• STATUS
  • NOTIFY
  • GAP
  • HUMAN

How to audit alert and heartbeat status with your AI

Connect Checkly to your agent to run quick health checks on your monitoring setup without opening the Checkly dashboard.

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Short answer

How can I audit my Checkly alerts and heartbeats using AI?

Your agent pulls your Checkly alert channels and heartbeat statuses to find broken cron jobs or misconfigured notifications. You'll see exactly which monitors are failing and where your alerts are being sent.

Audit outcomes.

Where your data lands.

What your agent produces after scanning your Checkly setup.

STATUS

Heartbeat health report

The AI checks your cron jobs. You get a clear list of which heartbeats are up or down.

NOTIFY

Alert channel map

The agent identifies your notification destinations. You'll know which Slack or email channels are active.

GAP

Missing alert detection

The AI compares heartbeats against alert channels. It flags if a critical heartbeat has no way to notify you.

HUMAN

Manual fixes needed

The AI finds broken monitors or missing channels. You'll need to jump into Checkly to fix the actual settings.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The agent performs a sequence of reads to build a complete picture of your monitoring state.

  1. Scan alert channels

    The agent pulls a full list of your configured notification destinations.

    list_checkly_alert_channels

  2. Check heartbeat status

    It pulls the current status for all your cron job heartbeats.

    list_checkly_heartbeats

  3. Cross-reference data

    The agent compares the two lists to see if your heartbeats are properly linked to your alert channels.

    list_checkly_alert_channelslist_checkly_heartbeats

  4. Report findings

    The agent summarizes the health of your heartbeats and identifies any gaps in your alerting logic.

    list_checkly_heartbeats

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your audit.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap in specific channel names or heartbeat IDs to get more precise answers.

Checkly Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZKVvNJK1bEgGdJP2vFYcWaZwHDzM0XtD3oz2UTx3/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Checkly capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "checkly-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZKVvNJK1bEgGdJP2vFYcWaZwHDzM0XtD3oz2UTx3/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my Checkly alert channels and tell me if any look misconfigured.

  • Check the status of my 'production-api-heartbeat' and tell me if it's healthy.

  • Are all my active heartbeats currently connected to an alert channel?

  • Show me a summary of all my Checkly heartbeats and highlight any that are failing.

  • Claude
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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Checkly once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your agent about your monitoring status.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can my AI fix a failing heartbeat?

    No. The AI can only read the status of your heartbeats. You have to go into Checkly to fix the actual code or configuration.

  • 02

    Can the AI create new alert channels?

    No. This MCP only provides tools to list existing channels and heartbeats. It cannot create or modify them.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my Checkly API keys?

    No. Vinkius manages the connection securely. Your agent only sees the data returned by the tools.

  • 04

    Can I use this to find which Slack channel receives alerts?

    Yes. By listing your alert channels, the AI can identify which Slack integrations are currently configured.

  • 05

    Will the AI alert me when a heartbeat fails?

    No. The AI is reactive. It only knows a heartbeat has failed when you ask it to check the status.

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