Query Checkly synthetic monitoring — checks, statuses, results, alerts, reporting and dashboards. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Checkly connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For DevOps and engineering teams who monitor websites and APIs with Checkly.
The AI reads the pass, fail or degraded status of every check, then opens the config or latest status of the ones that are down.
The AI lists run results of one check with latency, success and location, and opens one result in full.
The AI lists alert notifications across the account, or for one check, so you can see what went wrong and when.
The AI reads the aggregated availability and performance report across checks and groups, and sums up the weak spots.
The AI creates a maintenance window that silences alerts for a time range, one-off or repeating. It first lists the existing windows.
Changes dataThe AI lists alert channels, public checking locations and environment variables (secret values are hidden), and can add a new variable.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Checkly API key and Checkly account ID.
Find your API key in Checkly → User Settings → API keys, and your account ID in Account Settings → General. Your credentials are used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; they are never shown to anyone.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"checkly": {
"url": "https://checkly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"checkly": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://checkly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
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.
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 Checkly API key and Checkly account ID. 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+ | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Checkly server only. Ask your AI to run checkly_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 checkly_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 checkly_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
checkly_get_accountcheckly_list_checkscheckly_get_checkcheckly_list_check_groupscheckly_get_check_groupcheckly_list_check_statusescheckly_get_check_statuscheckly_list_check_resultscheckly_get_check_resultcheckly_list_check_alertscheckly_get_check_alertscheckly_get_reportingcheckly_list_dashboardscheckly_list_alert_channelscheckly_list_maintenance_windowscheckly_list_locationscheckly_list_private_locationscheckly_list_snippetscheckly_list_variablescheckly_list_runtimescheckly_create_variablecheckly_create_maintenance_windowcheckly_usage_statuscheckly_request_featurecheckly_upgradecheckly_cancel_subscriptionSee which checks are failing now. Investigate recent runs of a check. Review alerts that fired. Report availability and performance. Schedule a maintenance window. Check setup and add an environment variable. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Checkly. The server calls the Checkly API with your own Checkly access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
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.
The login page asks for your Checkly API key and Checkly account ID. See Before you connect for where to find them.
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 Checkly API key and Checkly account ID. 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.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Checkly 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 Checkly.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 22 Checkly tools can create or change data. The other 20 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 Checkly server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run checkly_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run checkly_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 checkly_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with checkly_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.
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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