Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot Use Grafana? MCP Setup (2026)

Q: Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Grafana?

Yes. Add a remote URL in VS Code’s mcp.json ("type": "http"). Grafana's official server, MCP Grafana, is live and uses OAuth sign-in. Checked live on 2026-10-27.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology

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Remote Grafana servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
MCP Grafana Yours? Claim it	Official	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	A
Postgres Grafana Stack Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	C

Local Grafana servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
Grafana Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Local install	No auth	—	C
Observability AIops Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
MCP Grafana Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C
Loki MCP Server Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Spoor Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C
Grafana MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C

How to add Grafana to VS Code & GitHub Copilot

Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP for a server URL or Command (stdio) for a local install command.
Or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace: VS Code’s format puts servers under a top-level "servers" object (remote: "type": "http" + "url"; local: "type": "stdio" + "command"). Portable Copilot files (.mcp.json, ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json) use "mcpServers" instead, so don’t copy between them unchecked.
Sign in if the server asks, then use its tools in Copilot agent chat.

Example for MCP Grafana (from the table above), in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "grafana": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check the VS Code MCP configuration reference. Every server page has a copy-paste config for VS Code & GitHub Copilot.

Is it safe to connect Grafana to VS Code & GitHub Copilot?

Use the official server run by Grafana. Anything a tool returns is sent to the AI vendor, so use a business plan that doesn't train on your data.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Grafana?

See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/grafana/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/grafana/

Does Grafana have an official MCP server?

Yes: MCP Grafana (io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana), published by Grafana in the official MCP Registry. Endpoint: https://mcp.grafana.com/mcp. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/grafana/

Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Grafana?

Official Grafana route