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title: "MCP servers | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Learn about the Grafana MCP servers available for connecting AI agents to your Grafana Cloud and self-managed Grafana instances."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# MCP servers

Grafana offers two [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro) server options for connecting AI assistants and agents to your Grafana environments.

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| Option                                                                  | Best for                                                                               | Authentication                                                        |
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| [Cloud MCP Server](/docs/grafana-cloud/ai-tools/mcp-servers/cloud-mcp/) | Connecting external AI agents to Grafana Cloud without installing a local server       | OAuth 2.1 browser authorization, scoped to the signed-in Grafana user |
| [OSS MCP Server](/docs/grafana-cloud/ai-tools/mcp-servers/oss-mcp/)     | Running and managing the MCP server yourself for Grafana Cloud or self-managed Grafana | Service account token                                                 |

## Explore

[Cloud MCP Server  
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Fully hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets external AI agents connect directly to your Grafana Cloud data using OAuth 2.1 authorization.](/docs/grafana-cloud/ai-tools/mcp-servers/cloud-mcp/)

[OSS MCP Server  
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Self-managed open source MCP server for Grafana Cloud and self-managed Grafana. Uses service account tokens for authentication.](/docs/grafana-cloud/ai-tools/mcp-servers/oss-mcp/)