Bring Uptime Monitoring
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Better Stack to Windsurf and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the Better Stack MCP Server?
Connect your Better Stack (formerly Better Uptime) account to any AI agent and orchestrate your infrastructure monitoring and incident management through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Uptime Monitoring — List, create, and manage all your HTTP, Ping, and Keyword monitors to ensure service availability.
- Incident Response — Retrieve real-time updates on active incidents and historical reports for post-mortems.
- On-Call Coordination — Access on-call schedules and rotations to see who is responsible for system health.
- Heartbeat Management — Monitor cron jobs and recurring tasks through heartbeat monitors.
- Status Page Oversight — List and verify your public status pages directly from your workspace.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Better Stack API Token
- Start monitoring your infrastructure from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- DevOps & SREs — quickly check monitor statuses and incident details during an outage without manual dashboard navigation.
- Backend Developers — verify heartbeat logs for cron jobs straight from their code editor.
- Engineering Managers — retrieve on-call summaries and incident history for reporting.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Create a new uptime monitor
Delete a monitor
Get details of a specific incident
Get specific monitor details
List all heartbeat monitors
List recent uptime incidents
List all uptime monitors
List on-call schedules and rotations
List public status pages
Update an existing monitor
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Better Stack tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Better Stack in Windsurf
Why run Better Stack with Vinkius?
The Better Stack connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Better Stack using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Better Stack and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Better Stack to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Better Stack for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Better Stack is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can I check if a specific website is down using the agent?
Yes! Use the list_monitors tool to see the status of all your monitored URLs. You can also use get_monitor with a specific ID to see its current status and last checked timestamp.
How do I see who is currently on-call?
Simply ask the agent to list_on_calls. It will retrieve the current schedules and rotations, showing you who is responsible for incident response right now.
Does the integration allow me to create a new heartbeat monitor?
Currently, the toolset focuses on managing monitors and retrieving incident/on-call data. You can list and inspect heartbeats, but for creating new monitors with complex notification rules, we recommend using the Better Stack dashboard.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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