MCP Server: Real-Time Alerts & 24/7 Uptime Monitoring

MCP Server: Instantly verify website uptime. Real-time alerts if your site goes down. Reliable, 24/7 monitoring to keep your operations running smoothly.

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About MCP Server

What is MCP Server: Real-Time Alerts & 24/7 Uptime Monitoring?

Imagine a scenario where a fintech startup’s payment gateway went unexpectedly offline—without immediate detection, transactions halted, and trust plummeted. Enter the MCP Server: a vigilant guardian designed to eliminate such risks. This tool acts as a digital sentinel, seamlessly integrating with services like IsItDownRightNow to deliver instant status updates and historical outage data. Think of it as a hybrid of a real-time heartbeat monitor and a digital historian, ensuring your systems never go undetected in crisis mode.

How to Use MCP Server: Real-Time Alerts & 24/7 Uptime Monitoring?

Deploying this powerhouse is as straightforward as a well-orchestrated dance. Begin by cloning the repository via Git, then choose your weapon: uv or traditional pip for installation. For Claude Desktop users, a few lines of JSON configuration turn it into an extension. Run it standalone with a single command or embed it into workflows using its async library interface—picture developers effortlessly polling statuses while maintaining server performance. The system’s CLI even supports granular queries like mcp-server-isitdown, making it as accessible as your terminal.

MCP Server Features

Key Features of MCP Server: Real-Time Alerts & 24/7 Uptime Monitoring?

Beyond basic uptime checks, this server delivers enterprise-grade features wrapped in a developer-friendly package. Its get_website_status function isn’t just a toggle—it’s a data-rich response engine, returning not just up/down states but timestamped outage histories. The asynchronous architecture ensures zero-latency integration into high-traffic apps, while the 24/7 monitoring backbone runs on fault-tolerant logic. Oh, and the extensibility? You can plug it into CI/CD pipelines, alert systems, or even IoT dashboards with minimal boilerplate.

Use Cases for MCP Server: Real-Time Alerts & 24/7 Uptime Monitoring?

MCP Server FAQ

FAQ: Everything You Need to Know

Can I customize alert thresholds? Absolutely—configure polling intervals down to the millisecond.
What protocols does it support? HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, and ICMP out of the box; add custom checks via plugins.
How does it handle high query volume? Built-in rate limiting and distributed caching ensure scalability even under enterprise loads.
Is there an API for third-party integrations? Yes! A RESTful endpoint exposes all core functionality, ready to be plugged into your favorite dashboard or chatbot.

Content

mcp-server-isitdown

An MCP server that checks if a website is currently down by querying www.isitdownrightnow.com.

Overview

This MCP server provides a simple tool to check if a website is experiencing downtime, and can provide some information about recent downtime events.

Tools

The following tools are implemented:

get_website_status : Checks if a website is currently down or not.
- Input : root_domain (string): The root domain of the website to check (e.g., "example.com")
- Output : A string message indicating whether the website is up or down, with the last recorded downtime information

Installation

Note : This package is not currently published to a public registry. Installation is only available from source.

From Source

# Clone the repository 
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-server-isitdown.git
cd mcp-server-isitdown

# Using uv (recommended)
uv pip install -e .

# Using pip
pip install -e .

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

"isitdown": {
  "command": "/path/to/uv",
  "args": [
    "--directory",
    "/path/to/cloned/repo/src",
    "run",
    "mcp_server_isitdown"
  ]
}

Usage

Run as a standalone MCP server

# Using the installed script
mcp-server-isitdown

# Using the Python module
python -m mcp_server_isitdown

Example usage with Claude for Dekstop:

"Is wikipedia down right now?"
"When was the last time reddit was down?"

Use as a library

from mcp_server_isitdown.server import get_website_status

# Check if a website is down (async function)
async def check_website():
    result = await get_website_status("example.com")
    print(result)  # Prints status message with up/down status

Development

# Type checking
uvx mypy .

# Run all pre-commit hooks
uv pre-commit run --all-files

# Install in development mode
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run the Inspector
mcp dev src/mcp_server_isitdown/server.py

Build

# Build the package
uv build

# Install the built package
uv pip install dist/mcp_isitdown_service-*.whl

License

MIT