Grafana MCP
Query Grafana datasources, inspect dashboards, manage alert rules, and add annotations.
Overview
| Catalog ID | mcp-grafana |
| Category | observability |
| Auth method | API key |
| Blast radius | read-only |
| Trust | Verified — published by cendriix |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Regions | us-east-1, eu-west-1 |
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
query_datasource | Query a Grafana data source. |
list_dashboards | List dashboards. |
get_alert_rules | Get alert rules. |
create_annotation | Create an annotation. |
get_panel_data | Get data for a specific panel. |
Tool parameters
query_datasource
Query a Grafana data source.
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
datasource_uid | string | required | Data source UID |
query | string | required | Query expression |
from | string | optional | Start time |
to | string | optional | End time |
list_dashboards
List dashboards.
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | optional | Search query |
folder_id | integer | optional | Filter by folder |
get_alert_rules
Get alert rules.
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
dashboard_uid | string | optional | Filter by dashboard |
create_annotation
Create an annotation.
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
dashboard_id | integer | optional | Dashboard ID |
text | string | required | Annotation text |
time | integer | optional | Timestamp (epoch ms) |
tags | array | optional | Tags |
get_panel_data
Get data for a specific panel.
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
dashboard_uid | string | required | Dashboard UID |
panel_id | integer | required | Panel ID |
from | string | optional | Start time |
to | string | optional | End time |
Installing
- In Cendriix, go to Settings → MCPs
- Find Grafana and click Install
- Paste your API key after installing. It is validated, then encrypted at rest in a secrets vault scoped to your tenant.
- Click Test Connection to run a health check and list available tools
Authentication. Paste your API key after installing. It is validated, then encrypted at rest in a secrets vault scoped to your tenant.
Blast radius
This MCP is classified read-only, and most of its tools only read data. Note that it does expose one tool that writes back to the connected service: create_annotation.
Review these against your own change-management policy before installing, and use Policies to gate them if agents should not perform those actions unattended.
Every tool invocation is recorded in your Audit Log. You can remove this MCP at any time from Settings → MCPs, which revokes tool access immediately.
Further reading
- MCP Marketplace — browse and install MCPs
- Policies & Guardrails — approval gates and blast radius
- Audit Log — review tool invocations