How to connect Grafana Cloud to Hermes Agent
Connect Grafana Cloud to Hermes with ClawLink in one click — 117 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup.
Grafana CloudOAUTH2MCPGrafana Cloud MCP lets agents query metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, datasources, alerts, incidents, and related observability resources in an authorized Grafana Cloud stack.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Grafana Cloud from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Grafana Cloud access start with registering your own OAuth app or pasting API keys into env files, then leave the token refresh and tool wiring to you. ClawLink gives Hermes a more practical Grafana Cloud setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Grafana Cloud for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into Hermes to install the plugin and pair your account.
Set up ClawLink for Hermes and tell me when it's ready.
1. Install the plugin:
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable
2. Start pairing. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait:
hermes clawlink begin
3. I'll approve it in my browser, then reply "approved".
4. When I say approved, finish setup:
hermes clawlink finish
5. Then run `hermes clawlink test` and tell me whether ClawLink is ready.Setup
It takes three steps to connect Hermes to Grafana Cloud.
1Install and pair
Install the ClawLink plugin, then pair Hermes with a one-time browser approval:
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable- 2
Connect Grafana Cloud
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Grafana Cloud?"
Install by command
The prompt above walks Hermes through this. By hand, it is four commands and a browser approval:
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable
hermes clawlink begin # prints an approval link — open it and approve
hermes clawlink finish # after approving in the browser
hermes clawlink testThen connect Grafana Cloud in the ClawLink dashboard — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use Grafana Cloud to mcp agento11y manage agents and walk me through the result in plain English.
Using a different agent?
The Hermes plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Grafana Cloud is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 117 Grafana Cloud tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Grafana Cloud MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Grafana Cloud MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Grafana Cloud to Hermes Agent and exposes 117 Grafana Cloud tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Grafana Cloud integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Grafana Cloud integration can do
117 Grafana Cloud tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 117.
30 of 117 Grafana Cloud tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Mcp agento11y manage agents grafana_cloud_mcp_agento11y_manage_agents | Read the agent catalog of Grafana Agent Observability (the grafana-agento11y-app plugin): which |
Mcp agento11y manage conversations grafana_cloud_mcp_agento11y_manage_conversations | List, search, and fetch LLM conversations from Grafana Agent Observability (the |
Mcp agento11y manage generations grafana_cloud_mcp_agento11y_manage_generations | Fetch a single LLM generation and its evaluation scores from Grafana Agent Observability (the |
Mcp alerting manage routing grafana_cloud_mcp_alerting_manage_routing | Manage Grafana alerting routing configuration, including notification policies, contact points |
Mcp analyze loki labels grafana_cloud_mcp_analyze_loki_labels | Audits a Loki label strategy and optionally diagnoses query performance |
Mcp check datasources health grafana_cloud_mcp_check_datasources_health | Check datasource health |
Mcp describe athena table grafana_cloud_mcp_describe_athena_table | Get column names for an Athena table |
Mcp describe clickhouse table grafana_cloud_mcp_describe_clickhouse_table | Get column schema for a ClickHouse table |
Mcp describe infrastructure grafana_cloud_mcp_describe_infrastructure | Start here when users ask about their infrastructure, services, or architecture |
Mcp describe snowflake table grafana_cloud_mcp_describe_snowflake_table | Get column schema for a Snowflake table |
Mcp get alert group grafana_cloud_mcp_get_alert_group | Get a specific alert group from Grafana OnCall by its ID |
Mcp get annotation tags grafana_cloud_mcp_get_annotation_tags | Returns annotation tags with optional filtering by tag name |
Mcp get annotations grafana_cloud_mcp_get_annotations | Fetch Grafana annotations using filters such as dashboard UID, time range and tags |
Mcp get assertions grafana_cloud_mcp_get_assertions | Get assertion summary for a given entity with its type, name, env, site, namespace, and a time |
Mcp get current oncall users grafana_cloud_mcp_get_current_oncall_users | Get the list of users currently on-call for a specific Grafana OnCall schedule ID |
Mcp get dashboard by uid grafana_cloud_mcp_get_dashboard_by_uid | Retrieves the complete dashboard, including panels, variables, and settings, for a specific |
Mcp get dashboard panel queries grafana_cloud_mcp_get_dashboard_panel_queries | Retrieve panel queries from a Grafana dashboard |
Mcp get dashboard property grafana_cloud_mcp_get_dashboard_property | Get specific parts of a dashboard using JSONPath expressions to minimize context window usage |
