gq

gq is a CLI tool and MCP server for querying logs and metrics via Grafana's datasource proxy. It lets developers and AI agents search VictoriaLogs and VictoriaMetrics without direct cluster access or port-forwarding.

Install

brew install staffbase/tap/gq

Or with Go:

go install github.com/Staffbase/gq/cmd/gq@latest

Configuration

gq reads connection settings from a JSON config file. Point to it via the GRAFANA_CONFIG environment variable:

export GRAFANA_CONFIG=~/.config/gq/prod.json

Config file format (~/.config/gq/prod.json):

{
  "url": "https://your-grafana-instance.example.com",
  "token": "glsa_...",
  "logs_datasource_uid": "<find in Grafana under Administration → Data Sources>",
  "metrics_datasource_uid": "<find in Grafana under Administration → Data Sources>"
}

Field	Required	Description
url	yes	Grafana base URL
token	yes	Grafana service account or API token
logs_datasource_uid	yes	UID of the VictoriaLogs datasource — find it in Grafana under Administration → Data Sources
metrics_datasource_uid	yes	UID of the VictoriaMetrics datasource — find it in Grafana under Administration → Data Sources

Alternatively, set environment variables directly:

export GRAFANA_URL=https://your-grafana-instance.example.com
export GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=glsa_...   # or GRAFANA_COOKIE=grafana_session=...
export GRAFANA_LOGS_DATASOURCE_UID=<your-logs-datasource-uid>
export GRAFANA_METRICS_DATASOURCE_UID=<your-metrics-datasource-uid>

Use GRAFANA_COOKIE instead of GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN if you prefer session-cookie auth (e.g. from a browser session). When both are set, GRAFANA_COOKIE takes precedence.

CLI Usage

# Query logs (LogsQL)
gq query -q "severity:ERROR _time:1h"
gq query -q "k8s.namespace.name:my-service _time:15m" --limit 50

# Range metrics query (PromQL)
gq metrics -q "up{namespace=\"my-service\"}" --start now-1h --step 60s

# Instant metrics query (PromQL)
gq instant -q "http_requests_total{namespace=\"my-service\"}"

# Print version, commit, and build date
gq version

MCP Server

gq can run as an MCP server over stdio, exposing four tools to AI agents:

Tool	Description
query_logs	Run a LogsQL query against VictoriaLogs
query_metrics	Run a PromQL range query against VictoriaMetrics
query_metrics_instant	Run a PromQL instant query against VictoriaMetrics
list_label_values	List distinct values for a metric label

OpenCode configuration

Add one entry per Grafana environment to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "gq-prod": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["gq", "mcp"],
      "environment": {
        "GRAFANA_CONFIG": "/Users/you/.config/gq/prod.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gq-prod": {
      "command": "gq",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GRAFANA_CONFIG": "/Users/you/.config/gq/prod.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. All contributors must sign the CLA.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.