Get started with Grafana Assistant

Grafana Assistant is an AI assistant that brings a conversational interface to Grafana. You describe what you need in natural language, and Assistant generates queries, finds dashboards, and explains what your data shows, without requiring you to memorize syntax.

Here’s what to expect

When you complete this path, you’ll be able to:

• Open the Grafana Assistant plugin in Grafana Cloud
• Enable Assistant for your stack when the enable page is shown
• Send a first prompt and judge whether the reply is specific enough
• Decide when to use an @ mention versus exploring without one
• Choose Learn mode for coaching or Assistant for day-to-day work

Before you begin

• A Grafana Cloud account (Free tier is enough). Create an account if you need one.
• Administrator permissions in your Grafana Cloud stack if you need to enable Assistant from plugin settings.
• Data sources configured (recommended). Assistant works best with monitoring data in place. Refer to Query data for supported data sources.

For full setup details, refer to Set up Grafana Assistant in Grafana Cloud.

Troubleshooting

If you get stuck, we’ve got your back! Where appropriate, troubleshooting information is just a click away.

More to explore

We understand you might want to explore other capabilities not strictly on this path. We’ll provide you opportunities where it makes sense.