A side-by-side look at the MCP Uptime Kuma and Session Watcher MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Uptime Kuma for monitoring work as a local process; choose Session Watcher for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
UPTIME_KUMA_URL, UPTIME_KUMA_USERNAME, UPTIME_KUMA_PASSWORD, UPTIME_KUMA_2FA_TOKEN, UPTIME_KUMA_JWT_TOKEN, UPTIME_KUMA_HEADERS.getMonitorSummary, listMonitors, listMonitorTypes.start_watcher, stop_watcher, watcher_status.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 60/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | UPTIME_KUMA_URLUPTIME_KUMA_USERNAMEUPTIME_KUMA_PASSWORDUPTIME_KUMA_2FA_TOKENUPTIME_KUMA_JWT_TOKENUPTIME_KUMA_HEADERS | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 55 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 26 | 12 |
| Full listing | View MCP Uptime Kuma | View Session Watcher |
getMonitorSummaryGet a quick overview of all monitors with their current status. Supports filtering.listMonitorsGet the full list of all monitors with configurations. Supports filtering.listMonitorTypesGet all available monitor types supported by Uptime Kuma.getMonitorGet detailed configuration for a specific monitor by ID.createMonitorCreate a new monitor (requires name and type at minimum).updateMonitorUpdate an existing monitor's configuration.deleteMonitorPermanently delete a monitor and all its heartbeat history.pauseMonitorPause a monitor to stop performing checks.resumeMonitorResume a paused monitor to restart checks.listHeartbeatsGet status check history for all monitors.getHeartbeatsGet status check history for a specific monitor.listNotificationsList all configured notification channels (Slack, Discord, email, webhooks, etc.).start_watcherStart (or reuse) the dashboard server; returns its URLstop_watcherStop the managed serverwatcher_statusReport whether the server is running and its URLrotate_sessionRotate to a new session IDget_bucket_summaryReturn current context bucket structure (files, skills, tools) with metricsget_turn_skeletonRender the turns of the capture epoch, one block per turn, as the slots a note can fillsubmit_turn_notesReturn the producing session's notes through the slots the skeleton definesprepare_handoffPersist selected paths + summary as a handoff package; returns a semantic tokenload_handoffLoad a handoff by token, free-text search, or auto-match for the current projectturn_pagePage deeper into the history, newest first; a returned cursor proves more history remains, while its absence does not prove none doesturn_searchFind a literal that occurs verbatim in the transcripts — an identifier, a path, a quoted phraseturn_locateFind which turn ranges mention a remembered term, when the original wording is unknownPaste 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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-uptime-kuma": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"-p",
"@davidfuchs/mcp-uptime-kuma",
"mcp-uptime-kuma-get-jwt"
],
"env": {
"UPTIME_KUMA_URL": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_URL_HERE",
"UPTIME_KUMA_USERNAME": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_USERNAME_HERE",
"UPTIME_KUMA_PASSWORD": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_PASSWORD_HERE",
"UPTIME_KUMA_2FA_TOKEN": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_2FA_TOKEN_HERE",
"UPTIME_KUMA_JWT_TOKEN": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_JWT_TOKEN_HERE",
"UPTIME_KUMA_HEADERS": "YOUR_UPTIME_KUMA_HEADERS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"nomadop-session-watcher": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nomadop/session-watcher"
]
}
}
}
