grafana-mcp-tools
Install, configure, and use the Grafana MCP server effectively. Covers setup via Docker or binary, environment variables, tool categories, RBAC, and best practices for context window management. Use when the user wants to set up mcp-grafana, configure Grafana MCP tools, or needs guidance on which MCP tool to use.
Install
With your agent
Install OMGSkills skill "grafana/ai-marketplace:plugins/grafana-mcp/skills/grafana-mcp-tools" into this agent's normal skills directory: call the OMGSkills MCP get_install_plan tool for your agent and run the script it returns (it installs only the pinned commit and verifies SKILL.md), and stop if MCP or the pin is unavailable. Do not overwrite or change existing skills without asking me.
Manual command
git clone https://github.com/grafana/ai-marketplace /tmp/ai-marketplace && ln -s /tmp/ai-marketplace/plugins/grafana-mcp/skills/grafana-mcp-tools ~/.claude/skills/grafana-mcp-toolsFrom README
Grafana MCP Server MCP server exposing 50+ Grafana API tools. Supports Grafana 9.0+ (local and Grafana Cloud). Prerequisites The MCP server must already be installed. Do not attempt to it automatically. If it is not available, stop and tell the user to it first. instructions, pre-built binaries, Docker images, and Helm charts: github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana Configuration Environment variables | Variable | Description | |---|---| | GRAFANAURL | Grafana instance URL (default: http://localhost:3000) | | GRAFANASERVICEACCOUNTTOKEN | Service account token (recommended) | | GRAFANAAPIKEY | API key (deprecated, use service account token) | | GRAFANAUSERNAME + GRAFANAPASSWORD | Basic auth | | GRAFANAORGID | Organization ID for multi-org setups | | GRAFANAEXTRAHEADERS | JSON object with custom HTTP headers | steps Create a service account in Grafana with at least Viewer role (or Editor for write operations). Generate a token.