install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mcp-grafana

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mcp-grafana

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mc/mcp-grafana/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

MCP server for Grafana

Project links

Commands and aliases

mcp-grafana

history

Project history and usage

mcp-grafana is Grafana Labs' Model Context Protocol server for Grafana. It exposes Grafana instances and related observability workflows to MCP-compatible clients through tools for dashboards, datasources, incidents, alerting, on-call data, snapshots, and more.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in December 2024 and is maintained under the grafana organization with Apache-2.0 licensing. The project has first-party Grafana documentation as well as a GitHub README, Go package documentation, Docker image usage, binary releases, uvx startup, and a Helm chart route.

The release stream grew quickly through 2025 and 2026, with GitHub releases such as v0.12.0 in April 2026 and v0.17.0 in June 2026. The README shows the server expanding beyond basic dashboard access into richer Grafana ecosystem coverage.

Adoption history

By July 2026, official GitHub metadata showed thousands of stars and hundreds of forks, while the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew and Nix packaging. Its placement under the Grafana organization gives it first-party visibility that most MCP servers do not have.

The project reflects a broader shift in observability tooling: instead of only exposing dashboards through browser UI and APIs, Grafana can be queried and modified through AI clients using a local or hosted MCP server.

How it is used

The README quick start configures an MCP client to run mcp-grafana with GRAFANA_URL and GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN. It also documents token-file support through GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN_FILE, username/password alternatives, organization selection, custom headers, Docker, binary, Helm, and transport options.

Documented tools cover dashboard retrieval and patching, datasource queries, Prometheus/Loki/CloudWatch/Athena/ClickHouse/Snowflake-related workflows, incidents, Sift investigations, alerting, OnCall, teams, roles, annotations, snapshots, rendering, and provisioning repository validation.

Why package nerds care

mcp-grafana is significant because it is a first-party MCP server from a major observability vendor, not just a community adapter. For package managers, that means a fast-moving operational tool with real deployment modes: uvx for local clients, Docker for containers, binaries for PATH installs, and Helm for clusters.

It also shows how MCP packages can grow beyond simple CRUD wrappers into opinionated context-management tools, such as compact dashboard summaries and JSONPath dashboard property extraction to control model context size.

Timeline

2024-12: GitHub repository created under grafana.
2026-04: v0.12.0 release published.
2026-06: v0.17.0 release published.
2026-07: Repository metadata showed active maintenance and broad GitHub adoption.

Related projects

Related projects include Grafana, Grafana Cloud, Grafana OnCall, Grafana Incident, the Grafana Helm charts, and other observability-focused MCP servers.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mcp-grafana. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mcp-grafana`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.17.1

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.17.1

https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mcp-grafana
Version	0.17.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mcp-grafana
Homepage	https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana
Repository	https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana
Upstream docs	https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana/archive/refs/tags/v0.17.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T09:58:57Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mcp-grafana
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

mcp-grafana

nix profile install nixpkgs#mcp-grafana

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mcp Grafana

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mc/mcp-grafana/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/mcp-grafana.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
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