# How to setup the Grafana MCP Server - complete guide **URL:** \ **Category:** How To\ **Tags:** llm, ai-tools, mcp-server, cursor, grafana\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923 "2025-08-08T06:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![usman.ahmad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/usman.ahmad/32/29706_2.png) [@usman.ahmad](https://community.grafana.com/u/usman.ahmad)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/1 "2025-08-08T06:31:04Z")
Dear Community members πŸ‘‹ , I have created this video tutorial on how to use the Open Source **Grafana MCP Server with AI tools such as Cursor, Claude (Anthropic), Zed** and be able to interact with AI to visualize your Grafana data :grafana: + πŸ€– + 🧠 =\> πŸš€ This use case apply for almost for everyone such as: - DevOps, Cloud Engineers, SRE - IT Cost Management, Prod Management - Workflow integrations - Data Analyst, Data Scientists - More… ## System Requirements: - Any of the following (Mac OS, Windows, Linux) - Docker - Cursor, Claude, Zed (Available as a Desktop application) ### Link to the video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UNyYgCNpx4A/maxresdefault.jpg "Visualize Grafana data with MCP Server | Cursor AI | Claude | Zed | Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNyYgCNpx4A) ### It contains the guides: - Setup the Grafana MCP Server with Docker (incl. Grafana OSS) - Configure the MCP Connection with your AI tool - Testing the connectivity - Examples - Retrieve Dashboard data - Create Panel (Time Series data visualization) ### Link to the article: [https://medium.com/@syed\_usman\_ahmed/setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-on-docker-1d77e22ecf9a](https://medium.com/@syed_usman_ahmed/setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-on-docker-1d77e22ecf9a) > πŸ’‘ **All the important links are available in the video description** Have Fun !! 😎 ---
**Author:** ![usman.ahmad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/usman.ahmad/32/29706_2.png) [@usman.ahmad](https://community.grafana.com/u/usman.ahmad)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/2 "2025-08-10T22:30:33Z")
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**Author:** ![harold7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@harold7](https://community.grafana.com/u/harold7)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/3 "2025-09-16T14:55:16Z")
Is the addition of SQL data source support planned for the Grafana MCP server? ---
**Author:** ![usman.ahmad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/usman.ahmad/32/29706_2.png) [@usman.ahmad](https://community.grafana.com/u/usman.ahmad)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/4 "2025-09-24T09:32:13Z")
Hi @harold7 I think its somewhere on the roadmap as the Grafana MCP Project is still in early stages. Currently the support is made for the Prometheus/Mimir, Loki, Tempo data sources. It may work with with other data sources too but not guaranteed (AI can be hallucinating more with others) ---
**Author:** ![jmejiasrodriguez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/jmejiasrodriguez/32/57195_2.png) [@jmejiasrodriguez](https://community.grafana.com/u/jmejiasrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/5 "2025-12-22T12:09:22Z")
Hi @usman.ahmad! Is there any chance we can get the full article without hitting a paywall? ---
**Author:** ![usman.ahmad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/usman.ahmad/32/29706_2.png) [@usman.ahmad](https://community.grafana.com/u/usman.ahmad)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-setup-the-grafana-mcp-server-complete-guide/155923/6 "2026-01-18T16:04:27Z")
Hi @jmejiasrodriguez You may watch the video as it is free and cover the complete guide.