High-Level Summary

• Clone the MCP server repository
• Configure Grafana Service Account Token & Bearer Token
• Expose the MCP server endpoint to the internet so Deeptrace can reach it.
• Run the MCP server as a Docker container inside your VPC
• Share MCP server URL & bearer token with Deeptrace:

Security Notes

• All MCP tools are strictly read-only — the MCP server cannot modify anything in your Grafana instance.
• Your Grafana Service Account Token never leaves your environment (Deeptrace never stores or receives this token).
• All data shared with Deeptrace is fully encrypted both in transit and at rest.

1. Clone the MCP Repository

git clone <https://github.com/Pyda-AI/mcp-grafana-self-host>
cd mcp-grafana-self-host

2. Create Your .env File

First, create a new .env file inside the mcp-grafana-self-host directory:

touch .env
nano .env

You will add all required environment variables to this file in the following steps.

➤ Grafana URL

GRAFANA_URL=https://your-grafana-url.com