Add the Grafana MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run Grafana in Claude Code — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
GRAFANA_URL — URL of your Grafana instance, e.g. https://myinstance.grafana.net or http://localhost:3000.
GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN — Grafana service account token used to authenticate (Grafana 9.0+).

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_URL",
        "-e",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN",
        "grafana/mcp-grafana",
        "-t",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_URL": "<GRAFANA_URL>",
        "GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN": "<GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add grafana -- docker run --rm -i -e GRAFANA_URL -e GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN grafana/mcp-grafana -t stdio

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the Grafana tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Code stores MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.claude.json. It also reads a project-scoped .mcp.json and supports adding servers from the command line with "claude mcp add". Each entry must declare either a "type" or a "command"; Claude Code refuses an entry that has neither. Remote servers connect natively over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.

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