MCP MCP Server

Ionhour MCP Server -- connect AI assistants to your uptime monitoring workspace

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What is the MCP MCP server?

Connect MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Ionhour MCP Server -- connect AI assistants to your uptime monitoring workspace. The mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  1. Go to your Ionhour workspace Settings > API Keys 2. Create a new key with Read & Write or Read Only permission 3. Copy the key (starts with ionh_)

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Smithery — The Smithery tool exposed by this server
  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • Windsurf — The Windsurf tool exposed by this server
  • Workspace — The Workspace tool exposed by this server
  • Projects — The Projects tool exposed by this server
  • Incidents — The Incidents tool exposed by this server
  • Deployments — The Deployments tool exposed by this server
  • Dependencies — The Dependencies tool exposed by this server
  • setup — Interactive wizard that detects installed editors (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Claude Code, Windsurf) and writes the Ionhour MCP server
  • login — Opens your browser to authenticate with Ionhour, then automatically creates and stores an API key:
  • logout — Removes stored credentials from ~/.config/ionhour/credentials.json:
  • whoami — Shows the current authentication status — the workspace, user, and permission level associated with the stored API key:

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: IONHOUR_API_KEY, IONHOUR_BASE_URL, IONHOUR_AUTH_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Node.js >= 18 - An Ionhour account with an API key

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP's toolset — Smithery, Cursor, Windsurf and 9 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ionhour; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 12 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
SmitheryThe Smithery tool exposed by this server.
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
WindsurfThe Windsurf tool exposed by this server.
WorkspaceThe Workspace tool exposed by this server.
ProjectsThe Projects tool exposed by this server.
IncidentsThe Incidents tool exposed by this server.
DeploymentsThe Deployments tool exposed by this server.
DependenciesThe Dependencies tool exposed by this server.
setupInteractive wizard that detects installed editors (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Claude Code, Windsurf) and writes the Ionhour MCP server configuration into each one. Prompts for login if no credentials are stored:
loginOpens your browser to authenticate with Ionhour, then automatically creates and stores an API key:
logoutRemoves stored credentials from ~/.config/ionhour/credentials.json:
whoamiShows the current authentication status — the workspace, user, and permission level associated with the stored API key:

How to install the MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ionhour": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@ionhour/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "IONHOUR_API_KEY": "ionh_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Node.js >= 18 - An Ionhour account with an API key
VariableDescriptionRequired
IONHOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
IONHOUR_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
IONHOUR_AUTH_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP to Smithery.
  • Use MCP to Cursor.
  • Use MCP to Windsurf.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 12 tools (Smithery, Cursor, Windsurf, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP directly.