How to Use the Instatus (Status Pages API) MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Instatus (Status Pages API) MCP Server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http instatus -- in your terminal. This registers the MCP server in your local /.claude.json configuration file, making all 28 status page tools instantly accessible from the command line.

Q: Can I use Claude Code to automate scheduled maintenance with Instatus (Status Pages API)?

Yes. The agent can use createmaintenance to schedule upcoming downtime and updatemaintenance to adjust the window if your deployment schedule changes.

Q: Does Instatus (Status Pages API) allow Claude Code to manage team members?

Yes, the server includes addteammate and removeteammate tools. This allows you to manage team access levels and invite on-call engineers directly from your terminal session.

Manage status pages, post incidents, and stream system metrics directly from your terminal with Claude Code.

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The `create_incident` tool registers a new system outage directly from your CLI. Claude Code lets you pipe production alerts straight to your status page without opening a browser. You can transition the incident state using `update_incident` or remove accidental posts with `delete_incident`. It is built for SREs who need to update customers while remaining glued to their terminal.

Terminal-driven metric ingestion

The `add_metric_datapoint` tool pushes numerical system performance data directly to your public dashboard. Your CLI agent can grab CPU load or API response times from your terminal environment and log them instantly. To keep your terminal fast, the agent uses `add_metric_datapoints_bulk` to upload multiple performance metrics in a single network request. This ensures your public status charts stay accurate during traffic spikes.

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The `update_component` tool changes the operational status of your databases, APIs, and frontends. Claude Code queries your live systems and updates the status page the moment a check fails. The agent uses `list_components` and `get_component` to verify the state of your infrastructure before making any changes. This prevents conflicting updates when multiple engineers are troubleshooting at the same time.

Setup guide

Set up Instatus (Status Pages API) 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 instatus-status-pages-api-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Instatus (Status Pages API) transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Instatus (Status Pages API) tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http instatus-status-pages-api-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 Instatus (Status Pages API) 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": {
    "instatus-status-pages-api-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Instatus (Status Pages API) MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http instatus -- ` in your terminal. This registers the MCP server in your local `~/.claude.json` configuration file, making all 28 status page tools instantly accessible from the command line.

Yes. The agent can use `create_maintenance` to schedule upcoming downtime and `update_maintenance` to adjust the window if your deployment schedule changes.

Simply ask your agent to list active incidents. It will call `list_incidents` to pull the complete list of open issues, allowing you to quickly check what is currently visible to your users directly from your shell.

Yes, the server includes `add_teammate` and `remove_teammate` tools. This allows you to manage team access levels and invite on-call engineers directly from your terminal session.

The MCP connection only interacts with status page assets—such as incident logs, component states, and metric data. Vinkius runs the server in an ephemeral, zero-trust sandbox, ensuring your private infrastructure logs and master tokens never leak to the public internet.

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