Grafana Labs · VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Add the Grafana MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Search dashboards, query Prometheus and Loki data, and work with incidents and alerts.
1. Add the server
Run in your terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"grafana","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"}'2. Sign in
VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server. Grafana is hosted by Grafana Labs, so there is nothing to install or keep updated.
3. Try it
Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) 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.
- · mcp.json uses a top-level servers key, not mcpServers.
- · code --add-mcp installs a server into your user profile from the terminal.
FAQ
- How do I add the Grafana MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?
- Run: code --add-mcp '{"name":"grafana","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"}'. VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth 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 VS Code (GitHub Copilot) 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 VS Code (GitHub Copilot)'s documented syntax.