What is the key difference between Healthchecks and Healthchecksio MCP?

Healthchecks belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution, while Healthchecksio MCP belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Healthchecks or Healthchecksio MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Healthchecks and Healthchecksio MCP free or paid?

Healthchecks operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Healthchecksio MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Healthchecks lists 10 tools with 1 views and 0 GitHub stars. Healthchecksio MCP lists 8 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Healthchecks and Healthchecksio MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Healthchecks vs Healthchecksio MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Healthchecks and Healthchecksio MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Healthchecks

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 55/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Healthchecksio MCP

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Healthchecks if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a local process. Choose Healthchecksio MCP if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Healthchecks when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: list_checks, get_check, list_flips.

Explore Healthchecks Details

Choose Healthchecksio MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: list_checks, get_check, create_check.

Explore Healthchecksio MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Healthchecks Monitoring	Healthchecksio MCP Monitoring
Summary	Inspect, create and adjust Healthchecks cron and uptime checks, and read why one failed	MCP server for the Healthchecks.io API
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Healthchecks Tools (10)

list_checks

Checks in the project, with `tag`, `slug` and `status` filters

get_check

One check with every field, by UUID or `unique_key

list_flips

Up/down transitions of a check, with a time window

list_badges

Status badge URLs, per tag and for the project

get_status

Whether the instance is reachable — needs no API key at all

get_api_key_info

Which instance, which kind of key, and what that key cannot do

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Healthchecks Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "healthchecks": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "healthchecks-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Healthchecksio MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "healthchecksio-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:nguyenhuy158/healthchecksio-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Healthchecks is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Healthchecksio MCP belongs to Monitoring using local stdio subprocess. Select Healthchecks when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and Healthchecksio MCP when you require tools for monitoring.

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