How to Use the Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) MCP in Claude Code

Q: Can Claude Code automate Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) runs in a terminal pipeline?

Yes. Claude Code can chain starttestrun and getrunthresholds to run a test and verify its outcome programmatically via MCP without any manual intervention.

Q: How does Claude Code display metrics from a Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) run?

The agent calls getrunmetrics to fetch raw performance data. It then formats this data into a clean, text-based summary directly within your terminal window.

Control Grafana k6 Cloud load tests and query performance metrics directly from your terminal with Claude Code and this MCP Server.

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Headless Run Management with Claude Code

Starting remote load tests from the command line uses `start_test_run` to trigger executions on Grafana Cloud. Claude Code initiates the run and pipes the status updates directly to your standard output. If you need to abort a test during a CI pipeline check, the terminal agent executes `stop_test_run`. This allows you to integrate load test gates directly into your headless deployment scripts.

CLI-Driven Threshold Verification

Auditing performance budgets without a GUI relies on `get_run_thresholds` to fetch pass/fail results for your assertions. The MCP Server delivers these evaluations directly to your shell, letting Claude Code decide if a build should pass. You get a clean terminal output showing exactly which latency or error rate thresholds were breached. This is ideal for pre-deployment checks where speed and accuracy are critical.

Raw Metric Extraction

Pulling specific run metrics from the terminal uses `get_run_metrics` to grab data points like HTTP request duration and active VUs. Claude Code processes these numbers to give you a quick summary of system health. This eliminates the need to open a browser to inspect graphs. You get a text-based performance summary right in your terminal session, ready to be piped into other diagnostic tools.

Setup guide

Set up Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see grafana-k6-cloud-load-testing-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http grafana-k6-cloud-load-testing-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grafana-k6-cloud-load-testing-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Grafana k6 Cloud (Load Testing) MCP in Claude Code

Ask the terminal agent for the latest run status. It will execute `get_run` to pull the execution state, duration, and user counts directly into your shell.

Yes. Claude Code can chain `start_test_run` and `get_run_thresholds` to run a test and verify its outcome programmatically via MCP without any manual intervention.

The agent calls `get_run_metrics` to fetch raw performance data. It then formats this data into a clean, text-based summary directly within your terminal window.

Run a query for your available tests. The agent will execute `list_tests` to return a clean list of test names and their corresponding IDs.

All communication runs through a zero-trust, ephemeral V8 isolate container. Your API tokens and test configurations are processed in memory and destroyed immediately after the session ends.

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