBuilder, Spec: &AIBuilderQuerySpec{Name: "A"}},
+				expectedType: qb.QueryTypeBuilderAI,
+			},
 			{
 				description:  "promql",
 				plugin:       QueryPlugin{Kind: QueryKindPromQL, Spec: &qb.PromQuery{Name: "A", Query: "up"}},
@@ -209,6 +215,42 @@ func TestDashboardV2GetPanelQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// The gen_ai statement builder only reads traces, so an AI builder query
+	// carries no signal of its own and unwraps to a traces builder query.
+	t.Run("unwraps an AI builder query to a traces builder query", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dashboard := &DashboardV2{
+			Spec: DashboardSpec{
+				Panels: map[string]*Panel{
+					"panel-1": {
+						Spec: PanelSpec{
+							Plugin: PanelPlugin{Kind: PanelKindTimeSeries},
+							Queries: []Query{
+								{
+									Kind: qb.RequestTypeTimeSeries,
+									Spec: QuerySpec{
+										Plugin: QueryPlugin{
+											Kind: QueryKindAIBuilder,
+											Spec: &AIBuilderQuerySpec{Name: "A", Signal: telemetrytypes.SignalTraces},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		req, err := dashboard.GetPanelQuery(1, 2, "panel-1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, req.CompositeQuery.Queries, 1)
+
+		spec, ok := req.CompositeQuery.Queries[0].Spec.(qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation])
+		require.True(t, ok, "expected traces builder query, got %T", req.CompositeQuery.Queries[0].Spec)
+		assert.Equal(t, "A", spec.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, telemetrytypes.SignalTraces, spec.Signal)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("sets FormatTableResultForUI only for table panels", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dashboard := &DashboardV2{
 			Spec: DashboardSpec{

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_public_dashboard_redaction_test.go

@@ -133,6 +133,19 @@ func TestRedactQueryPluginWrappers(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "A", builder.Name)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("AI builder plugin pointer is redacted and stays a pointer", func(t *testing.T) {
+		plugin := &AIBuilderQuerySpec{
+			Name:   "A",
+			Filter: &qb.Filter{Expression: "body contains 'secret'"},
+		}
+
+		result, ok := redactQuery(plugin).(*AIBuilderQuerySpec)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+
+		assert.Nil(t, result.Filter)
+		assert.Equal(t, "A", result.Name)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("composite plugin redacts every sub-query envelope", func(t *testing.T) {
 		composite := &qb.CompositeQuery{Queries: []qb.QueryEnvelope{
 			{Type: qb.QueryTypeBuilder, Spec: qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.MetricAggregation]{Name: "A", Filter: &qb.Filter{Expression: "x = 1"}}},

pkg/types/dashboardtypes/perses_signoz_plugins.go

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type QueryPluginKind string
 
 const (
 	QueryKindBuilder       QueryPluginKind = "signoz/BuilderQuery"
+	QueryKindAIBuilder     QueryPluginKind = "signoz/AIBuilderQuery"
 	QueryKindComposite     QueryPluginKind = "signoz/CompositeQuery"
 	QueryKindFormula       QueryPluginKind = "signoz/Formula"
 	QueryKindPromQL        QueryPluginKind = "signoz/PromQLQuery"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (QueryPluginKind) Enum() []any {
-	return []any{QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL, QueryKindTraceOperator}
+	return []any{QueryKindBuilder, QueryKindAIBuilder, QueryKindComposite, QueryKindFormula, QueryKindPromQL, QueryKindClickHouseSQL, QueryKindTraceOperator}
 }
 
 type (
@@ -159,6 +160,26 @@ func (BuilderQuerySpec) JSONSchemaOneOf() []any {
 	}
 }
 
+// AIBuilderQuerySpec is the spec of a signoz/AIBuilderQuery plugin: a gen_ai-scoped
+// (AI observability) traces builder query, executed as qb.QueryTypeBuilderAI. The
+// signal is implied by the kind and pinned to traces, mirroring the builder_ai_query
+// QueryEnvelope decode.
+type AIBuilderQuerySpec qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation]
+
+func (b *AIBuilderQuerySpec) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var spec qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &spec); err != nil {
+		return errors.WrapInvalidInputf(err, ErrCodeDashboardInvalidInput, "invalid AI builder query spec")
+	}
+	spec.Signal = telemetrytypes.SignalTraces
+	*b = AIBuilderQuerySpec(spec)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (AIBuilderQuerySpec) PrepareJSONSchema(s *jsonschema.Schema) error {
+	return (qb.QueryBuilderQuery[qb.TraceAggregation]{}).PrepareJSONSchema(s)
+}
+
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════
 // SigNoz panel plugin specs
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════