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Grafana MCP server

By the Flori team · Published 2026-10-29 · Updated 2026-10-29

Short answer: Yes. Grafana has an official MCP server: io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana, published in the official MCP Registry under the verified grafana GitHub organisation and hosted at https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp.

This page covers the official server for Grafana and the community alternatives, the listed connection options, and what to check before using Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Registry entries checked in October 2026.

What can you do with the Grafana MCP server?

Grafana's official server gives assistants access to dashboards, data sources and more. It is hosted at mcp.grafana.com for Grafana Cloud and published as a container for self-hosted Grafana, using a service account token.

• Ask what changed on a dashboard around the time of an incident.
• Query a data source in plain language during an investigation.
• Find the dashboards that track a given service.

Is there an official Grafana MCP server?

Yes. The MCP Registry only lets a publisher use a namespace it has proved it controls, through the vendor's domain or its GitHub organisation. This entry is published under Grafana's own namespace: io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana. 4 community servers are listed too.

What should you check before connecting Grafana?

• Use a service account with viewer rights for investigation.
• Self-hosted Grafana needs GRAFANA_URL and a token, per its registry entry.

Grafana MCP servers in the registry

How do I connect the Grafana MCP server to Claude?

The registry lists a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp. Check the publisher's authentication and client requirements, then add the endpoint as a custom connector in Claude and complete any sign-in it requires.

In Claude Code, run:

claude mcp add --transport http grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp

A local package is listed as docker.io/grafana/mcp-grafana:2.1.1. Use the publisher's installation instructions for its complete command, arguments and authentication settings. A package name alone is not a complete Claude Desktop or Claude Code configuration.

The registry also lists these authentication or required environment fields: GRAFANA_URL, GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret). Follow the publisher's guidance on which ones your authentication method needs, and keep secrets out of shared files.

Does the Grafana MCP server work with ChatGPT?

A hosted endpoint is available at https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp. ChatGPT needs a compatible remote transport and authentication flow, and your account or workspace must allow custom MCP connections. Confirm those requirements with the publisher before connecting.

How do I add it to Cursor?

Start with this remote endpoint in .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project. Add any authentication fields required by the publisher:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "url": "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Keep what your assistant does in one place

Incident notes and follow-up tasks can be recorded on the client's project in Flori when you run hosting for clients. Flori's MCP server gives every assistant one shared CRM and project record.

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How this page is checked

Rows come from the official MCP Registry. Official means a verified Grafana namespace, not a security review. See the full directory.