azure-managed-grafana

v2026.09.24
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Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Grafana development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring MCP/AI Foundry dashboards, Prometheus/AKS or ADX data sources, private endpoints, or Enterprise upgrades, and other Azure Managed Grafana related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

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SKILL.md

Azure Managed Grafana Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Grafana. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL34-L39Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Managed Grafana issues, including access, configuration, and private endpoint connectivity and DNS problems.
Decision MakingL40-L45Planning and executing Grafana decisions: choosing/activating Enterprise plans, migrating from self‑hosted or Azure Grafana Essential, and upgrading Azure Managed Grafana (incl. v12).
Limits & QuotasL46-L52Details on Managed Grafana regional availability, quotas and constraints, plus how to use features like reporting and image rendering within those limits.
SecurityL53-L66Securing Managed Grafana: encryption, auth (users, service accounts, tokens), roles/permissions, private endpoints, Entra group sync, dashboard sharing, and security best practices.
ConfigurationL67-L78Configuring Managed Grafana instances: MCP endpoints, instance settings, plugins, private endpoints, deterministic outbound IPs, zone redundancy, diagnostics/logs, and SMTP email alerts.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL79-L88Integrating Grafana with Azure AI agents and monitoring tools: MCP setup, AI Foundry dashboards, alerts, Prometheus/AKS, and Azure Data Explorer data sources.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Troubleshoot common Azure Managed Grafana issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-managed-grafana
Fix Managed Grafana private endpoint connection problemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-mpe-connection

Decision Making

TopicURL
Migrate self-hosted or cloud Grafana to Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate
Plan migration from Azure Grafana Essential to Standard or Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate-essential-service-tier

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Azure Managed Grafana limits, regions, and support detailshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/faq
Use reporting and image rendering in Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-reporting-and-image-rendering
Azure Managed Grafana service limits and constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/known-limitations

Security

TopicURL
Understand data encryption in Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/encryption
Authenticate to Azure Managed Grafana data plane APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authenticate-data-plane-api
Configure authentication and permissions for Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authentication-permissions
Manage Azure Managed Grafana roles and accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-access-permissions-users-identities
Grant Azure Monitor access to Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-permissions
Use service accounts and tokens in Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-service-accounts
Configure private access and endpoints for Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-set-up-private-access
Configure dashboard sharing and permissions in Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-share-dashboard
Configure Entra group-based team sync in Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-sync-teams-with-entra-groups
Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/secure-azure-managed-grafana

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure Azure Managed Grafana MCP server endpointhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-mcp-server
Configure Azure Managed Grafana instance settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-settings
Connect Managed Grafana to data sources via private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-to-data-source-privately
Configure deterministic outbound IPs for Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-deterministic-ip
Enable zone redundancy for Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-enable-zone-redundancy
Manage Grafana plugins in Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-plugins
Configure diagnostic settings and logs for Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-workspace
Configure SMTP email alerts in Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-smtp-settings

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Monitor Agent Framework workflows in Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/agent-framework-workflow-dashboard
Build Azure AI Foundry monitoring dashboards in Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/azure-ai-foundry-dashboard
Integrate AI coding agents with Grafana monitoringhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-opentelemetry-app-insights
Configure Grafana MCP with Azure AI Foundry agentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-configure-mcp-for-ai-foundry
Add Azure Data Explorer as a Grafana data sourcehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-data-explorer
Integrate Azure Monitor alerts with Azure Managed Grafanahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-azure-monitor-alerts
Connect AKS Prometheus to Managed Grafana privatelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/tutorial-mpe-oss-prometheus
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