Globalping MCP Server

Network access with the ability to run commands like ping, traceroute, mtr, http, dns resolve.

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What is the Globalping MCP server?

Globalping becomes available to MCP clients through the globalping mcp server. Network access with the ability to run commands like ping, traceroute, mtr, http, dns resolve.

What Globalping does

Enable AI models to interact with a global network measurement platform through natural language. Give network access to any LLM.

Globalping is a free, public API that provides access to a globally distributed network of probes for monitoring, debugging, and benchmarking internet infrastructure. With Globalping, you can run network tests (ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR, HTTP) from thousands of locations worldwide.

Key capabilities

  • 🌐 Global Network Access: Run measurements from thousands of probes worldwide
  • 🤖 AI-Friendly Interface: Any LLM will easily parse the data and run new measurements as needed
  • 📊 Comprehensive Measurements: Support for ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR, and HTTP tests
  • 🔍 Smart Context Handling: Provides detailed parameter descriptions for AI clients to intelligently select measurement types and options
  • 🔄 Comparative Analysis: Allows to compare network performance between different targets
  • 🔑 Authentication Support: Use OAuth or API token with your Globalping account for higher rate limits

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 11 tools directly:

  • Description — Run network tests from locations worldwide
  • ping — Perform a ping test to a target
  • traceroute — Perform a traceroute test to a target
  • dns — Perform a DNS lookup for a domain
  • mtr — Perform an MTR (My Traceroute) test to a target
  • locations — List all available Globalping probe locations
  • limits — Show your current rate limits for the Globalping API
  • getMeasurement — Retrieve a previously run measurement by ID
  • compareLocations — Guide on how to run comparison measurements
  • help — Show a help message with documentation on available tools
  • Cursor — 1. Open Cursor settings 2. Navigate to the Tools & MCP tab 3. Click on "+ New MCP server" 4. This opens the mcp.json config file, where you will need to add:

Installing the globalping mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as wrangler, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: YOUR_TOKEN, YOUR_GLOBALPING_API_TOKEN, GLOBALPING_CLIENT_ID. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Globalping sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Description, ping, traceroute among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process, so there is nothing to keep updated on your machine.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 11 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Globalping.
  • Written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the globalping mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
DescriptionRun network tests from locations worldwide
pingPerform a ping test to a target
traceroutePerform a traceroute test to a target
dnsPerform a DNS lookup for a domain
mtrPerform an MTR (My Traceroute) test to a target
locationsList all available Globalping probe locations
limitsShow your current rate limits for the Globalping API
getMeasurementRetrieve a previously run measurement by ID
compareLocationsGuide on how to run comparison measurements
helpShow a help message with documentation on available tools
Cursor1. Open Cursor settings 2. Navigate to the Tools & MCP tab 3. Click on "+ New MCP server" 4. This opens the mcp.json config file, where you will need to add:

How to install the Globalping MCP server

Legacy SSE transport:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "globalping": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.globalping.dev/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
YOUR_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_GLOBALPING_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GLOBALPING_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Globalping to Description.
  • Use Globalping to ping.
  • Use Globalping to traceroute.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Globalping to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 11 tools (Description, ping, traceroute, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Globalping directly.