Uptime Agent MCP Server

MCP Server for uptime-agent.io

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What is the Uptime Agent MCP MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Uptime Agent MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP Server for uptime-agent.io.

The short version

Connect your Uptime Agent monitoring system directly to AI assistants like Claude through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at uptime-agent-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • Prerequisites — To obtain your Uptime Agent API key: 1. Log in to your Uptime Agent Dashboard 2. Navigate to Account → API Keys

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: UPTIME_API_KEY, YOUR_API_KEY. 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 or higher - An active Uptime Agent account - Your Uptime Agent API key To obtain your Uptime Agent API key: 1. Log in to your Uptime Agent Dashboard 2. Navigate to Account → API Keys 3. Create a new API key with appropriate permissions 4. Copy the generated key for use with the MCP server

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • 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.

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Uptime Agent MCP's toolset — Prerequisites — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by AVIMBU; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Uptime Agent MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesTo obtain your Uptime Agent API key: 1. Log in to your [Uptime Agent Dashboard](https://uptime-agent.io/dashboard) 2. Navigate to Account → API Keys 3. Create a new API key with appropriate permissions 4. Copy the genera

How to install the Uptime Agent MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uptime-agent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uptime-agent-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UPTIME_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or higher - An active Uptime Agent account - Your Uptime Agent API key To obtain your Uptime Agent API key: 1. Log in to your Uptime Agent Dashboard 2. Navigate to Account → API Keys 3. Create a new API key with appropriate permissions 4. Copy the generated key for use with the MCP server
VariableDescriptionRequired
UPTIME_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Uptime Agent MCP to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Uptime Agent MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Prerequisites) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Uptime Agent MCP directly.