# Grafana Tempo

> Use this tool when you need to analyze distributed tracing data for debugging microservices, identifying performance bottlenecks, or investigating system issues. It provides a simple integration with Grafana Tempo, allowing conversational access to tracing data through searching and retrieving detailed trace information. Ideal for developers and DevOps engineers seeking efficient troubleshooting and analysis without manual navigation of Tempo's web interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/grafana-tempo  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/grafana-tempo

## Description

Simple Tempo MCP server that provides integration with Grafana Tempo for distributed tracing analysis through two core tools: tempo_query for searching traces and tempo_trace_detail for retrieving detailed trace information. Built by Elchin Habibov in Go with Docker support, the implementation connects to Tempo instances via configurable TEMPO_URL environment variable and includes Claude Desktop configuration examples for both direct binary execution and Docker-based deployment. Designed for developers and DevOps engineers who need conversational access to distributed tracing data for debugging microservices, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and investigating system issues without manually navigating Tempo's web interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/grafana-tempo)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/c3ptv3/simple-tempo-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "grafana-tempo"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/grafana-tempo` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/grafana-tempo/pull`

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