| name | grafana-mcp-connector |
| description | MCP connector for Grafana visualization platform – enables AI-powered dashboard creation, panel configuration, and alerting management through Claude |
| license | AGPL |
| tags | ["cloud","monitoring","mcp","grafana","visualization"] |
| difficulty | advanced |
| time_to_master | 4-8 weeks |
| version | 1.0.0 |
Grafana MCP Connector
Overview
This skill enables Claude to interact with Grafana through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides a bridge between Claude's AI capabilities and Grafana's REST API, allowing natural language control of Grafana operations, intelligent automation, and AI-powered assistance for Grafana workflows.
When to Use This Skill
- Dashboard generation from metric descriptions
- Panel and query builder via natural language
- Alert rule creation and notification routing
- Data source configuration and management
- Dashboard provisioning and templating
Architecture
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ Claude │────▶│ MCP Server │────▶│ Grafana │
│ (Client) │◀────│ (TypeScript) │◀────│ (REST API )│
└─────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘
Core Concepts
MCP Server Setup
The connector implements an MCP server that exposes Grafana operations as tools Claude can invoke. The server translates natural language intentions into REST API calls.
Key Endpoints/Interfaces
/api/dashboards/db, /api/datasources, /api/alert-rules, /api/folders, /api/annotations
Implementation
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
import { z } from "zod";
const server = new McpServer({
name: "grafana-mcp-connector",
version: "1.0.0",
});
server.tool(
"list_resources",
"List and query Grafana resources with optional filters",
{
query: z.string().optional().describe("Search query or filter"),
limit: z.number().optional().describe("Max results to return"),
},
async ({ query, limit }) => {
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/api/dashboards/db`, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
});
const data = await response.json();
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(data, null, 2) }],
};
}
);
server.tool(
"create_resource",
"Create a new resource in Grafana",
{
name: z.string().describe("Resource name"),
config: z.object({}).passthrough().optional().describe("Resource configuration"),
},
async ({ name, config }) => {
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/api/dashboards/db`, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ name, ...config }),
});
const data = await response.json();
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Created: ${JSON.stringify(data)}` }],
};
}
);
server.tool(
"analyze",
"AI-powered analysis of Grafana data",
{
type: z.string().describe("Analysis type"),
timeframe: z.string().optional().describe("Time range for analysis"),
},
async ({ type, timeframe }) => {
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/api/dashboards/db`, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
});
const data = await response.json();
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(data, null, 2) }],
};
}
);
const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
await server.connect(transport);
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"grafana-mcp-connector": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/grafana-mcp-connector/index.js"],
"env": {
"GRAFANA_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"GRAFANA_BASE_URL": "https://your-instance-url"
}
}
}
}
Best Practices
- Authentication: Store API keys securely using environment variables; never hardcode credentials
- Rate Limiting: Implement request throttling to respect Grafana API rate limits
- Error Handling: Provide clear, actionable error messages for common failure scenarios
- Pagination: Handle paginated responses for large datasets efficiently
- Caching: Cache frequently accessed read-only data to reduce API calls
- Security: Validate all inputs before passing to the Grafana API; sanitize outputs
- Logging: Log all API interactions for debugging and audit purposes
Example Prompts
"Create a Kubernetes monitoring dashboard with CPU, memory, pod count, and error rate panels using Prometheus"
Security Considerations
- All API credentials must be stored as environment variables
- Implement input validation and sanitization for all tool parameters
- Use HTTPS for all API communications
- Follow the principle of least privilege for API token permissions
- Audit log all write operations for compliance tracking
Resources
Changelog
| Version | Date | Changes |
|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2026-04-01 | Initial MCP connector skill |
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