How to Use the Gatus (Health Dashboard) MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I use Gatus (Health Dashboard) with Claude Code?

You add the server using the claude mcp add command in your terminal. Once added, you can ask the agent to check endpoint health or pull stats using standard CLI prompts.

Q: How do I verify my Gatus (Health Dashboard) MCP Server connection in Claude Code?

Run claude mcp list in your terminal to verify that the server is active. You can then run a quick command asking the agent to list your monitored endpoints.

Q: Can I scrape Prometheus metrics using this CLI agent?

Yes. Claude Code uses getmetrics to pull raw Prometheus data. You can pipe this data directly into local files or visualization tools.

Pipe Gatus health metrics directly into your terminal workflows and CI/CD pipelines with Claude Code.

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Check service status from your terminal

The `list_endpoints` tool outputs your entire infrastructure status directly to your terminal session. Claude Code queries this endpoint list, filters for failing services, and lets you pipe the results into other CLI utilities. You don't need to open a browser to check if your staging environment is up. Just ask the agent in your terminal, and it will give you a clean, text-based breakdown of what is running.

Validate deployments with this MCP Server

This MCP Server allows Claude Code to run `get_endpoint_health` as a final check in your deployment scripts. The agent queries the health status of your newly deployed service to ensure it returns a clean 200 OK. If the service fails to start, the agent can automatically parse the error details. It can then trigger a rollback script or log the exact failure reason to your terminal.

Profile latency directly from the command line

The `get_endpoint_stats` tool retrieves performance metrics like average latency and packet loss directly to your shell. Claude Code uses this raw performance data to diagnose network bottlenecks during peak traffic. You can tell the agent to run a continuous ping test and compare the results with Gatus stats. It will analyze the differences and output a clean summary of network performance.

Setup guide

Set up Gatus (Health Dashboard) MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see gatus-health-dashboard-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Gatus (Health Dashboard) transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Gatus (Health Dashboard) tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http gatus-health-dashboard-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Gatus (Health Dashboard) MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gatus-health-dashboard-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Gatus (Health Dashboard) MCP in Claude Code

You add the server using the `claude mcp add` command in your terminal. Once added, you can ask the agent to check endpoint health or pull stats using standard CLI prompts.

Yes. You can script Claude Code to run headless queries against `get_endpoint_health`. This lets you automate environment checks before running your main test suites.

Run `claude mcp list` in your terminal to verify that the server is active. You can then run a quick command asking the agent to list your monitored endpoints.

Yes. Claude Code uses `get_metrics` to pull raw Prometheus data. You can pipe this data directly into local files or visualization tools.

No. Your Gatus endpoints and health metrics are protected by Vinkius's secure sandboxing. The client communicates directly with the sandboxed server using ephemeral tokens, keeping your monitoring data private.

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