Releasesby GlyphCustomize dashboard templates with Grafana Assistant
We’ve integrated Grafana Assistant into dashboard templates, so you can now ask the Assistant to help you with the process. Templates are a powerful way to create dashboards quickly, but they don’t always match your real-world metric names or data sources.
Also shipped Feb 27, 2026Grafana Labs in February 2026 →
Dataflow support for the C4A machine series of Arm processors is now generally available
Dataflow support for the C4A machine series of Arm processors is now generally available. Arm-based VMs are optimized for power efficiency and can provide improved price-performance for many workloads. For more information, see Use Arm VMs on Dataflow .
What's new in Sigma
AI apps Call API action (Beta) You can create actions that call API endpoints in Sigma workbooks. This allows you to trigger workflows, enrich data, and interact with external systems without leaving Sigma. See Create actions that call API endpoints .
Access - Export MCP server portal logs with Logpush
Availability Only available on Enterprise plans. MCP server portals now supports Logpush integration. You can automatically export MCP server portal activity logs to third-party storage destinations or security information and event management (SIEM) tools for analysis and auditing.
Gateway - New protocols added for Gateway Protocol Detection (Beta)
Gateway Protocol Detection now supports seven additional protocols in beta: Protocol Notes IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol , email retrieval POP3 Post Office Protocol v3 , email retrieval SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol , email sending MYSQL MySQL database wire protocol RSYNC-DAEMON rsync daemon protocol LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol...
- Write support for the MCP server is now live: Users can now perform write operations via the MCP Server...
- Write support for the MCP server is now live: Users can now perform write operations via the MCP Server using the new query_rw tool. This enables programmatic data modification workflows in addition to read queries. Refer to the documentation and setup guide for read-only access for more details.
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Support for GitLab, BitBucket and pure Git in Git Sync
You asked, we listened. After announcing the Public preview for Grafana Cloud at the beginning of the month, we are now enabling more functionalities for Git Sync. The top voted feature request was enabling the connection with more providers, and also with self-hosted instances of Git repositories.
Label management: a central place for shared labels across alerts, incidents, and SLOs
You can now create and manage labels from a single location in Grafana Cloud. Label management , available under Alerts and IRM in the Grafana main menu, provides a central view of the labels you use across your alerting, incident response, and operational workflows. Labels are shared across Alerting, IRM, and SLOs.
Substitute template variables in saved queries
You can now substitute variables when selecting a saved query without modifying the original query. Previously, if a saved query contained variables that weren’t in your dashboard, Grafana displayed a compatibility warning and limited how the query could be reused.
Removing the legacy Grafana Cloud home plugin
We’ve removed the legacy plugin that previously served the homepage within Grafana Cloud stacks, cloud-home-app . If you still have links saved that go to .grafana.net/a/cloud-home-app , update them to go to .grafana.net instead.
Revamped gauge visualization is generally available
In January 2026, we released the revamped gauge visualization in public preview. This new experience is now generally available. For a full description of the changes, refer to the public preview announcement .
Explore IBM DB2 data directly from Grafana
At Grafana, we believe all data deserves visibility. That’s the heart of our Big Tent philosophy. Whether your data comes from cloud-native systems, modern SaaS tools, or long-standing enterprise databases like IBM DB2, it should be easy to explore and visualize in one place. For many organizations, DB2 powers some of their most critical systems.
Multiple policy tree support in Grafana Alerting
Grafana Alerting has added the ability to create multiple policy trees for Alertmanager, allowing for smaller, independently managed policy trees. This enables individual provisioning and lifecycle management of policies instead of one single policy tree, resulting in clearer organization of routing logic by team, service, or domain.
Plugin processes no longer receive all host environment variables by default
Starting in Grafana v12.4, plugin processes no longer receive all host environment variables by default. This change improves security by limiting plugin access to environment variables from the Grafana host process. Previously, all environment variables from the Grafana process were automatically forwarded to plugin processes.