Grafana Labs · Codex
Add the Grafana MCP server to Codex
Search dashboards, query Prometheus and Loki data, and work with incidents and alerts.
Official serverRemote + localObservability & incidents
1. Add the server
Run in your terminal
codex mcp add grafana --url https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp
2. Sign in
Run codex mcp login <name> to complete OAuth for a remote server. Grafana is hosted by Grafana Labs, so there is nothing to install or keep updated.
3. Try it
Ask Codex for something Grafana can do. Search dashboards, query Prometheus and Loki data, and work with incidents and alerts. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.
- · Each server is a [mcp_servers.<name>] table in config.toml.
- · Use enabled_tools or disabled_tools to keep the tool list short.
FAQ
- How do I add the Grafana MCP server to Codex?
- Run: codex mcp add grafana --url https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp. Run codex mcp login <name> to complete OAuth for a remote server.
- Is this the official Grafana MCP server?
- Yes. It is published by Grafana Labs as io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana in the official MCP registry.
- Does the Grafana MCP server need an API key?
- It is a hosted server. Most hosted servers sign you in with OAuth the first time Codex uses them; check Grafana Labs's docs for any plan or permission requirements.
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Reviewed Oct 5, 2026. Command generated from the registry record and checked against Codex's documented syntax.