Mcp Grafana

MCP server for Grafana

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Should you use this server?

MCP server for Grafana

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Is it safe?

No known CVEs for mcp-grafana.

No authentication — any process on your machine can connect to this server.

Apache-2.0. View license →

Last scanned 0 days ago.

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Is it maintained?

Last commit 0 days ago. 2,698 GitHub stars.

Will it work with my client?

Transport: stdio, sse, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.

How much context will it use?

43 tools. Estimated ~2,100 tokens of your context window (1.0% of 200K). Consider loading selectively — this is a heavy server.

What if it doesn't work?

Common issues: JSON syntax errors in config, Python version mismatch, network or firewall blocking. Setup guide covers troubleshooting. Or check GitHub issues for known problems.

Quick Install

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

Setup guide

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

uvx mcp-grafana 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

Tools (43)

search_dashboards

Find dashboards by title or other metadata

get_dashboard_by_uid

Retrieve full dashboard details using its unique identifier

get_dashboard_summary

Get a compact overview of a dashboard including title, panel count, panel types, variables, and metadata

get_dashboard_property

Extract specific parts of a dashboard using JSONPath expressions

update_create_dashboard

Modify existing dashboards or create new ones

patch_dashboard

Apply specific changes to a dashboard without requiring the full JSON

get_panel_queries_datasource_info

Get the title, query string, and datasource information from every panel in a dashboard

run_panel_query

Execute a dashboard panel's query with custom time ranges and variable overrides

list_datasources

View all configured datasources

get_datasource_info

Retrieve detailed information about a datasource

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No known vulnerabilities.

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CVEs — No known CVEs for this packagecheck OSV.dev \u2192

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Authentication — None required — easy to connect

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License — Apache-2.0view license \u2192

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Repository — Activeview repo \u2192

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