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MCP Grafana MCP Server

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MCP Grafana is answering right now. Last checked 13 min ago. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

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

Uptime history 47 days of history
47 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
Tools
hidden behind auth
106 ms
Response time
average over 24h
3465
Stars
last commit 17 Sep 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Asks for container control access docker-compose.yaml:137
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/test-install-scripts.yml:129
      - name: Test version update detection
        shell: bash
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 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, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp streamable-http sign-in 111 ms 13 min ago

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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 106 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 sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to MCP Grafana?
No API key is involved. MCP Grafana answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How fast is MCP Grafana?
It answers our handshake in 106 ms on average, which is faster than 83% 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, 3 465 stars on GitHub and 50 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.