How do I install Healthchecks?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Healthchecks need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: HEALTHCHECKS_API_KEY, HEALTHCHECKS_URL, HEALTHCHECKS_READ_ONLY, HEALTHCHECKS_ALLOW_TOOLS, HEALTHCHECKS_DENY_TOOLS, HEALTHCHECKS_INSECURE_TLS.

What transport does Healthchecks use?

Healthchecks runs locally over stdio.

When was Healthchecks last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Inspect, create and adjust Healthchecks cron and uptime checks, and read why one failed

Healthchecks MCP server

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Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

HEALTHCHECKS_API_KEY — Project API key, exactly 32 characters, from Project Settings → API Access
HEALTHCHECKS_URL — Site root of a self-hosted instance, e.g. https://hc.example.net (default: https://healthchecks.io)
HEALTHCHECKS_READ_ONLY — Set to true to register only the read tools (default: false)
HEALTHCHECKS_ALLOW_TOOLS — Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)
HEALTHCHECKS_DENY_TOOLS — Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever the allow list left
HEALTHCHECKS_INSECURE_TLS — Set to true to accept a self-signed certificate from a self-hosted instance (default: false)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1HEALTHCHECKS_API_KEY=<secret> HEALTHCHECKS_URL=<value> HEALTHCHECKS_READ_ONLY=<value> HEALTHCHECKS_ALLOW_TOOLS=<value> HEALTHCHECKS_DENY_TOOLS=<value> HEALTHCHECKS_INSECURE_TLS=<value> claude mcp add io.github.ni-c-healthchecks-mcp -- npx -y healthchecks-mcp@0.3.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ni-c-healthchecks-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "HEALTHCHECKS_API_KEY": "<secret>",11        "HEALTHCHECKS_URL": "<value>",12        "HEALTHCHECKS_READ_ONLY": "<value>",13        "HEALTHCHECKS_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<value>",14        "HEALTHCHECKS_DENY_TOOLS": "<value>",15        "HEALTHCHECKS_INSECURE_TLS": "<value>"16      }17    }18  }19}

claude_desktop_config.json

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How do I install Healthchecks?

Does Healthchecks need an API key?

What transport does Healthchecks use?

When was Healthchecks last checked?

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