Rootly MCP Server

An MCP server for the [Rootly API](https://docs.rootly.com/api-reference/overview) for Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and other MCP clients.

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What is the Rootly MCP Server?

An MCP server for the Rootly API for Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and other MCP clients.

What it actually does

  • Dynamic Tool Generation — Automatically creates MCP resources from Rootly's OpenAPI (Swagger) specification
  • Smart Pagination — Uses bounded pagination and compact incident responses to prevent context window overflow
  • API Filtering — Limits exposed API endpoints for security and performance
  • Intelligent Incident Analysis — Smart tools that analyze historical incident data
  • find_related_incidents — Uses TF-IDF similarity analysis to find historically similar incidents
  • suggest_solutions — Mines past incident resolutions to recommend actionable solutions

Recorded tools

  • check_oncall_health_risk — check_responder_availability
  • collect_incidents — create_incident - create a new incident with a scoped set of fields for agent workflows
  • create_override_recommendation — find_related_incidents
  • get_incident — retrieve a single incident for direct verification, including PIR-related fields
  • get_alert_by_short_id — get_oncall_handoff_summary
  • get_oncall_schedule_summary — get_oncall_shift_metrics
  • get_server_version — get_shift_incidents
  • list_endpoints — list_incidents
  • list_shifts — search_incidents
  • suggest_solutions — update_incident - scoped incident update tool for summary and retrospective_progress_status

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
Selfhosted default: about 218 tools
check_oncall_health_riskself-hosted only
check_responder_availabilitycollect_incidents
create_incidentcreate a new incident with a scoped set of fields for agent workflows
create_override_recommendationfind_related_incidents
get_incidentretrieve a single incident for direct verification, including PIR-related fields
get_alert_by_short_idget_oncall_handoff_summary
get_oncall_schedule_summaryget_oncall_shift_metrics
get_server_versionget_shift_incidents
list_endpointslist_incidents
list_shiftssearch_incidents
suggest_solutionsupdate_incident - scoped incident update tool for summary and retrospective_progress_status

How to install the Rootly MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rootly": {
      "url": "https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Rootly to Self.”
  • “Use Rootly to check oncall health risk.”
  • “Use Rootly to collect incidents.”

Frequently asked questions

An MCP server for the [Rootly API](https://docs.rootly.com/api-reference/overview) for Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and other MCP clients. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.