StatusCake MCP server

Review uptime, SSL, pagespeed and heartbeat checks, alerts and maintenance windows; create checks. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect StatusCakeFree 50 calls/mo

What can I ask?

Turn on the StatusCake connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

Are any of my website uptime checks down right now?
Which SSL certificates on my sites expire in the next 30 days?
How did my main website's uptime look over the last week?
Create an uptime check for https://acme-example.com that tests every 5 minutes.

What you can do with StatusCake in Claude and ChatGPT

For web and IT teams who monitor sites and cron jobs with StatusCake.

Find checks that are down and see how long

The AI lists uptime checks by status or tag, then reads the up and down periods, test runs with status code and response time, and alerts of a check.

Check SSL certificates for expiry and problems

The AI lists SSL checks with valid-until date, issuer and flags such as expired, broken, revoked or mixed content, and sorts them by expiry.

Review page load time and size

The AI lists pagespeed checks with the latest load time, page size and request count and reads the history of one check.

Check that cron jobs and workers still ping in

The AI lists heartbeat checks with their status and period, and reads one to see when it last received a ping and what its ping URL is.

Start monitoring a site, certificate or cron job

The AI creates an uptime check for a URL, host or IP, an SSL check, or a heartbeat check for a cron job. It can look up the contact groups to alert.

Changes data

Update uptime checks or schedule maintenance windows

The AI pauses or resumes an uptime check, changes its settings, or schedules a maintenance window that silences alerts for checks or tags.

Changes data

How do I connect StatusCake?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your StatusCake API key.

Create or copy one in the StatusCake app under Account → API Keys. Your key is used only to call the StatusCake API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
Enter the name StatusCake and this URL, then click Add:
https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp
Claude opens the login page: enter your StatusCake API key.
In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on StatusCake.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
Enter the name StatusCake and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp
ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your StatusCake API key.
In Plugins, install StatusCake, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

claude mcp add --transport http statuscake https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "statuscake": {
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "statuscake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add statuscake --url https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp

codex mcp login statuscake

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your StatusCake API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Limit
Free	$0	50 tool calls / month
Proper user	$9/mo · $90/yr	10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+per user	$39/mo · $390/yr	100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this StatusCake server only. Ask your AI to run statuscake_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with statuscake_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with statuscake_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.

Tools 25

Show all 25 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 16

List uptime checksstatuscake_list_uptime_checks
List uptime checks with their current status (up/down), type, URL, check rate, tags and uptime percentage. Filter by status or tags.
Get one uptime checkstatuscake_get_uptime_check
Fetch one uptime check in full — settings, current status, last test time, next location and the monitoring servers it runs on.
Get uptime check historystatuscake_get_uptime_history
Individual test runs for one uptime check — when, from which location, the status code and the response time (ms). Newest first; follow links.next (or pass before) to page back.
Get uptime check up/down periodsstatuscake_get_uptime_periods
The up and down periods of one uptime check — when each started and ended and how long it lasted (ms). The direct answer to 'how long was it down?'.
List uptime check alertsstatuscake_list_uptime_alerts
Alerts triggered by one uptime check — when, the status it changed to and the status code.
List SSL checksstatuscake_list_ssl_checks
List SSL certificate checks with the certificate's validity window (valid_from/valid_until), issuer, cipher and score, and flags such as expired, broken, revoked or mixed content.
Get one SSL checkstatuscake_get_ssl_check
Fetch one SSL certificate check in full — expiry, issuer, cipher, scores, flags and any mixed-content resources found.
List pagespeed checksstatuscake_list_pagespeed_checks
List pagespeed checks with their location, alert thresholds and latest stats (load time ms, page size kb, request count, latest issue).
Get pagespeed check historystatuscake_get_pagespeed_history
Past runs of one pagespeed check — load time (ms), file size (kb), request count, throttling and the saved HAR file location.
List heartbeat checksstatuscake_list_heartbeat_checks
List heartbeat (push) checks — jobs that must ping a StatusCake URL within a period — with their status, period and ping URL.
Get one heartbeat checkstatuscake_get_heartbeat_check
Fetch one heartbeat check in full, including its ping URL, period, status and when it last received a ping.
List contact groupsstatuscake_list_contact_groups
List contact groups — who gets alerted: email addresses, mobile numbers, integration ids and ping URL. Use their ids in a check's contact_groups.
List maintenance windowsstatuscake_list_maintenance_windows
List maintenance windows (scheduled alert silences) with their start/end, timezone, repeat interval, state and the checks or tags they cover. Only works on accounts using the newer maintenance-windows feature.
Get one maintenance windowstatuscake_get_maintenance_window
Fetch one maintenance window by id.
List uptime monitoring locationsstatuscake_list_uptime_locations
List StatusCake's uptime monitoring servers — region, region code, IPv4/IPv6 and status. Use region codes in a check's regions; use the IPs for firewall allowlists.
List pagespeed monitoring locationsstatuscake_list_pagespeed_locations
List StatusCake's pagespeed monitoring servers — region, IPs and status.

Changes data · 5

Create an uptime checkstatuscake_create_uptime_check
Start monitoring a URL, host or IP. Returns the new check's id as data.new_id. Faster check rates and some regions depend on the plan.
Update an uptime checkstatuscake_update_uptime_check
Change an uptime check's settings. Only the fields you pass are changed; list fields (tags, contact_groups, regions, dns_ips) are REPLACED, and an empty list clears them. Pass paused=true to pause a check and paused=false to resume it.
Create an SSL checkstatuscake_create_ssl_check
Start monitoring a site's SSL certificate for expiry and problems. Returns the new id as data.new_id.
Create a heartbeat checkstatuscake_create_heartbeat_check
Create a heartbeat (push) check for a cron job or worker: it goes down if StatusCake is not pinged within `period` seconds. Returns the new id as data.new_id; fetch it with statuscake_get_heartbeat_check to get the ping URL.
Create a maintenance windowstatuscake_create_maintenance_window
Schedule a maintenance window that silences alerts for the given uptime checks (by id and/or tag). start_at/end_at are RFC3339; only the date and time are used and are read as local time in `timezone`. At least one of tests or tags is required. Only works on accounts using the newer maintenance-windows feature.

Your usefulapi plan · 4

Usage status (free-tier meter)statuscake_usage_status
Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
Request a missing featurestatuscake_request_feature
Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the StatusCake tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
Upgrade to Pro or Pro+statuscake_upgrade
Get a paid plan for StatusCake (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
Cancel the Pro subscriptionstatuscake_cancel_subscription
Cancel the caller's StatusCake Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run statuscake_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with StatusCake in Claude or ChatGPT?

Find checks that are down and see how long. Check SSL certificates for expiry and problems. Review page load time and size. Check that cron jobs and workers still ping in. Start monitoring a site, certificate or cron job. Update uptime checks or schedule maintenance windows. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official StatusCake product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by StatusCake. The server calls the StatusCake API with your own StatusCake access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect StatusCake to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your StatusCake API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.

Do I put my StatusCake key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your StatusCake API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my StatusCake credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the StatusCake API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in StatusCake.

Can the AI change my StatusCake data?

Yes, if you approve it. 5 of the 21 StatusCake tools can create or change data. The other 16 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this StatusCake server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run statuscake_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run statuscake_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run statuscake_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a StatusCake tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with statuscake_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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