Can my agent search for specific dashboards in my Grafana instance?

Yes. Use the 'search_dashboards' tool. You can provide an optional query string to match titles or tags. The agent will return basic info including the unique UID required for deeper inspection.

How do I extract the PromQL or SQL queries from a dashboard panel via chat?

Use the 'get_dashboard' tool with the dashboard UID. Your agent will retrieve the full JSON configuration, including all panels and their underlying data queries, enabling you to review the exact metrics logic natively.

Can I see firing alerts through the agent?

Absolutely. Use the 'list_alerts' tool. The agent retrieves all configured alert rules and their current statuses, allowing you to identify which monitors are currently in a firing state synchronousy.

Grafana MCP Server for AutoGen 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Grafana as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.

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python

import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with McpWorkbench(
        server_params={"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"},
        transport="streamable_http",
    ) as workbench:
        tools = await workbench.list_tools()
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="grafana_agent",
            tools=tools,
            system_message=(
                "You help users with Grafana. "
                "4 tools available."
            ),
        )
        print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")

asyncio.run(main())

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About Grafana MCP Server

Connect your Grafana instance to any AI agent and take full control of your application observability, dashboard inspections, and alerting workflows through natural conversation.

AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Grafana tools. Connect 4 tools through the Vinkius and assign role-based access — a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates, with optional human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive operations.

What you can do

Dashboard Discovery Orchestration — Search for Grafana dashboards by title or tag to retrieve unique UIDs and metadata natively within your chat
Panel & Query Inspection — Retrieve the full configuration of any dashboard by UID, extracting precise PromQL, LogQL, or SQL queries and panel layouts flawlessly
Data Source Auditing — List all configured data sources including Prometheus, Loki, CloudWatch, and SQL databases to verify connectivity boundaries securely
Alert Monitoring Oversight — Enumerate active alert rules and retrieve current firing states to monitor system health and resolve incidents synchronously
Observability Navigation — Analyze specific localized variables decoding active monitoring routes and extracting structural constraints from your Grafana environment
SRE Command Center — Verify dashboard UIDs and retrieve query strings to debug performance regressions or analyze log patterns using natural language

The Grafana MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to AutoGen in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Grafana to AutoGen via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Grafana MCP Server with AutoGen.

Install AutoGen

Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Integrate into workflow

Use the agent in your AutoGen multi-agent orchestration

Explore tools

The workbench discovers 4 tools from Grafana automatically

Why Use AutoGen with the Grafana MCP Server

AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Grafana through the Model Context Protocol.

Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Grafana tools to solve complex tasks

Role-based architecture lets you assign Grafana tool access to specific agents — a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates

Human-in-the-loop support: agents can pause for human approval before executing sensitive Grafana tool calls

Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Grafana tool responses in an isolated environment

Grafana + AutoGen Use Cases

Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Grafana MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Grafana while another validates results and a third generates the final report

Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Grafana, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output

Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Grafana data to make informed decisions about resource distribution

Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Grafana responses in a sandboxed execution environment

Grafana MCP Tools for AutoGen (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect Grafana to AutoGen via MCP:

firing_alerts

Returns alerting rules that are currently in "firing" state, including their labels and annotations. Get currently firing alerts from Grafana Unified Alerting

get_dashboard

Requires the dashboard UID, which you can get from search_dashboards. Get full dashboard configuration including panels and queries

list_datasources

) are available in this Grafana instance. List all configured data sources in Grafana

search_dashboards

Returns basic info including the UID. To inspect the panels and queries of a dashboard, use get_dashboard with the uid. Search Grafana dashboards by title or tag

Example Prompts for Grafana in AutoGen

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Grafana immediately.

"Search for dashboards tagged with 'production'"

"Show me the queries for dashboard 'abc-123'"

"Are there any firing alerts right now?"

Troubleshooting Grafana MCP Server with AutoGen

Common issues when connecting Grafana to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpWorkbench not found

Install: pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Grafana + AutoGen FAQ

Common questions about integrating Grafana MCP Server with AutoGen.

How does AutoGen connect to MCP servers?

Create an MCP tool adapter and assign it to one or more agents in the group chat. AutoGen agents can then call Grafana tools during their conversation turns.

Can different agents have different MCP tool access?

Yes. AutoGen's role-based architecture lets you assign specific MCP tools to specific agents, so a querying agent has different capabilities than a reviewing agent.