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title: "Configure Grafana Assistant | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Configure Grafana Assistant rules, MCP servers, IRM webhooks, and external Assistant connections."
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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).

# Configure Grafana Assistant

Configure Assistant behavior, integrations, webhooks, and external connections for your Grafana Cloud stack.

## Workflows in this hub

- [Configure Assistant rules](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/rules/)  
  Configure custom rules to guide how Grafana Assistant responds and behaves in every conversation.
- [MCP servers](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/mcp-servers/)  
  Connect external Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to Assistant to search issues, browse code, and complete tasks with manual tool confirmations.
- [Grafana Cloud MCP server](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/cloud-mcp/)  
  Connect external AI agents like Cursor, Claude Desktop, and Windsurf to your Grafana Cloud data using the Grafana Cloud MCP server.
- [Configure IRM webhooks for automated investigations](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/irm-webhooks/)  
  Configure webhooks to automatically trigger Grafana Assistant Investigations from IRM alert groups and incidents.
- [Slack integration](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/slack/)  
  Configure and use the Grafana Assistant Slack integration to interact with Assistant directly from Slack channels.
- [Configure alert-triggered investigations](/docs/grafana-cloud/platform/grafana-assistant/configure/investigation-alerts/)  
  Control how alert notifications create and continue Grafana Assistant investigations.