MCP Uptime Kuma vs Cronalert

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Uptime Kuma and Cronalert 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Uptime Kuma 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: getMonitorSummary, listMonitors, listMonitorTypes.

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Choose Cronalert 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_monitors, create_monitor, get_monitor.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Uptime Kuma Monitoring	Cronalert Monitoring
Summary	A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Uptime Kuma version 2.	Manage CronAlert uptime monitors, check results, and incidents from any MCP client.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-uptime-kuma": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-p",
        "@davidfuchs/mcp-uptime-kuma",
        "mcp-uptime-kuma-get-jwt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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