Mcp get dashboard summary grafana_cloud_mcp_get_dashboard_summary | Get a compact summary of a dashboard including title, panel count, panel types, variables\ |
Mcp get datasource grafana_cloud_mcp_get_datasource | Retrieves detailed information about a specific datasource by UID or name |
Mcp get incident grafana_cloud_mcp_get_incident | Get a single incident by ID |
Mcp get investigation grafana_cloud_mcp_get_investigation | Get one Grafana Assistant investigation (AI-driven root-cause investigation) by ID |
Mcp get investigation thread grafana_cloud_mcp_get_investigation_thread | Get the working thread of one Grafana Assistant investigation (AI-driven root-cause |
Mcp get oncall shift grafana_cloud_mcp_get_oncall_shift | Get detailed information for a specific Grafana OnCall shift using its ID |
Mcp get panel image grafana_cloud_mcp_get_panel_image | Render a Grafana dashboard panel or full dashboard as a PNG image |
Mcp get plugin grafana_cloud_mcp_get_plugin | Check whether a Grafana plugin is installed and retrieve its details (name, version, type |
Mcp get query examples grafana_cloud_mcp_get_query_examples | Get example queries for a specific datasource type |
Mcp get resource description grafana_cloud_mcp_get_resource_description | List available permissions and assignment capabilities for a Grafana resource type |
Mcp get resource permissions grafana_cloud_mcp_get_resource_permissions | List all permissions set on a specific Grafana resource (e.g., dashboard, datasource, folder) |
Mcp get role assignments grafana_cloud_mcp_get_role_assignments | List all assignments for a specific role, showing which users, teams, and service accounts have |
Try it: find the Grafana Cloud tool you need
Browse the 30 Grafana Cloud tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Grafana Cloud to mcp agento11y manage agents and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use Grafana Cloud to mcp agento11y manage conversations and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use Grafana Cloud to mcp agento11y manage generations and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use Grafana Cloud to mcp alerting manage routing and walk me through the result in plain English.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Hermes Agent. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Grafana Cloud working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection flow | Register a Grafana Cloud app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Grafana Cloud through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Grafana Cloud. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right Grafana Cloud actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 117 tools for Grafana Cloud are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Grafana Cloud to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for Hermes Agent users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Grafana Cloud in the browser, and the 117 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
Hermes paired but still can't use Grafana Cloud
Pairing is a two-step handshake: run hermes clawlink begin, approve the link in your browser, then run hermes clawlink finish. If you ran finish before approving, or the approval link expired, run hermes clawlink begin again to get a fresh link. Confirm the plugin was installed with --enable, then verify with hermes clawlink test.
Connection succeeds but no tools appear
Reconnect Grafana Cloud from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.
"Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Grafana Cloud tools
Grafana Cloud tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Grafana Cloud call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.
Grafana Cloud returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work
Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.
OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing
Try reconnecting Grafana Cloud and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.
FAQ
Is there a Hermes Agent Grafana Cloud integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Grafana Cloud: link your Grafana Cloud account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Grafana Cloud API through 117 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Grafana Cloud to Hermes with ClawLink?
Install the plugin with hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable, then pair once: run hermes clawlink begin, approve the link in your browser, and run hermes clawlink finish. Connect Grafana Cloud in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage.
How long does it take to connect Grafana Cloud to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Grafana Cloud in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Grafana Cloud up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Hermes Agent. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Grafana Cloud working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Grafana Cloud
Pairing is a two-step handshake: run hermes clawlink begin, approve the link in your browser, then run hermes clawlink finish. If you ran finish before approving, or the approval link expired, run hermes clawlink begin again to get a fresh link. Confirm the plugin was installed with --enable, then verify with hermes clawlink test.
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