grafana-assistant — Claude Code plugin: what it does, how to install
Adds guidance for Grafana MCP tools and a skill for the grafana-assistant CLI. Connects Claude Code to Grafana Assistant through the A2A API.
/plugin install grafana-assistant@claude-plugins-official
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialWhat grafana-assistant does
This plugin provides skills and guidance for developing and using Grafana Assistant. It bundles rules/grafana-assistant.mdc, which outlines best practices for running Grafana MCP tools. The package also includes skills/grafana-assistant-cli/SKILL.md to run the grafana-assistant command-line utility through the A2A API.
This package does not bundle the 40+ tools for Loki, Prometheus, dashboards, and alerts. Those live in the separate grafana-mcp plugin. You also need the grafana-assistant CLI installed locally before triggering command-line operations.
What it helps with
- interact with Grafana Assistant via the CLI and A2A API
- apply best practices when calling Grafana MCP tools
- automate grafana-assistant CLI commands inside agent workflows
Example prompts for the agent
- Interact with Grafana Assistant through the CLI via the A2A API
- Check the best practice rules before invoking Grafana MCP tools
- Run the grafana-assistant CLI to query the assistant service
How to install grafana-assistant
Plugin marketplace
/plugin install grafana-assistant@claude-plugins-official/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialStep by step, with commands for each platform: Claude Code plugins: marketplaces, installing, and building your own
Questions about grafana-assistant
How to install grafana-assistant in Claude Code?
Add the official marketplace first by running /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official. Then install the plugin with /plugin install grafana-assistant@claude-plugins-official.
What components does grafana-assistant include?
The plugin includes rules/grafana-assistant.mdc for Grafana MCP best practices and skills/grafana-assistant-cli/SKILL.md. The skill guides the agent in using the grafana-assistant CLI over the A2A API.
Does this plugin include Grafana dashboards and Prometheus tools?
No. The 40+ MCP tools for dashboards, alerting, Prometheus, and Loki are distributed in the separate grafana-mcp plugin.
Source text
grafana-assistant · Apache-2.0
# Grafana Assistant Cursor plugin with skills and rules for developing and using the Grafana Assistant app and CLI. ## Included components - `rules/grafana-assistant.mdc` — best practices for using Grafana MCP tools effectively - `skills/grafana-assistant-cli/SKILL.md` — skill for using the `grafana-assistant` CLI to interact with Grafana Assistant via A2A API ## Related For the Grafana MCP server (40+ tools for dashboards, alerting, Prometheus, Loki, etc.), install the **grafana-mcp** plugin separately.
© Grafana · Apache-2.0 · grafana/ai-marketplace
