mcp-grafana
An MCP server connecting AI assistants directly to your Grafana instance and its ecosystem.
Data verified Sep 18, 2026
Score
- Try it free
- Free plan
- Best for
- DevOps & SRE Engineers
About mcp-grafana
mcp-grafana is an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants like Claude Desktop and Cursor interact with a Grafana instance and its surrounding ecosystem. It exposes tools to search and manage dashboards, run queries against Prometheus, Loki, ClickHouse, CloudWatch and Elasticsearch, handle alert rules, incidents, on-call schedules and Sift investigations, and render panels as images. Built for DevOps and observability engineers, it stands out for its granular context-window management and selective tool toggling that keep AI workflows focused and secure.
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Commonly Cited Strengths & Limitations
Strengths
- Granular context-window management for large dashboards
- Selective tool toggling for focused, secure workflows
- Broad datasource and Grafana-ecosystem coverage
- Open source with multiple installation options (uvx, Docker, binary, Helm)
Common Use Cases
- Querying Grafana metrics and logs from an AI assistant
- Managing alert rules and notification policies via AI
- Tracking and creating incidents
- Investigating on-call schedules and alert groups
- Rendering dashboard panels as images for analysis
Details
- Pricing Model
- Free
- Category
- Developer Tools
Who is mcp-grafana for?
DevOps & SRE Engineers
Query metrics and logs, manage alert rules, and track incidents and on-call schedules directly from an AI assistant.
Observability Engineers
Search and inspect dashboards, run Sift investigations, and analyze Pyroscope profiles to troubleshoot performance issues.
Developers
Integrate Grafana into AI-assisted workflows in Claude Desktop or Cursor and selectively enable only the tools they need.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is mcp-grafana free?
Yes, mcp-grafana is free to use.
Does mcp-grafana have an API?
Yes, mcp-grafana provides an API for developers.
Is mcp-grafana open source?
Yes, mcp-grafana is open source.
What does mcp-grafana integrate with?
mcp-grafana integrates with Grafana, Grafana Cloud, Prometheus, Loki, ClickHouse, AWS CloudWatch, Elasticsearch, Grafana Incident, and more.
Is mcp-grafana cloud-based or self-hosted?
mcp-grafana is offered as both cloud and self-hosted (hybrid) deployment.
Who is mcp-grafana best for?
mcp-grafana is best suited for DevOps & SRE Engineers, Observability Engineers, Developers.
What can I use mcp-grafana for?
Common uses for mcp-grafana include querying grafana metrics and logs from an ai assistant, managing alert rules and notification policies via ai, tracking and creating incidents, investigating on-call schedules and alert groups.
How does mcp-grafana compare to IBM API Connect?
mcp-grafana and IBM API Connect are both used for developer tools -- specifically dev infrastructure tools. See the full side-by-side comparison for pricing and feature differences.
Key Features
- Dashboard search and managementFind dashboards by title, folder UID, tag or starred status and retrieve full details, compact summaries, versions, or specific parts via JSONPath.
- Update, create and patch dashboardsModify or create dashboards from full JSON, or apply targeted patches without the full JSON to reduce context window usage.
- Get panel queries and datasource infoExtract the title, query string and datasource UID/type from every panel in a dashboard.
- Run panel queryExecute a dashboard panel's query with custom time ranges and variable overrides (disabled by default, enabled via --enabled-tools).
- Metric and log queriesRun queries against Prometheus, Loki (LogQL), ClickHouse, CloudWatch and Elasticsearch datasources.
- Alert rule managementList, create, update and delete alert rules and manage notification policies, contact points and time intervals.
- Incident trackingList, create and update incidents in Grafana Incident and add activity items.
- On-call managementList OnCall schedules, teams, users, shifts and alert groups and see who is currently on call.
- Sift investigationsRetrieve Sift investigations and analyses and find error patterns or slow requests in logs and traces.
- Pyroscope profilingList profile types and labels and fetch profiles in DOT format for analysis.
- Panel image renderingRender a dashboard panel or full dashboard as a PNG image.
- AnnotationsFetch, create and update Grafana annotations and list annotation tags.
- Context window managementCompact summaries, JSONPath property extraction and patching strategies minimize context window consumption on large dashboards.
- Selective tool togglingTurn specific tools on or off to keep the workflow focused and secure.
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Technical Details
- Deployment
- Hybrid
- Target Market
- B2B
- API
- Available
- Free Plan
- Available
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