Can I acknowledge and resolve incidents directly from my AI agent?

Yes! Use the `update_incident` tool with the incident ID and your PagerDuty email. Set status to `acknowledged` or `resolved` to change the incident state instantly without opening the PagerDuty dashboard.

How do I find out who is on-call right now?

Run the `list_oncalls` tool. It returns every user currently on-call across all schedules and escalation levels, showing their name, escalation policy, and coverage window.

Can I create incidents programmatically for testing or escalation?

Absolutely. Use `create_incident` with your PagerDuty email, the target service ID, a descriptive title, and optionally set urgency to `high` or `low`. The incident will immediately trigger according to the service's escalation policy.

PagerDuty MCP Server for Claude Desktop 11 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About PagerDuty MCP Server

Connect your PagerDuty account to any AI agent and take full control of incident management operations through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect PagerDuty to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 11 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Incident Management — List, create, acknowledge, and resolve incidents across all services
Service Monitoring — Browse all monitored services and inspect their configurations, integrations, and health status
User Management — List all team members, view individual profiles, contact methods, and notification rules
On-Call Visibility — See who is currently on-call across all schedules and escalation levels in real-time
Schedule Administration — Browse rotation schedules with their layers, handoff times, and coverage windows
Escalation Policies — Inspect escalation chains to understand how incidents route through teams

The PagerDuty MCP Server exposes 11 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect PagerDuty to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the PagerDuty MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using PagerDuty

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 11 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the PagerDuty MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with PagerDuty through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

PagerDuty + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the PagerDuty MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

PagerDuty MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (11)

These 11 tools become available when you connect PagerDuty to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_incident

Requires the From header email (your PagerDuty user email), service ID, and incident title. Create a new incident on a service

get_incident

Get detailed information about a specific incident

get_service

Get detailed configuration of a specific service

get_user

Get detailed information about a specific user

list_escalation_policies

List all escalation policies

list_incidents

Optionally filter by status: triggered, acknowledged, resolved. List incidents across all services

list_oncalls

List who is currently on-call across all schedules

list_schedules

List all on-call schedules

list_services

List all monitored services

list_users

List all users in the PagerDuty account

update_incident

Use to acknowledge, resolve, or reassign incidents programatically. Update an incident status (acknowledge, resolve, escalate)

Example Prompts for PagerDuty in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with PagerDuty immediately.

"Show me all triggered incidents right now."

"Who is on-call for the Platform team right now?"

"Acknowledge incident P8K2LMN and show me the service details."

Troubleshooting PagerDuty MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting PagerDuty to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

PagerDuty + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating PagerDuty MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.