• LIVE
  • PARTIAL
  • AUDIT
  • HUMAN

How to update public status pages with your AI

Connect Cronitor to your agent to automate incident communication. Once linked, your AI handles the heavy lifting of status updates.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to manage my Cronitor status pages?

Your agent uses Cronitor tools to list existing pages, find specific components, and push updates to site information or individual status items. This allows you to move from incident detection to public communication without manual dashboard navigation. You'll see how the agent maps out your current status setup and applies changes below.

Where every update lands.

Status page outcomes

The AI translates your instructions into direct changes on your Cronitor dashboard.

LIVE

Real-time site updates

The agent modifies site-wide information to reflect current system states. Your users see the changes immediately.

PARTIAL

Component-level changes

The AI targets specific service components rather than the whole page. This keeps your status granular and accurate.

AUDIT

Current status overview

The agent pulls a full list of your pages and their current components. You get a clear view of what needs updating.

HUMAN

Manual verification

The AI identifies which components are active. You decide when a major incident requires a human to sign off on the final wording.

The workflow

What your AI does when an incident occurs.

Instead of clicking through menus, you tell your agent what happened and it handles the Cronitor API calls.

  1. Inventory check

    The agent first identifies which status pages you have available to modify.

    list_status_pages

  2. Component mapping

    It looks up the specific parts of a page, like individual services or database clusters, to find the right target.

    list_status_page_components

  3. Targeted updates

    The agent changes the status or description of a specific service component based on your report.

    update_status_page_component

  4. Site-wide changes

    If the whole system is down, the agent updates the main page information to reflect the global state.

    update_status_page

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in your agent.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text with your actual Cronitor page names or component IDs.

Cronitor Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EHNlqUmdOzFgXZGMmL53K1EbEQVA8FefmcOzppi4/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 — Cronitor capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cronitor-cron-monitoring-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EHNlqUmdOzFgXZGMmL53K1EbEQVA8FefmcOzppi4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my Cronitor status pages so I can see what's active.

  • Update the 'API Gateway' component on my 'Production' status page to 'Degraded Performance'.

  • Change the main description for my 'Core Services' status page to reflect the ongoing maintenance.

  • Show me all the components currently listed on my 'Customer Portal' status page.

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  • Windsurf
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  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Cronitor once, then ask.

Just link your account via the Vinkius dashboard. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start managing your status pages through your preferred AI client.

Connect Cronitor to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete a status page?

    No. The current tools only allow for listing and updating existing pages and components.

  • 02

    Will the AI automatically post updates when a monitor fails?

    No. The AI only acts when you specifically instruct it to update a status page via a prompt.

  • 03

    Can I update the status of a single service?

    Yes. You can target specific components within a page without affecting the rest of the status page.

  • 04

    Does the AI see my Cronitor login credentials?

    No. Your credentials are encrypted and managed by Vinkius; the AI only interacts with the tools provided by the MCP.

  • 05

    Can the AI create new status pages from scratch?

    No. The agent can only work with pages and components that already exist in your Cronitor account.

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