Setup with AI

Pingward works as an MCP tool server for AI coding agents. Instead of clicking through a UI, you can describe what you need monitored and your agent handles the rest.

Supported Agents

Agent	Support
Claude Code	Full MCP support
Cursor	Full MCP support
Any MCP-compatible agent	Full MCP support

Setup

Add this to your .mcp.json (project-level or global config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pingward": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://mcp.pingward.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${PINGWARD_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set your API key as an environment variable:

export PINGWARD_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

No API key needed to start

You can connect without an API key to explore available tools. The agent can register an account and create an API key for you.

What Your Agent Can Do

Once connected, your agent has access to 62 tools covering:

• Test Management — Create, update, run, and pause HTTP/GraphQL/gRPC/MCP/A2A monitors
• SSL & DNS Monitoring — Monitor certificate expiry and DNS records
• Heartbeat Monitors — Track cron jobs and background processes
• Alert Integrations — Configure Email, Slack, SMS, and webhook notifications
• Routing Rules — Route alerts by severity, category, or specific tests
• Escalation Policies — Set up multi-tier incident response
• On-Call Schedules — Manage team rotations
• Issue Management — View, acknowledge, and resolve incidents
• Maintenance Windows — Schedule downtime windows

Example Conversations

Set up monitoring from scratch

"Set up monitoring for my production API at api.example.com. Add a health check, SSL monitoring, and DNS monitoring. Alert me on Slack in #ops for anything critical."

Audit existing monitoring

"Audit my current monitoring setup and find any gaps."

Respond to an incident

"Show me all open critical issues and acknowledge them."

Create a heartbeat monitor

"Create a heartbeat monitor for my nightly database backup job. It should run every 24 hours with a 1-hour grace period."

Resources

• GitHub Repository — Source code, install script, and detailed documentation
• Programmatic API Reference — Full MCP tool documentation and REST API reference