Grafana
The MCP Catalog provides a prebuilt integration for Grafana dashboards and data sources.
This integration provides:
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Tools for working with Grafana dashboards, data sources, and alerts.
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Tool, prompt, and resource-level PingOne Privilege policy configuration.
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Full audit of agent tool calls in Activity > Activity Logs.
Configure a Grafana integration
Configuration involves creating a Grafana application in PingOne Privilege, configuring policies for the application, and establishing connectivity between the agent and an Agent Privilege gateway.
Before you begin
Ensure you have the following:
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An AI gateway configured in Directory > Gateways. Learn more in AI gateways.
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You have a Grafana service account token with the required viewer or editor permissions.
Step 1: Create a Grafana application in PingOne Privilege
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In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to AI Security > Agentic Apps.
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Click the MCP Catalog tab.
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In the Grafana tile, click Add .
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Enter an Application Name for the connection.
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Select a Mesh Cluster.
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Provide the required Grafana URL and Service Account Token.
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Click Create.
The Grafana integration is now available to AI agents as an MCP server, with PingOne Privilege policy applied to its tools.
Step 2: Configure policies for Grafana tools
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In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to AI Security > Agentic Apps.
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In the list, find the Grafana application.
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Click (⋮), then click Create Policy.
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Select which operations from the Grafana specification are available to agents.
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Click Update Configuration.
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Add the users or groups the policy will apply to.
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Define the users or groups the policy will apply to.
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Click Continue.
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Configure the policy with the following fields:
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Policy Name
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Select Timezone
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Start Date and Start Time
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End Date in hours, days, weeks, months, or custom date.
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Click Submit to save the policy.
Step 3: Establish connectivity between agent and gateway
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In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to AI Security > Agentic Apps.
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On the Active Applications tab, find the Grafana application and click More Info.
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On the Overview tab’s Resource Information section, select a configured AI Gateway from the list.
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Copy the MCP Config code.
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Use the code you just copied to connect to the Grafana app through your client. For example, you can paste the code into Claude Desktop.
Result: The associated Grafana app is now accessible through that client.
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Validate that the Grafana tools appear in the client and that restricted tools don’t appear.
Result
Users can now get the MCP Config for connecting their client to the Grafana app under Agentic Apps in the PingOne Privilege user console.