How to Use the Uptime.com MCP in Claude Code

Q: Can I automate account auditing with Uptime.com in Claude Code?

Yes. You can script a sequence that runs getaccountinfo to validate current credentials and quotas, ensuring your deployment scripts have the necessary permissions before running.

Automate CI/CD and monitoring reports: Manage Uptime.com checks from the terminal with Claude Code.

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Script Monitoring Checks

You can write shell scripts that use `list_checks` to output every monitor check name, ideal for generating a deployment manifest. This is perfect for pre-flight checks in a CI pipeline. The `get_check_stats` tool lets you script status reporting. Running this command provides the raw uptime metrics needed for your nightly cron job log.

Process Alert History

Instead of manual checking, use `list_recent_alerts` in a CLI script to pull the last 24 hours of downtime incidents. You can then pipe this output directly into an incident ticketing system via another tool. The `get_root_cause_analysis` tool provides technical summaries for automated post-mortem reports, ensuring your DevOps log is always complete.

Manage System Status

Write a quick maintenance script using `create_check` to spin up temporary monitoring endpoints just before a deployment. Once done, use `delete_check` in the same script to clean up resources automatically. The `get_account_info` tool verifies user credentials and service quotas right from your terminal session.

Setup guide

Set up Uptime.com 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 uptimecom-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Uptime.com transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Uptime.com tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http uptimecom-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 Uptime.com 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": {
    "uptimecom-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Uptime.com MCP in Claude Code

You connect the MCP Server using a simple command line call. This allows you to treat all monitoring actions—from listing checks to updating them—as native shell commands within your pipeline.

It's built for it. The headless nature of Claude Code means you can run monitoring actions in GitHub Actions or Docker containers without needing a GUI or browser.

This server primarily handles operational metadata: API endpoints, downtime records (alert history), and service statistics. All of this is textual output suitable for logging.

Yes. You can script a sequence that runs `get_account_info` to validate current credentials and quotas, ensuring your deployment scripts have the necessary permissions before running.

Just an API endpoint token is needed. Since it's a zero-trust MCP Server, you provide one secure token to manage all interactions from your terminal session.

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