What is MCP uptime monitoring?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants use external tools. UptyBots ships an MCP server, so assistants like Claude or Cursor connect directly to your uptime monitors: they can list monitors, check incidents, view stats, and create or pause monitors through natural conversation.

Which AI assistants and editors work with the UptyBots MCP server?

Any MCP-compatible client: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, Zed, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistant (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PhpStorm), and Amazon Q Developer.

How do I connect Claude to my uptime monitors?

Create an API key in your UptyBots account, then add an mcpServers entry to your client config with command 'npx', args ['uptybots-mcp-server'], and your UPTYBOTS_API_KEY in env. Restart the client and start asking questions like 'Are any of my sites down right now?'.

What can my AI assistant do with my monitors?

The MCP server exposes 15 tools: list monitors, get monitor details, get incidents, hourly and daily stats, notification history, create HTTP/API/ping/port/SSL/domain monitors, and pause, resume, or delete monitors.

Model Context Protocol

MCP Uptime Monitoring: Your AI Assistant, Connected to Your Monitors

Connect Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client to UptyBots. Check status, create monitors, and investigate incidents through conversation - no dashboard tab required.

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One npx command. Works with every major MCP client.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uptybots": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["uptybots-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "UPTYBOTS_API_KEY": "upty_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

15 tools connected

Talk to Your Monitors

Once connected, you just ask. Your assistant calls the right tool and answers with live data from your account.

"Are any of my sites down right now?"

Filters your monitors by status and reports which sites are having issues.

"Create an HTTP monitor for https://mysite.com with 5-minute checks"

Creates the monitor with your URL and frequency, and confirms it is active.

"What incidents happened on my API monitor last week?"

Pulls downtime incidents with date filters and summarizes durations and errors.

"Show me the daily response time stats for monitor 3629"

Presents average, min, and max response times per day.

"Pause all my staging monitors"

Lists your monitors, identifies the staging ones, and pauses each of them.

"Show me all my monitors"

Returns a summary of every monitor with current status, uptime, and type.

Connected in 3 Steps

Step 1

Create an API Key

Sign up, add your monitors (or let your AI create them later), and generate an API key in your account. Keys start with upty_.

Step 2

Add One Config Entry

Point your MCP client at npx uptybots-mcp-server with your API key in env. No install, no local build. Exact configs for every client.

Step 3

Ask Away

Restart your client and talk to your monitors: status checks, new monitors, incident reviews, stats - all through conversation.

15 Tools Out of the Box

Everything your assistant needs to read and manage your monitoring. Full tool reference in the MCP docs.

Read

list_monitors
get_monitor
get_incidents
get_stats_hourly
get_stats_daily
get_notifications

Create

create_http_monitor
create_api_monitor
create_ping_monitor
create_port_monitor
create_ssl_monitor
create_domain_monitor

Manage

pause_monitor
resume_monitor
delete_monitor

Works With Every Major MCP Client

Ready-made config snippets for each one in the setup docs.

Claude Desktop Claude Code Cursor Windsurf Cline Continue Zed VS Code Copilot JetBrains AI Amazon Q Developer

Prefer raw HTTP? Everything the MCP server does is also available through the REST API.

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