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MCP Grafana Server

The MCP Grafana Server is a community-maintained Model Context Protocol server that wraps Grafana's HTTP API. Authenticated with a service-account token, it lets an LLM list dashboards, read panel queries, fetch alert history, and execute PromQL or SQL queries against configured data sources.

MCP facts

Kind: server
Ecosystem: anthropic-mcp
Language: TypeScript / Node.js
Transports: stdio

Capabilities

Tools: list_dashboards, get_dashboard, query_datasource, list_alerts, get_alert_history
Resources: grafana://dashboard/{uid} and grafana://datasource/{id} URIs
Auth: service-account token with read scope for the target org

Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-grafana

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://grafana.example.com",
        "GRAFANA_API_KEY": "glsa_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Is this server official?

Grafana Labs has experimental first-party MCP tooling, but the widely-used servers today are community-maintained. Check the repo before relying on it in production.

What permissions should the token have?

Viewer role is enough for dashboards, alerts, and read-only queries. Avoid Admin tokens unless the model must create dashboards.

Can it run arbitrary PromQL?

Yes — the query_datasource tool accepts a data source UID and a raw query. Scope the token to specific orgs to limit blast radius.

Sources

Grafana HTTP API — accessed 2026-04-20
MCP community servers — accessed 2026-04-20