Grafana logo
ConnectorGrafana

Grafana integration for Claude and Codex

Create a Grafana connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.

Use Grafana from Claude

Add the Grafana connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Grafana from Codex

Add the Grafana connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Grafana from Sidekick

Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while Type provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.

Developer Tools & IT

What the Grafana connector can do

Open and composable observability platform for metrics, logs, and traces

One connection, many Spaces

Connect Grafana once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.

Representative actions

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Connection

API and auth details

Grafana exposes HTTP APIs for observability administration and dashboard automation. Integrations can manage dashboards, folders, data sources, alerts, annotations, teams, users, service accounts, snapshots, library panels, reporting-adjacent resources, and organization settings using bearer tokens, service-account tokens, or basic auth where supported.

FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting Grafana

Can Claude use Grafana?

Yes. Add a Grafana connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.

Can Codex work with Grafana through Type?

Yes. Add a Grafana connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.

Is this the same as a Grafana MCP server?

Not exactly. Type uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.

More developer tools & it connectors