# Usefulapi Healthchecksio MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fio.usefulapi%2Fhealthchecksio
Registry id: `mcp-registry/io.usefulapi/healthchecksio`
Status: auth-required (checked 2026-10-27T06:15:44.023Z)

## Verdict

Usefulapi Healthchecksio MCP server answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 64 ms median handshake and 0 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (96/100) across 12 tools, costing an agent about 2,433 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 100% | 42% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 64 ms | 88% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 344 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 220 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 0 | — |
| Median recovery | — | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 96/100 (A) | 82% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 12 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~2,433 tokens | 50% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 27 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usefulapi-healthchecksio-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://healthchecksio.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http usefulapi-healthchecksio-mcp-server https://healthchecksio.usefulapi.io/mcp
```

## Tools (12)

- `healthchecksio_create_check`: CREATES a new check — this MODIFIES live monitoring config. Provide a `timeout` (simple period-based check) OR a `schedule` + `tz` (cron-based check); the two a
- `healthchecksio_delete_check`: PERMANENTLY DELETES a check by UUID — this MODIFIES live monitoring config and cannot be undone. Healthchecks: DELETE /checks/{uuid}. Returns the deleted check'
- `healthchecksio_get_check`: Get a single check by its UUID (or its unique read-only key). Returns the check's full state — status, timeout/schedule, grace, tags, last ping. Healthchecks: G
- `healthchecksio_get_ping_body`: Get the logged request body of a single ping, returned as PLAIN TEXT (verbatim, not JSON). Healthchecks: GET /checks/{uuid}/pings/{n}/body.
- `healthchecksio_list_badges`: List the project's status-badge URLs per tag (plus "*" for the overall status) — {badges:{...}}. Healthchecks: GET /badges/.
- `healthchecksio_list_checks`: List all checks in the project, optionally filtered by slug and/or tags. Returns {checks:[...]} — each check's status, schedule, last ping, and ping URL. Health
- `healthchecksio_list_flips`: List a check's status changes ("flips") over time — [{timestamp, up}]. Optionally scope by a lookback window or an explicit start/end range. Healthchecks: GET /
- `healthchecksio_list_integrations`: List the project's notification integrations ("channels") — {channels:[{id, name, kind}]}. The ids are what you assign to a check's `channels` field. Healthchec
- `healthchecksio_list_pings`: List a check's logged pings (100 on the free plan, 1000 on paid), most recent first. Each ping: type, date, n, scheme, remote_addr, method, ua, rid, duration, b
- `healthchecksio_pause_check`: PAUSES a check — disables monitoring without deleting it (it stops going down for missed pings until it next receives a ping or is resumed). This MODIFIES live 
- `healthchecksio_resume_check`: RESUMES a paused check — re-enables monitoring. This MODIFIES live monitoring config. Returns HTTP 409 (surfaced cleanly) if the check is not currently paused. 
- `healthchecksio_update_check`: UPDATES an existing check by UUID — this MODIFIES live monitoring config. Send only the fields you want to change (timeout and schedule remain mutually exclusiv

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.