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MCP Grafana MCP Server

io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
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MCP Grafana is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. Last commit 31 Jul 2026.

An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.

Uptime history 41 hours of history
41 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
112 ms
Response time
average over 24h
3314
Stars
last commit 31 Jul 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-grafana --transport http https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-grafana": {
      "url": "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-grafana]
url = "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-grafana": {
      "url": "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-grafana": {
      "url": "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge — the server is running, but you need an API key or OAuth to use it.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp streamable-http needs key 111 ms 11 min ago

MCP Grafana — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for MCP Grafana?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is MCP Grafana working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 112 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect MCP Grafana?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key or an OAuth login: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does MCP Grafana need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, MCP Grafana answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.
How fast is MCP Grafana?
It answers our handshake in 112 ms on average, which is faster than 81% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is MCP Grafana open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Go, 3 314 stars on GitHub and 77 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.