# assistant-mcp

Connects AI coding agents to Grafana Cloud via the mcp-grafana server. Useful for running metric queries, listing dashboards, and checking alerts in chat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5000 installs · ★ 290
- Author: grafana
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-cloud/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/assistant-mcp

## What it does

This skill guides the setup of `mcp-grafana`, exposing Grafana Cloud tools directly to coding agents over the Model Context Protocol. The agent gains the ability to query metrics, inspect dashboards, manage alerts, and work with Fleet Management without switching context.

Setup covers compiling the binary using `go install`, generating a Grafana Cloud service-account token, and wiring `~/.claude/settings.json` or `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. It supports both `stdio` sub-process execution and `SSE` transport for shared environments.

Working Go tooling is required on the host system, with `$HOME/go/bin` in your `PATH`. Keep `--disable-write` enabled until you verify queries; removing it gives the agent write access to your monitoring setup.

## Requirements
- Works with: Grafana

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill assistant-mcp -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/assistant-mcp/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill assistant-mcp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill assistant-mcp -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install grafana/skills assistant-mcp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill assistant-mcp -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/grafana/skills --path skills/grafana-cloud/assistant-mcp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill assistant-mcp -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-cloud/assistant-mcp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- connect Claude Code or Cursor to Grafana Cloud via MCP
- query metrics and list dashboards directly inside the coding agent
- restrict agent actions to read-only mode using `--disable-write`
- configure SSE transport for shared team access

## Example prompts
- What data sources are configured in my Grafana instance?
- List dashboards tagged kubernetes
- Show active alerts in Grafana Cloud

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````text
---
name: assistant-mcp
license: Apache-2.0
description: Connect AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, OpenAI Codex) to Grafana Cloud via the `mcp-grafana` Model Context Protocol server. Installs the server with `go install`, generates a Grafana service-account token, wires `~/.claude/settings.json` or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` with the `command` + `env` block, runs `--disable-write` for safer read-only sessions, switches to SSE transport for team-shared / VS Code setups, and verifies with `/mcp` + a `list_datasources` round-trip. Use when connecting Claude Code to Grafana, setting up MCP for Grafana, configuring the Grafana MCP server, using Grafana tools in Cursor/VS Code, querying Grafana from an AI agent, sharing the MCP server across a team — even when the user says "give my agent Grafana access", "let Claude see my metrics", or "Cursor + Grafana" without saying "MCP".
---

# Grafana Cloud MCP Server Setup

The Grafana MCP server exposes Grafana Cloud capabilities as tools that AI agents can call via the Model Context Protocol. Agents can then query metrics, search dashboards, manage alerts, investigate incidents, and interact with Fleet Management without leaving the coding environment.

Transports: `stdio` (agent spawns the server as a subprocess, simplest), or `SSE` (server runs independently, agents connect via HTTP — see [references/sse-transport.md](references/sse-transport.md)).

## Common Workflows

### Connecting Claude Code to Grafana (stdio)

```bash
# 1. Install the server
go install github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana/cmd/mcp-grafana@latest

# 2. Verify the binary
mcp-grafana --version
# If "command not found": ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on PATH.
```

3. **Get a service-account token**: Grafana Cloud → Administration → Service Accounts → create with `Viewer` role (add `Editor` only if you need writes) → generate token. Note the Grafana URL (e.g. `https://myorg.grafana.net`).

4. **Wire `~/.claude/settings.json`** (or project-local `.claude/settings.json`):

   ```json
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "grafana": {
         "command": "mcp-grafana",
         "args": ["--disable-write"],
         "env": {
           "GRAFANA_URL": "https://myorg.grafana.net",
           "GRAFANA_API_KEY": "glsa_xxxx"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   ```

   `--disable-write` is the safer default — drop it once you've verified the read path works.

5. **Restart Claude Code, then verify**:

   ```
   /mcp
   ```

   The `grafana` server should appear with its tool list. Then ask:

   ```
   What data sources are configured in my Grafana instance?
   ```

   A clean response = working. If the tool call fails:
   - Check `GRAFANA_URL` has no trailing slash
   - Confirm the API key hasn't expired
   - Re-run with `mcp-grafana --debug` to see raw request/response

### Connecting Cursor

Same Grafana token. Settings → Features → MCP Servers (or edit `~/.cursor/mcp.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "mcp-grafana",
      "args": ["--disable-write"],
      "env": {
````
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