Grafana MCP Server

@leval/mcp-grafana

Complete TypeScript/JavaScript implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Grafana, enabling AI assistants to interact with Grafana dashboards, datasources, alerts, incidents, and more.

🚀 Features

43 Comprehensive Tools: Complete Grafana functionality via MCP
Multiple MCP Clients Support: Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, Codex
Type-Safe Implementation: Built with TypeScript for reliability
Easy Installation: Available via npm/npx - no compilation needed
Production Ready: Comprehensive error handling and logging
Full Authentication Support: Service accounts, API keys, basic auth, mTLS

📦 Installation

Option 1: Global Installation

npm install -g @leval/mcp-grafana

Option 2: Run with npx (no installation)

npx @leval/mcp-grafana

Option 3: Local Development

git clone https://github.com/levalhq/mcp-grafana.git
cd mcp-grafana
npm install
npm run build

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root:

# Required
GRAFANA_URL=https://your-grafana-instance.com

# Authentication (use one)
GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx  # Recommended
# OR
GRAFANA_USERNAME=username                        # Basic auth
GRAFANA_PASSWORD=password

# Optional
DEBUG=true                                       # Enable debug logging
TLS_CERT_FILE=/path/to/cert.pem                # mTLS certificate
TLS_KEY_FILE=/path/to/key.pem                  # mTLS key
TLS_CA_FILE=/path/to/ca.pem                    # Custom CA certificate
TLS_SKIP_VERIFY=true                            # Skip TLS verification

🤖 MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Config File Locations:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage:

Save the configuration file
Restart Claude Desktop
Look for the MCP icon (🔌) in the interface
Ask Claude: "What dashboards are available in my Grafana?"

Claude Code (VS Code Extension)

{
  "claude.mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or configure globally in VS Code settings:

Open Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P)
Search for "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)"
Add the claude.mcpServers configuration

Usage:

Open Claude panel in VS Code
The MCP server will start automatically
Ask: "Show me the error rate from our Prometheus metrics"

Cursor

Configuration: Add to .cursor/settings.json in your project root:

{
  "ai.mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or configure globally:

Open Cursor Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
Go to "Features" → "AI" → "MCP Servers"
Add the Grafana server configuration

Usage:

Press Cmd/Ctrl + K to open AI chat
The MCP indicator will show when connected
Try: "Analyze the Loki logs for errors in the last hour"

Zed

Configuration: Add to ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
  "assistant": {
    "version": "2",
    "mcp_servers": {
      "grafana": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
        "env": {
          "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
          "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage:

Open Assistant panel (Cmd/Ctrl + ?)
The MCP server starts automatically
Ask: "List all datasources and their types"

Codex (GitHub Copilot Workspace)

Configuration: Add to .github/codex/mcp-config.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage:

Open Codex workspace
The MCP server connects automatically
Use in prompts: "Create a dashboard based on our current metrics"

Continue.dev

Configuration: Add to ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "models": [...],
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage:

Open Continue panel in your IDE
MCP connection status shown in status bar
Ask: "What alerts are currently firing?"

Windsurf

Configuration: Add to .windsurf/mcp-servers.json:

{
  "grafana": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["@leval/mcp-grafana"],
    "env": {
      "GRAFANA_URL": "https://your-grafana.com",
      "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "glsa_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }
  }
}

Usage:

Windsurf automatically detects and connects to MCP servers
Use Cascade AI with Grafana context

📚 Available Tools (43 Total)

Dashboard Management (5 tools)

Tool	Description	Example Usage
`search_dashboards`	Search for dashboards	"Find dashboards with 'cpu' in the name"
`get_dashboard_by_uid`	Get complete dashboard JSON	"Show me the dashboard with UID abc123"
`get_dashboard_summary`	Get dashboard metadata	"Summarize the monitoring dashboard"
`get_dashboard_property`	Extract specific properties	"Get all panel titles from dashboard xyz"
`update_dashboard`	Create or update dashboards	"Add a new panel to track memory usage"

Data Sources (3 tools)

Tool	Description	Example Usage
`list_datasources`	List all datasources	"What datasources are configured?"
`get_datasource_by_uid`	Get datasource by UID	"Show details for datasource uid-123"
`get_datasource_by_name`	Get datasource by name	"Get the Prometheus datasource config"

Prometheus (5 tools)

Tool	Description	Example Usage
`query_prometheus`	Execute PromQL queries	"Show CPU usage for the last hour"
`list_prometheus_metric_names`	List available metrics	"What metrics are available?"
`list_prometheus_label_names`	List label names	"Show all Prometheus labels"
`list_prometheus_label_values`	Get label values	"What values exist for the 'env' label?"
`list_prometheus_metric_metadata`	Get metric metadata	"Describe the node_cpu_seconds metric"

Loki Logs (5 tools)

Tool	Description	Example Usage
`query_loki_logs`	Execute LogQL queries	"Show error logs from the API service"
`query_loki_stats`	Get log stream statistics	"How many log entries in the last day?"
`list_loki_label_names`	List log label names	"What labels are in our logs?"
`list_loki_label_values`	Get log label values	"Show all namespaces in logs"
`find_error_pattern_logs`	Find error patterns	"Analyze error patterns in production"

Incident Management (4 tools)

Tool	Description	Example Usage
`list_incidents`	List incidents	"Show all active incidents"
`get_incident`	Get incident details	"Details for incident INC-123"
`create_incident`	Create new incident	"Create a critical incident for API outage"
`add_activity_to_incident`	Add notes to incidents	"Add update to incident INC-123"

