• NEW
  • VIEW
  • CLEAN
  • HUMAN

How to manage monitoring alerts with your AI

Connect HyperDX to your AI client to handle alert lifecycle management through natural language. You stop jumping between dashboards and chat instead.

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Short answer

How can I manage my HyperDX alerts using AI?

You can use your AI agent to create new alert rules, pull a list of existing ones, or delete rules that are no longer needed. This gives you direct control over your observability stack without manual dashboard navigation. Here is how the agent handles these tasks.

Alert management outcomes.

Where your alerts land.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of rule maintenance.

NEW

Instant alert creation

The agent sets up new monitoring rules based on your specific requirements. You get a fresh alert ready to trigger when conditions are met.

VIEW

Current rule visibility

Your agent pulls a full list of active alerts. You can quickly see what is currently being monitored in HyperDX.

CLEAN

Remove stale rules

The agent deletes old or redundant alerts. This keeps your notification channels from getting cluttered with noise.

HUMAN

Manual verification

You decide which rules are actually useful. The AI performs the technical execution, but you maintain the logic and oversight.

The workflow

What your AI does when <the thing arrives>.

The agent acts as a bridge between your chat interface and the HyperDX API.

  1. Audit existing rules

    The agent checks your current HyperDX setup to understand what is already being monitored.

    list_alerts

  2. Define new monitors

    The agent translates your plain English requirements into a functional alert rule in the system.

    create_alert

  3. Prune old alerts

    The agent removes specific rules that you identify as obsolete or unnecessary.

    delete_alert

  4. Confirm changes

    The agent verifies the state of your alerts to ensure the requested changes took effect.

    list_alerts

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin interacting with HyperDX.

Starting points

Replace the specific service names or error types with your actual HyperDX data.

HyperDX Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_lc01BEQeS86qzu5Tsala3mRU7FKVPIY7tYMD90oU/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 — HyperDX capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hyperdx-open-source-observability-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_lc01BEQeS86qzu5Tsala3mRU7FKVPIY7tYMD90oU/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my current HyperDX alerts so I can see what is active.

  • Create a new alert in HyperDX for when error rates exceed 5% on the production service.

  • Delete the alert named 'High Latency - Auth Service' from HyperDX.

  • Show me all the alerts currently running in HyperDX.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change the threshold of an existing alert?

    No. The agent can create new rules or delete existing ones, but it cannot modify the parameters of an existing rule.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete all my alerts if I ask it to?

    No. The agent only deletes the specific alerts you explicitly tell it to remove.

  • 03

    Can I see which alerts are firing right now?

    The agent can list your alert rules, but it does not have a tool to view real-time firing events or logs.

  • 04

    Does the AI need my HyperDX password?

    No. You connect via Vinkius, which manages the connection securely without sharing your raw credentials with the AI.

  • 05

    Can the AI create alerts based on log patterns?

    Yes, as long as you describe the pattern in your prompt, the agent can use the creation tool to set it up.

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