Cursor MCP for uptime monitoring after you ship

Q: Does StillOnline MCP work on StillOnline Free?

No API key on Free, so MCP cannot authenticate. Use the dashboard and Telegram alerts, or upgrade to Pro.

Q: Is Cursor MCP different from the REST API?

Same backend (api.stillonline.tech/v1). MCP is a tool wrapper for agents; CI uses curl (REST guide).

Q: How is this article different from the general MCP post?

This page is Cursor + post-deploy uptime workflows. The MCP agents guide covers Windsurf, Claude, Antigravity, and install depth.

You fixed the health route and merged. The boring part is opening another tab to see if the external probe is green. stillonline-mcp in Cursor lets the agent call StillOnline tools: list checks, read last_status, pull public status JSON.

This is a workflow guide for Cursor after deploy. Full multi-IDE setup lives in MCP status monitoring for AI agents. REST details: service uptime API.

Quick answer

On Pro, run npx -y stillonline-mcp setup, add sk_live_… to Cursor MCP env (never in chat), then prompt: “List StillOnline checks for project X—is anything not OPERATIONAL?” MCP reads the same API as curl gates in GitHub Actions. It does not replace Telegram owner alerts when you are away from the IDE.

When Cursor + MCP helps

Moment	Agent can
Right after deploy	`list_checks` → confirm green after 2–3 intervals
New microservice URL	Create HTTP check from chat (Pro)
Incident triage	`get_public_status` → summarize for paste into support
Docs drift	Compare README status link vs actual slug

MCP does not run probes faster than your StillOnline plan interval (5 min on Free).

Minimal Cursor setup

Pro or Ultimate — API key required (pricing).
Terminal: npx -y stillonline-mcp setup (pick Cursor).
Paste sk_live_… from API settings into MCP env only.
Reload Cursor → confirm stillonline server is connected.

Troubleshooting keys and PowerShell: full MCP guide.

Prompts that match uptime work

Copy after you ship:

“Call StillOnline list_checks on my production project. Flag any check where last_status is not OPERATIONAL.”
“get_public_status for slug my-saas—quote overall status and any active_incident.”
“We added https://api.example.com/v2/health—create a GET check expecting 200.”

Do not paste secrets into the prompt. Rotate the key if it leaked into chat history.

What MCP does not do

Page Speed / PSI — separate tab; Page Speed monitoring.
Solve antibot on marketing URLs — fix health path (probes and redirects).
Post maintenance incidents — UI or CI/CD incident API; closing incidents is UI in v1.

Keep phone alerts on: MCP is for when you are already in the editor.

Related guides

FAQ

Does StillOnline MCP work on StillOnline Free?

No API key on Free, so MCP cannot authenticate. Use the dashboard and Telegram alerts, or upgrade to Pro.

Is Cursor MCP different from the REST API?

Same backend (api.stillonline.tech/v1). MCP is a tool wrapper for agents; CI uses curl (REST guide).

Can the agent fix a red check automatically?

It can suggest URL or status-code changes; you still deploy fixes. MCP reads state—it does not SSH into your servers.

How is this article different from the general MCP post?

This page is Cursor + post-deploy uptime workflows. The MCP agents guide covers Windsurf, Claude, Antigravity, and install depth.

Will MCP notify me on downtime at night?

No push from MCP. Configure Telegram via StillOnline bot for owner alerts.

Can I use MCP and GitHub Actions together?

Yes. Actions gate merges; Cursor helps you inspect state while coding. Same Pro key, different secret stores.