GGrafana MCP Server (official)

Transport (tested 2026-10-28): stdio

Score 70/100 · Tools 79 · Token cost ~20,791 · Compare · Last tested 2026-10-28 · Version tested 2.1.1 · Package grafana/mcp-grafana · Repo grafana/mcp-grafana

Summary: Grafana MCP Server (official) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 79 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

79

Context cost

20,791 model-visible tokens (name, description, inputSchema; tiktoken cl100k_base)
Extra payload (sent by the server, usually not read by the model): 4,323 tokens; raw tools/list total 25,114. Clients differ in what they forward. ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

Needs a key

Tested

2026-10-28

Test results

Local-model readiness

Schema context cost: ~20,791 tokens for 79 tools (94,629 bytes) · about 254% of an 8k context. Method: tiktoken cl100k_base over compact JSON of name+description+inputSchema (approximate).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that it is safe to give it access to your data.

{
  "name": "grafana/mcp-grafana",
  "version": "2.1.1",
  "registry": "github-release",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-10-28",
  "tools_count": 79,
  "tools_schema_tokens_est": 20791,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": false,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`download mcp-grafana_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz from GitHub release v2.1.1 (grafana/mcp-grafana, published 2026-10-20), sha256 fba3a5294fa07218dbf59944c75ca890ce9c59384bff1bb43cd28d63b0521bec matched mcp-grafana_2.1.1_checksums.txt, extract` (prebuilt binary, Linux) succeeded in 1s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 79 tools listed in 0.0s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Repo pushed 0 days before test; 3,621 GitHub stars."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "pass",
      15,
      "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Automated check of the package's own README (README.md from repo grafana/mcp-grafana main (raw.githubusercontent.com, 2026-10-28); release tarball also ships README.md, LICENSE and CHANGELOG.md)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "Apache-2.0 (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

mcp-grafanaCopy

Tools listed

add_activity_to_incident, alerting_manage_routing, alerting_routing_write, alerting_rules_read, alerting_rules_write, alerting_silences_read, alerting_silences_write, analyze_loki_labels, check_datasources_health, create_annotation, create_datasource, create_folder, create_incident, create_snapshot, delete_annotation, delete_snapshot, diff_tempo_traces, generate_deeplink, get_alert_group, get_annotation_tags, get_annotations, get_assertions, get_current_oncall_users, get_dashboard_by_uid, get_dashboard_panel_queries, get_dashboard_property, get_dashboard_summary, get_datasource, get_doc, get_incident, get_oncall_shift, get_panel_image, get_plugin, get_snapshot, get_tempo_trace, get_tempo_traceql_docs, grafana_api_request, install_plugin, list_alert_groups, list_dashboard_versions

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "mcp-grafana",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<your service account token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment: set GRAFANA_URL and GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (placeholders in env; replace them). grafana/mcp-grafana README.md (main, fetched 2026-10-28): 'If using the binary' and 'If using Docker' mcpServers examples set GRAFANA_URL (http://localhost:3000 or https://myinstance.grafana.net for Grafana Cloud) and GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (username/password via GRAFANA_USERNAME/GRAFANA_PASSWORD is the documented alternative). Placeholders only; our handshake ran without them. Source.

Docker config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_URL",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN",
        "grafana/mcp-grafana",
        "-t",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<your service account token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "mcp-grafana",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<your service account token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_URL",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN",
        "grafana/mcp-grafana",
        "-t",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<your service account token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is Grafana MCP Server (official) deprecated?

No. grafana/mcp-grafana was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-10-28.

What replaces Grafana MCP Server (official)?

Nothing; Grafana MCP Server (official) is not deprecated as of 2026-10-28.

Does Grafana MCP Server (official) need an API key?

The handshake works without a key; real use needs GRAFANA_URL and GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN.

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