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title: "Set up by client | Grafana documentation"
description: "Client-specific setup for the Grafana MCP server (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and more)."
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# Set up by client

Configure the Grafana MCP server for your MCP-compatible client. Each guide lists the config file location and a working server block.

Refer to [Client configuration examples](../set-up/client-configuration-examples/) and [Set up](../set-up/) when you need more JSON or install options.

- [Claude Desktop](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/claude-desktop/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for Claude Desktop.
- [Cursor](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/cursor/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for Cursor.
- [Codex CLI](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/codex/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for the OpenAI Codex CLI.
- [VS Code and GitHub Copilot](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/vscode-copilot/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for VS Code with GitHub Copilot agent mode.
- [Claude Code](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/claude-code/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for the Claude Code CLI.
- [Gemini CLI](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/gemini-cli/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for the Google Gemini CLI.
- [Windsurf](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/windsurf/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for Windsurf.
- [Zed](/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/mcp/clients/zed/)  
  Set up the Grafana MCP server for the Zed editor.