MCP Grafana Hyper MCP Server

This repository is a fork of the original Grafana MCP server. It includes custom modifications listed below.

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What is the MCP Grafana Hyper MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with MCP Grafana Hyper, the mcp grafana hyper mcp server is the bridge. This repository is a fork of the original Grafana MCP server. It includes custom modifications listed below.

What MCP Grafana Hyper does

This repository is a fork of the original Grafana MCP server. It includes custom modifications listed below.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • list_teams — Admin
  • search_dashboards — Search
  • get_dashboard_by_uid — Dashboard
  • update_dashboard — Dashboard
  • get_dashboard_panel_queries — Dashboard
  • list_datasources — Datasources
  • get_datasource_by_uid — Datasources
  • get_datasource_by_name — Datasources
  • query_prometheus — Prometheus
  • list_prometheus_metric_metadata — Prometheus
  • list_prometheus_metric_names — Prometheus
  • list_prometheus_label_names — Prometheus
  • list_prometheus_label_values — Prometheus
  • list_incidents — Incident

Installing the mcp grafana hyper mcp server

The server is distributed via a container image as mcp/grafana, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 2 environment variables: GRAFANA_URL, GRAFANA_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Monitoring servers replace the paste-the-stack-trace ritual with an assistant that reads the real event, with all its surrounding context intact. MCP Grafana Hyper sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — list_teams, search_dashboards, get_dashboard_by_uid among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other monitoring security servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use MCP Grafana Hyper.
  • Maintained by kis9a, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp grafana hyper mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
list_teamsAdmin
search_dashboardsSearch
get_dashboard_by_uidDashboard
update_dashboardDashboard
get_dashboard_panel_queriesDashboard
list_datasourcesDatasources
get_datasource_by_uidDatasources
get_datasource_by_nameDatasources
query_prometheusPrometheus
list_prometheus_metric_metadataPrometheus
list_prometheus_metric_namesPrometheus
list_prometheus_label_namesPrometheus
list_prometheus_label_valuesPrometheus
list_incidentsIncident

How to install the MCP Grafana Hyper MCP server

**If using Docker:**

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

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GRAFANA_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
GRAFANA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Grafana Hyper to list teams.
  • Use MCP Grafana Hyper to search dashboards.
  • Use MCP Grafana Hyper to get dashboard by uid.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Grafana Hyper to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (list_teams, search_dashboards, get_dashboard_by_uid, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Grafana Hyper directly.