StatusGator MCP server
The StatusGator MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server lets AI assistants interact directly with your StatusGator account. Your AI tools can monitor services, manage incidents, update status pages, and query historical data — all through natural language.
What is MCP?
MCP is an open protocol that connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources. Instead of copying and pasting between StatusGator and your AI tool, the MCP server gives your assistant direct access to your account.
Prerequisites
- A StatusGator account on a plan that includes API access
- An API token (Org admins can generate one under API > Add token)
- An MCP-compatible AI client (e.g., Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
Example Setup
Setup and configuration will vary depending on your client. For Claude Code, the configuration would look like this:
claude mcp add --transport http statusgator <https://statusgator.com/mcp> --header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>"
Replace <API_TOKEN> with your StatusGator API token.
Any MCP-compatible client can connect to the StatusGator server. Use these connection details:
- Transport: HTTP
- URL:
https://statusgator.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token via the
Authorizationheader
What you can do
Once connected, your AI assistant has access to tools covering all major StatusGator functionality:
Boards and status data
- Retrieve your boards, services, and real-time status information
- View board history and component-level status
- List services and search the StatusGator service catalog
Monitor management
- Create, update, pause, and delete website and ping monitors
- Create, update, and delete custom monitors
- Add and manage service monitors
- Organize monitors into groups
Incident management
- Create incidents and maintenance windows
- Post incident updates as situations evolve
Subscriber management
- Add and remove status page subscribers
- List current subscribers
Example usage
After setup, you can interact with StatusGator using natural language. Here are some examples:
"Show me all my StatusGator boards and their current status."
"Create a major incident on my Production board called 'Connectivity issues' affecting 'Database' and notify subscribers."
"What services on my StatusGator IT baord have had outages in the last 30 days?"
"Add a website monitor for https://example.com on my Production board."
"Post an update to the ongoing incident — we've identified the root cause and a fix is being deployed."
Available tools
For a complete reference of all MCP tools, including parameters and descriptions, see the MCP Tools Reference.
Troubleshooting
Unauthorized errors
Verify your API token is correct and active. API tokens have optional expirations and setting one is a best practice. If your token expires, simply generate a new one and update your MCP client configuration.
Connection or timeout errors
Confirm the URL is exactly https://statusgator.com/mcp and that your client supports HTTP transport.