grafana/mcp-grafana

Overview

An MCP server that exposes Grafana dashboards, alerts, and data sources through the Model Context Protocol. It lets AI agents query Grafana resources and retrieve metrics using natural language.

Best for

Best for
Developers and SREs who want AI agents to query Grafana metrics and dashboards

Use cases

• Query Grafana dashboards and alerts from an AI assistant
• Retrieve time-series metrics for incident analysis
• Automate Grafana resource lookups in chat or coding workflows

How to use

Tools exposed

• list_teams
• list_users_by_org
• list_all_roles
• get_role_details
• get_role_assignments
• list_user_roles
• list_team_roles
• get_resource_permissions
• get_resource_description
• search_dashboards
• get_dashboard_by_uid
• update_dashboard
• get_dashboard_panel_queries
• run_panel_query
• get_dashboard_property
• get_dashboard_summary
• list_datasources
• get_datasource
• get_query_examples
• query_prometheus

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "grafana": {\n      "command": "uvx",\n      "args": ["mcp-grafana"],\n      "env": {\n        "GRAFANA_URL": "http://localhost:3000",\n        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<your service account token>"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

An MCP server that exposes Grafana dashboards, alerts, and data sources through the Model Context Protocol. It lets AI agents query Grafana resources and retrieve metrics using natural language.

3,085 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Query Grafana dashboards and alerts from an AI assistant
• Retrieve time-series metrics for incident analysis
• Automate Grafana resource lookups in chat or coding workflows

Pros

• Official Grafana project with strong maintenance and community trust
• Written in Go, offering good performance and easy deployment
• Integrates directly with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop

Cons

• Requires a running Grafana instance with API access
• Limited to read operations; no dashboard creation or alert management
• Dependency on MCP ecosystem adoption for full utility

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