# How to connect Grafana to Claude Cowork

```json
{
  "title": "How to connect Grafana to Claude Cowork",
  "toolkit": "Grafana",
  "toolkit_slug": "grafana",
  "framework": "Claude Cowork",
  "framework_slug": "claude-cowork",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/grafana/framework/claude-cowork",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/grafana/framework/claude-cowork.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-18T09:28:48.676Z"
}
```

## Introduction

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.
This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Grafana account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to summarize Grafana alerts from production, list dashboards showing API latency, query error logs for checkout, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

## Also integrate Grafana with

- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/grafana/framework/codex)

## Connect Grafana to Claude Cowork

### Connecting Grafana to Claude Cowork
1. Open Customize
In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.
2. Add the Composio MCP server
Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

```bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
```

## What is Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.
With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Grafana through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

## What is the Grafana MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Grafana MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Grafana account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Grafana operations on your behalf.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `GRAFANA_CREATE_OTLP_V1_LOGS` | Create OTLP v1 Logs | Tool to create OTLP v1 logs in Grafana Loki. Use when you need to send OpenTelemetry Protocol logs to Grafana for ingestion and storage. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_DISTRIBUTOR_HA_TRACKER` | Get Distributor HA Tracker | Tool to retrieve distributor HA tracker status. Use when you need to check which replica has been elected as leader for each Prometheus HA cluster. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_HEALTH` | Get Grafana Health Status | Check Grafana server health and database connectivity. Returns 'ok' if Grafana's web server is running and can access the database. Use when you need to verify Grafana instance availability before performing operations. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_INDEX_GATEWAY_RING` | Get Index Gateway Ring Status | Tool to retrieve the index gateway hash ring status from Grafana Loki. Returns information about the state, health, and last heartbeat time of each index gateway in the ring. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_OVERRIDES_EXPORTER_RING` | Get overrides exporter ring | Tool to retrieve the overrides-exporter hash ring status as an HTML page. Use when you need to check the state, health, and heartbeat information of overrides-exporter instances. Only accessible when -overrides-exporter.ring.enabled flag is true. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_RULER_RING` | Get Ruler Ring Status | Tool to retrieve the ruler ring status from Grafana Mimir. Use when you need to check the distributed hash ring topology and operational status of ruler instances. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_STATUS` | Get License Status | Tool to check if a valid Grafana Enterprise license is available. Use when you need to verify license status or availability. |
| `GRAFANA_GET_STORE_GATEWAY_TENANTS` | Get Store Gateway Tenants | Retrieves store gateway tenants. Returns a list of tenants that have blocks stored in the store-gateway's configured storage. Use when you need to view which tenants have data stored on a store-gateway node. |
| `GRAFANA_POST_ACS` | Post ACS | Tool to perform SAML Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) operation. Use when processing SAML authentication responses from an identity provider. This endpoint typically handles the SAML assertion and returns a redirect response (HTTP 302). |
| `GRAFANA_QUERY_PUBLIC_DASHBOARD` | Query Public Dashboard Panel | Query a panel on a public Grafana dashboard to retrieve time-series data and metrics. Use when you need to fetch visualization data from a publicly shared dashboard without authentication. Returns data frames with query results for the specified time range. |
| `GRAFANA_RETRIEVE_JWKS` | Retrieve JWKS | Tool to retrieve JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) with all public keys for token verification. Use when you need to get the keys that can verify JWT tokens. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Grafana MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your Grafana account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available Grafana tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Grafana MCP Agent with another framework

- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/grafana/framework/codex)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Grafana MCP?

With a standalone Grafana MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Grafana tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Grafana and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Grafana tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Grafana while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Grafana scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Grafana data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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