Openuptime vs MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Openuptime and MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Openuptime for monitoring work over a hosted endpoint; choose MCP Server for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Openuptime when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
DATABASE_URL, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, CRON_SECRET, POSTGRES_PASSWORD, PUBLIC_URL, BETTER_AUTH_URL, WEB_ORIGIN.
Choose MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
VS_API_KEY, VISUALSENTINEL_API_KEY, VS_API_BASE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | DATABASE_URLBETTER_AUTH_SECRETCRON_SECRETPOSTGRES_PASSWORDPUBLIC_URLBETTER_AUTH_URLWEB_ORIGIN | VS_API_KEYVISUALSENTINEL_API_KEYVS_API_BASE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 15 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Openuptime | View MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Openuptime tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Openuptime
{
"mcpServers": {
"becoolme-openuptime": {
"url": "https://openuptime.app/api/mcp"
}
}
}
MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"visualsentinel-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@visualsentinel/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VS_API_KEY": "YOUR_VS_API_KEY_HERE",
"VISUALSENTINEL_API_KEY": "YOUR_VISUALSENTINEL_API_KEY_HERE",
"VS_API_BASE": "YOUR_VS_API_BASE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Openuptime is categorized under Monitoring and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. MCP Server belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Openuptime for monitoring work and MCP Server for monitoring.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Openuptime is listed as free. MCP Server is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add becoolme-openuptime and visualsentinel-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Openuptime has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 15 GitHub stars. MCP Server has 57/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.