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github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana

github / sealed 2026-06-16 / No. 55bc777e

Does github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana MCP work in Claude Code and Cursor? Throne executed github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana mcp in a single-use Firecracker microVM and replayed both recorded client behaviours. Compatibility verdict: inconclusive. Is github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana mcp safe? Static security scan: 8 finding(s) to review under security ruleset v1. The full per-step results, security findings, scan date, and evidence hash are below.

> throne registry github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana sealed
This target couldn't be started as an MCP serverno package.json or pyproject.toml at the repository root, Throne can launch Node (npm/pnpm/yarn) and Python (uv) projects
receiptsealed evidence
scan id
55bc777ec4134b9791c1ffb2ab8be22f
target
https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana
sealed at
2026-06-16 16:49:04Z
evidence hash
sha256:ff208d880cccc43aa1e72a20f7a1228990c10aa69f213ff1af725d2aa3ed8f05
01connectFAIL0ms

server never launched: no package.json or pyproject.toml at the repository root, Throne can launch Node (npm/pnpm/yarn) and Python (uv) projects

02discoverSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

03validate_schemasSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

04smoke_test_toolsSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

05error_handlingSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

06streamingSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

07resource_lifecycleSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

08concurrent_callsSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

09reconnectSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

01connectFAIL0ms

server never launched: no package.json or pyproject.toml at the repository root, Throne can launch Node (npm/pnpm/yarn) and Python (uv) projects

02discoverSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

03validate_schemasSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

04smoke_test_toolsSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

05error_handlingSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

06streamingSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

07resource_lifecycleSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

08concurrent_callsSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

09reconnectSKIPPED0ms

not run, server never launched

chatgpt desktop calibratingemulation profile pending real-traffic captureCOMING SOON
SECURITY: REVIEW / 8 finding(s) (2 high, 4 medium) / review recommended
HIGH/CRITICAL findings block clean ship. Review before shipping.
MEDIUMTHR-SECRET-02 / Hardcoded secrets or tokens in source

APIKey assigned a literal value shou… (18 chars), verify it is not a live credential

mcp-grafana-HEAD/k8s_client_test.go:409
MEDIUMTHR-SECRET-02 / Hardcoded secrets or tokens in source

APIKey assigned a literal value glsa… (25 chars), verify it is not a live credential

mcp-grafana-HEAD/mcpgrafana_test.go:1160
MEDIUMTHR-SECRET-02 / Hardcoded secrets or tokens in source

APIKey assigned a literal value glsa… (25 chars), verify it is not a live credential

mcp-grafana-HEAD/mcpgrafana_test.go:1222
MEDIUMTHR-EXEC-04 / Arbitrary command execution from tool arguments

spawn() called with a dynamically built command (heuristic, review): '\'powershell\', [\'-Command\', `Expand-Archive -Path "${archivePath}" -DestinationPa'

mcp-grafana-HEAD/.claude-plugin/install-binary.mjs:125
HIGHTHR-EXEC-04 / Arbitrary command execution from tool arguments

spawn() called with a dynamically built command (heuristic, review): "BINARY_PATH, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: 'inherit' });"

mcp-grafana-HEAD/.claude-plugin/install-binary.mjs:149
HIGHTHR-EXEC-04 / Arbitrary command execution from tool arguments

spawn() called with a dynamically built command (heuristic, review): "BINARY_PATH, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: 'inherit' });"

mcp-grafana-HEAD/.claude-plugin/install-binary.mjs:214
LOWTHR-NET-05 / Hardcoded outbound endpoints

4 non-local endpoint host(s) referenced in code, verify each is expected for this server's purpose: docs.victoriametrics.com (mcp-grafana-HEAD/tools/loki_backend_victorialogs.go:29), grafana.com (mcp-grafana-HEAD/mcpgrafana.go:79), opentelemetry.io (mcp-grafana-HEAD/observability/semconv.go:8), user (mcp-grafana-HEAD/validate_url.go:46)

mcp-grafana-HEAD/mcpgrafana.go:79
LOWTHR-VER-11 / Outdated MCP SDK or protocol version pin

obsolete protocol version string '2024-11-05' in source

mcp-grafana-HEAD/observability/observability_test.go:364
VERDICT: INCONCLUSIVESANDBOXED RUN, submitted server executed in a disposable microVM, compatibility not assessable: server never launched: no package.json or pyproject.toml at the repository root, Throne can launch Node (npm/pnpm/yarn) and Python (uv) projects / security: review, 8 finding(s), 2 highsealed by THRONE / No. 55bc777e / 2026-06-16
scopeattestation tuple
target
https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana github
engine
sandboxed
claude code
calibration: partial recorded=9,spec=0,assumed=9
cursor
calibration: partial recorded=11,spec=0,assumed=7
chatgpt desktop
calibration: unavailable recorded=0,spec=2,assumed=16
steps exercised
18 of 18
test suite
v1.0.0
security ruleset
v1.0.0
sealed at
2026-06-16 16:49:04Z
evidence hash
sha256:ff208d880cccc43aa1e72a20f7a1228990c10aa69f213ff1af725d2aa3ed8f05
valid until
2026-09-14
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