Additional Categories

Alerting (3 tools): Alert rules, contact points
OnCall (5 tools): Schedules, shifts, on-call users
Sift (4 tools): Investigations, slow request analysis
Pyroscope (4 tools): Profiling data, performance analysis
Admin (2 tools): User and team management
Navigation (1 tool): Generate Grafana deeplinks
Asserts (1 tool): Entity assertions

🔒 Security

Creating a Service Account Token (Recommended)

In Grafana UI:
- Go to Administration → Service accounts
- Click "Add service account"
- Name it (e.g., "mcp-server")
- Click "Create"
- Click "Add service account token"
- Generate token and copy it
Required Permissions:
- dashboards:read - View dashboards
- datasources:read - View datasources
- alert.rules:read - View alert rules
- logs:read - Query Loki
- metrics:read - Query Prometheus
- incidents:write - Manage incidents (if needed)

Best Practices

Use service account tokens instead of API keys
Store tokens in environment variables, not in code
Use read-only permissions where possible
Enable TLS/mTLS for production environments
Regularly rotate tokens

🧪 Testing

Quick Test

# Test connection
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  https://your-grafana.com/api/org

# Test with the MCP server
npx @leval/mcp-grafana --debug

Run Test Suite

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/levalhq/mcp-grafana.git
cd mcp-grafana

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

# Test with your Grafana instance
node test/test-connection.js
node test/test-api.js

📊 Performance

Startup time: < 1 second
Tool registration: < 100ms for all 43 tools
Query response: 200-500ms typical
Memory usage: ~50MB baseline
Connection pooling: Reuses HTTP connections

🐛 Troubleshooting

MCP Server Not Starting

# Check if running correctly
npx @leval/mcp-grafana --debug

# Should output:
# Starting MCP Grafana server with stdio transport...
# MCP server started with stdio transport

Connection Issues

# Test your credentials
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  https://your-grafana.com/api/org

# Check response - should return org details

Client Not Detecting Server

Verify configuration file location
Check JSON syntax is valid
Restart the client application
Look for MCP indicator in UI
Check client logs for errors

Common Error Messages

Error	Solution
"Authentication failed"	Check your service account token
"No datasources found"	Verify datasource permissions
"Tool not found"	Ensure all tools are enabled
"Connection timeout"	Check network and Grafana URL
"Permission denied"	Add required permissions to service account

📈 Advanced Configuration

Disable Specific Tool Categories

npx @leval/mcp-grafana \
  --disable-incident \
  --disable-oncall \
  --disable-sift

Custom TLS Configuration

export TLS_CERT_FILE=/path/to/cert.pem
export TLS_KEY_FILE=/path/to/key.pem
export TLS_CA_FILE=/path/to/ca.pem
npx @leval/mcp-grafana

Debug Mode

npx @leval/mcp-grafana --debug
# Or
export DEBUG=true
npx @leval/mcp-grafana

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

# Fork and clone
git clone https://github.com/levalhq/mcp-grafana.git
cd mcp-grafana

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Make changes and test
npm test

# Build
npm run build

# Submit PR

Feature Status

All features from the original Go implementation have been migrated:

✅ Core MCP server with stdio transport
✅ Dashboard operations (search, retrieve, update, create)
✅ Data source management
✅ Prometheus queries and metadata
✅ Loki log queries and label exploration
✅ Incident management and timeline
✅ Alert management and contact points
✅ OnCall schedules and shifts
✅ Sift investigations and analysis
✅ Pyroscope profiling
✅ Authentication methods (API key, service account, basic auth, mTLS)
✅ TLS configuration and custom CA support

📄 License

Apache-2.0 - See LICENSE file for details

📦 NPM Package

This package is published on npm as @leval/mcp-grafana

# Install globally
npm install -g @leval/mcp-grafana

# Or use directly with npx
npx @leval/mcp-grafana

# View package info
npm info @leval/mcp-grafana

🆘 Support

NPM Package: npmjs.com/package/@leval/mcp-grafana
GitHub Issues: github.com/levalhq/mcp-grafana/issues
Documentation: Grafana Docs
MCP Protocol: modelcontextprotocol.io

🎉 Acknowledgments

This TypeScript implementation provides full feature parity with the original Go version, with improved npm ecosystem integration and support for all major MCP clients.

Made with ❤️ for the Grafana and AI community

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Enables AI assistants to interact with Grafana dashboards, datasources, alerts, incidents, and monitoring data through 43 comprehensive tools. Supports querying Prometheus metrics, Loki logs, managing incidents, and dashboard operations with full authentication support.

@leval/mcp-grafana

🚀 Features

📦 Installation

Option 1: Global Installation

Option 2: Run with npx (no installation)

Option 3: Local Development

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

🤖 MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Claude Code (VS Code Extension)

Cursor

Zed

Codex (GitHub Copilot Workspace)

Continue.dev

Windsurf

📚 Available Tools (43 Total)

Dashboard Management (5 tools)

Data Sources (3 tools)

Prometheus (5 tools)

Loki Logs (5 tools)

Incident Management (4 tools)

Additional Categories

🔒 Security

Creating a Service Account Token (Recommended)

Best Practices

🧪 Testing

Quick Test

Run Test Suite

📊 Performance

🐛 Troubleshooting

MCP Server Not Starting

Connection Issues

Client Not Detecting Server

Common Error Messages

📈 Advanced Configuration

Disable Specific Tool Categories

Custom TLS Configuration

Debug Mode

🤝 Contributing

Feature Status

📄 License

📦 NPM Package

🆘 Support

🎉 Acknowledgments

New MCP Servers

MCP directory API