Pulsetic MCP Server

Connect AI assistants to your Pulsetic monitoring platform using the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP).

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What is the Pulsetic MCP MCP server?

Connect AI assistants to your Pulsetic monitoring platform using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The pulsetic mcp mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 14 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that allows AI assistants to interact with external tools and services. With Pulsetic's MCP server, you can ask your AI assistant to check monitor status, create incidents, schedule maintenance, and more — all through natural conversation.

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • ChatGPT — ChatGPT has native MCP support through Developer Mode. It uses OAuth to authenticate with Pulsetic
  • Monitors — The Monitors tool exposed by this server
  • Incidents — The Incidents tool exposed by this server
  • Maintenance — The Maintenance tool exposed by this server
  • Initialize — The Initialize tool exposed by this server
  • list_monitors — The list_monitors tool exposed by this server
  • get_monitor — Returns full details for a single monitor, including SSL certificate info
  • get_monitor_stats — Returns uptime %, downtime, incident count, and average response time across 1-day, 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day periods
  • get_monitor_events — Returns online/offline events in a date range (max 100, newest first)
  • get_monitor_downtime — Returns total downtime in seconds and incident count for a period
  • create_monitor — The create_monitor tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need one environment variable: YOUR_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • A Pulsetic account on a plan with API access (Business or Enterprise). - A Pulsetic API key — generate one from Settings → API in your dashboard. - An MCP-compatible AI client. ---

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Pulsetic MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the pulsetic mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the monitoring and observability group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Pulsetic MCP's toolset — Cursor, ChatGPT, Monitors and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by designmodo; 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.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
ChatGPTChatGPT has native MCP support through **Developer Mode**. It uses OAuth to authenticate with Pulsetic.
MonitorsThe Monitors tool exposed by this server.
IncidentsThe Incidents tool exposed by this server.
MaintenanceThe Maintenance tool exposed by this server.
InitializeThe Initialize tool exposed by this server.
list_monitorsThe list_monitors tool exposed by this server.
get_monitorReturns full details for a single monitor, including SSL certificate info.
get_monitor_statsReturns uptime %, downtime, incident count, and average response time across 1-day, 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day periods.
get_monitor_eventsReturns online/offline events in a date range (max 100, newest first).
get_monitor_downtimeReturns total downtime in seconds and incident count for a period.
create_monitorThe create_monitor tool exposed by this server.
update_monitorUpdates an existing monitor's settings. Only include the fields you want to change.
delete_monitorThe delete_monitor tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Pulsetic MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulsetic": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y", "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.pulsetic.com/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • A Pulsetic account on a plan with API access (Business or Enterprise). - A Pulsetic API key — generate one from Settings → API in your dashboard. - An MCP-compatible AI client. ---
VariableDescriptionRequired
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Pulsetic MCP to Cursor.
  • Use Pulsetic MCP to ChatGPT.
  • Use Pulsetic MCP to Monitors.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Pulsetic MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Cursor, ChatGPT, Monitors, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Pulsetic MCP directly.