cronalert-mcp

MCP server for CronAlert uptime monitoring. Manage your monitors, check results, and incidents from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible AI client.

Quick Start

1. Get your API key

Sign up at cronalert.com and create an API key in Settings > API Keys.

2. Add to your MCP client

Claude Desktop — edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cronalert": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cronalert-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CRONALERT_API_KEY": "ca_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code — run:

claude mcp add cronalert -e CRONALERT_API_KEY=ca_your_key -- npx -y cronalert-mcp

Cursor — add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cronalert": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cronalert-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CRONALERT_API_KEY": "ca_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Start using it

Ask your AI assistant to manage your monitors (see examples below).

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Type
`list_monitors`	List all monitors with status and response times	Read
`create_monitor`	Create a new HTTP monitor	Write
`get_monitor`	Get details for a specific monitor	Read
`update_monitor`	Update settings, pause/resume	Write
`delete_monitor`	Permanently delete a monitor	Write
`get_check_results`	Check history with uptime % and response times	Read
`get_monitor_incidents`	Incidents for a specific monitor	Read
`list_incidents`	All active incidents across monitors	Read
`list_status_pages`	Your public status pages	Read

Examples

Example 1: Create a monitor and check its status

User prompt: "Create a monitor for https://api.example.com/health that checks every minute, then show me its details."

What happens:

The AI calls create_monitor with name: "API Health", url: "https://api.example.com/health", checkInterval: 60
CronAlert creates the monitor and returns its ID
The AI calls get_monitor with the new ID to show the details

Expected output:

{
  "id": "abc123",
  "name": "API Health",
  "url": "https://api.example.com/health",
  "method": "GET",
  "checkInterval": 60,
  "lastStatus": "unknown",
  "createdAt": "2026-03-08T12:00:00Z"
}

Example 2: Check uptime and respond to incidents

User prompt: "Are any of my monitors down? If so, show me the error details."

What happens:

The AI calls list_incidents to check for active incidents
If incidents exist, it calls get_monitor for each affected monitor
It calls get_check_results to get the recent error details

Expected output (no incidents):

{
  "data": [],
  "message": "No active incidents"
}

Expected output (with incident):

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "inc_xyz",
      "monitorId": "abc123",
      "cause": "Expected status 200, got 503",
      "startedAt": "2026-03-08T11:45:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Example 3: List monitors and pause one for maintenance

User prompt: "List all my monitors, then pause the staging one."

What happens:

The AI calls list_monitors to get all monitors
It identifies the staging monitor by name
It calls update_monitor with id: "staging_id" and paused: true

Expected output:

{
  "id": "staging_id",
  "name": "Staging Server",
  "isPaused": true,
  "lastStatus": "up"
}

Requirements

Node.js 18+
A CronAlert account (free tier works)
An API key from Settings > API Keys

Privacy Policy

This MCP server connects to the CronAlert API (cronalert.com/api/v1/) using your API key. It transmits:

Monitor configuration (names, URLs, check intervals) when creating or updating monitors
API key for authentication on every request

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