diff --git a/k8s/monitoring/templates/session-telemetry-dashboard.yaml b/k8s/monitoring/templates/session-telemetry-dashboard.yaml
index 985961d..c4d9e95 100644
--- a/k8s/monitoring/templates/session-telemetry-dashboard.yaml
+++ b/k8s/monitoring/templates/session-telemetry-dashboard.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "description": "Percentage of telemetry events where video was successfully seen by the participant.",
           "title": "Overall Video Success Rate",
           "type": "stat"
         },
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "description": "Breakdown of peer connections using direct P2P vs those relayed through a TURN server.",
           "title": "P2P vs non-P2P",
           "type": "piechart"
         },
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "description": "Comparison of transport protocols (UDP vs TCP) used by participants.",
           "title": "Protocol Breakdown (UDP/TCP)",
           "type": "piechart"
         },
@@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
-          "title": "Join Success Summary",
+          "description": "Summary of what participants saw upon joining (e.g., 'first' in the room vs 'all' others seen).",
+          "title": "Join Summary",
           "type": "piechart"
         },
         {
@@ -197,7 +201,8 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
-          "title": "Leave Success Summary (Full Session)",
+          "description": "Summary of what participants had seen by the time they left the session.",
+          "title": "Leave Summary",
           "type": "piechart"
         },
         {
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "description": "Heatmap showing the number of other participants already present in the room when a new user joins.",
           "title": "Participants on Join (Distribution)",
           "type": "heatmap"
         },
@@ -235,6 +241,7 @@ data:
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "description": "Heatmap showing how long the session has been active when a new user joins.",
           "title": "Session Age on Join (Distribution)",
           "type": "heatmap"
         },
@@ -271,6 +278,7 @@ data:
               "maxLines": 500,
               "refId": "A"
           ],
+          "description": "Raw table of connection and media telemetry events per user/room.",
           "title": "Raw Peer Telemetry",
           "transformations": [
             {
@@ -351,6 +359,7 @@ data:
               "maxLines": 500,
               "refId": "A"
           ],
+          "description": "Raw table of events recorded exactly when a user joins a room.",
           "title": "Raw Join Telemetry",
           "transformations": [
             {
@@ -428,6 +437,7 @@ data:
               "maxLines": 500,
               "refId": "A"
           ],
+          "description": "Detailed counts of participants seen by the user upon joining.",
           "title": "Raw Join Summary Telemetry",
           "transformations": [
             {
@@ -504,6 +514,7 @@ data:
               "maxLines": 500,
               "refId": "A"
           ],
+          "description": "Detailed counts of participants seen by the user throughout their entire session once they leave.",
           "title": "Raw Leave Summary Telemetry",
           "transformations": [
             {