How to Use the Healthchecks.io MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can Windsurf read the actual error logs from Healthchecks.io?

Yes. The agent uses getpingbody to read the exact payload sent by your failing cron job.

Q: How do I stop alerts while testing locally?

Tell Cascade to run pausecheck through the MCP integration on your staging monitors. You won't get flooded with downtime notifications while debugging.

Connect Windsurf via this MCP Server to your background jobs and let Cascade automatically configure, monitor, and debug your cron tasks.

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Windsurf Auto-Configures Cron Checks

This tool lets Windsurf query your existing infrastructure with `list_checks` and map out every background task in your project. Cascade reads the output, spots missing coverage, and autonomously triggers `create_check` to upsert new monitors without asking for permission. Instead of tabbing out to a dashboard, you just tell your IDE to audit your job runners. Cascade pulls the data, updates the configuration with `update_check`, and builds the deployment script to match the new check UUIDs.

Debug Silent Failures Automatically

The server exposes `list_pings` and `get_ping_body` so your agent can pull the exact payload of a failed cron execution. When a job dies silently, Cascade inspects the flip history via `list_flips` to isolate exactly when the failure started. You don't have to guess why a backup script hung. The agent grabs the last successful ping, compares it to the failure state, and suggests code fixes right in your editor based on the actual HTTP payload.

Manage Alert Noise During Maintenance

Your MCP Server allows direct control over alerting states using `pause_check` and `resume_check`. When you start a heavy database migration, Cascade can automatically pause the relevant heartbeat monitors to prevent pager storms. Once the migration finishes, the agent resumes them. It can also pull `list_integrations` to verify which Slack channels or webhooks will receive the notifications if the jobs fail to restart.

Setup guide

Set up Healthchecks.io MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Healthchecks.io 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

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Healthchecks.io payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Healthchecks.io tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "healthchecksio-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Healthchecks.io MCP in Windsurf

Open your MCP settings in Windsurf and add the server configuration. Cascade auto-discovers the tools immediately.

Yes. The agent uses `get_ping_body` to read the exact payload sent by your failing cron job.

It can. If you instruct Cascade to instrument a new background job, it will use `create_check` to register it and insert the ping URL into your code.

Tell Cascade to run `pause_check` through the MCP integration on your staging monitors. You won't get flooded with downtime notifications while debugging.

The connection only transmits ping payloads, check UUIDs, and status flips. The V8 Isolate Sandbox ensures these request bodies vanish the moment the tool execution finishes, leaving no stored traces.

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