Using Grafana MCP

The official grafana/mcp-grafana server exposes Grafana's APIs as MCP tools. This skill is a field manual for the agent — what tools to reach for, in what order, with which parameters, and how to keep responses small.

Use this skill when Grafana MCP tools are available in the session and the user asks to investigate metrics/logs/profiles, audit dashboards, manage alerts, or build links into Grafana. Setup and authentication are out of scope — this only covers operating the server once it's connected.

Supporting files:

• references/TOOL-REFERENCE.md — full tool catalogue with parameters, RBAC scopes, default-on/off status.
• references/QUERY-PATTERNS.md — Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope query workflows; time-format and limit conventions.
• references/DASHBOARDS-AND-EDIT.md — dashboard discovery, JSONPath / JSON Patch editing, alerting, deeplinks, rendering, Sift / Incident / OnCall.