Configuration

Once the Grafana connection is validated, configuration defines how MCP Express exposes alerting operations as callable tools. Each action requires the base connection parameters and may require additional action-specific parameters at runtime.

Action Configuration

Use action configuration to define which alerting operation the tool performs and which parameters are resolved at runtime.

Supported Actions

The following actions are supported by the Grafana integration:

• List Alert Rules: List all configured Grafana alert rules.
• Get Firing Alerts: Retrieve currently firing alerts, with optional label filters.
• List Silences: List all configured alerting silences.
• Create Silence: Create a new silence for a specific alert rule.
• Delete Silence: Delete an existing silence by ID.

Common Runtime Parameters

Use the following parameters according to the configured action:

Parameter	Required	Description
alert_rule_uid	Some	The UID of the alert rule. Required for Create Silence.
id	Some	The silence ID. Required for Delete Silence.
created_by	Some	User or team identifier creating the silence. Required for Create Silence.
comment	Some	Reason for the silence. Required for Create Silence.

Governance Controls

When configuring actions:

• Restrict Create Silence and Delete Silence actions to approved operators only.
• Validate all silence parameters before execution.

Test Tool Contracts Before Deployment

Use the built-in testing utility to verify required attribute presence, parameter types, and permission behavior before production use.