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io.usefulapi/statuscake

REMOTE · STATUSCAKE.USEFULAPI.IO · SCANNED OCT 4

Review uptime, SSL, pagespeed and heartbeat checks, alerts and maintenance windows; create checks.

77 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security89
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability72
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3535 tokens (~168/item across 21 items; 21 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
  • Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 21 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 21 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
  • Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Install

How do I install the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server?

io.usefulapi/statuscake is a hosted endpoint at https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · statuscake.usefulapi.io

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-statuscake 'https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-statuscake": {
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-usefulapi-statuscake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.io-usefulapi-statuscake]
url = "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-usefulapi-statuscake": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add io-usefulapi-statuscake --url 'https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-usefulapi-statuscake:
    url: "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-statuscake": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add io-usefulapi-statuscake -t streamable-http -u 'https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-statuscake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 4 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 2 Oct 26 +1
    • Server version: 1.3.0 → 1.5.1 functional
  • 1 Oct 26 +4
    • HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
    • Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.3.0 functional
  • 30 Sept 26 +53
    • Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • First check of Authorization: partial security
    • MCP protocol: unverified → fail ▼ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Schema quality: excellent functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
  • 29 Sept 26 18

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 4 Oct 2026 · Probed https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=usefulapi.io CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 13 Sept 2026 12 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 d9be3287b0fde9630e825ba1f79bff3f
SANs: usefulapi.io, *.usefulapi.io
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of statuscake.usefulapi.io. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
io. present 57355 8 Verified
usefulapi.io. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication Enforced and verified

The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.

Result Enforced and verified
Enforced On tool calls
HTTP status 200

WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"

Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"

Protected resource metadata

Document https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
Retrieved Yes
Resource https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp
Authorisation server https://statuscake.usefulapi.io

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp
MCP tools · 21 exposed · ~3,535 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
statuscake_create_heartbeat_check ~183

Create a heartbeat (push) check for a cron job or worker: it goes down if StatusCake is not pinged within `period` seconds. Returns the new id as data.new_id; fetch it with statuscake_get_heartbeat_check to get the ping URL. StatusCake: POST /heartbeat.

NameTypeReqDescription
contact_groupsarray–Contact group ids to alert (see statuscake_list_contact_groups). An empty list clears them.
hoststring–Name of the hosting provider (informational).
namestringyesName of the check.
pausedboolean–Create the check paused.
periodintegeryesSeconds since the last ping before the check is down, 30-172800 (e.g. 1800).
tagsarray–Tags for the check. An empty list clears them.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_create_maintenance_window ~244

Schedule a maintenance window that silences alerts for the given uptime checks (by id and/or tag). start_at/end_at are RFC3339; only the date and time are used and are read as local time in `timezone`. At least one of tests or tags is required. Only works on accounts using the newer maintenance-windows feature. StatusCake: POST /maintenance-windows.

NameTypeReqDescription
end_atstringyesEnd, RFC3339, e.g. 2026-10-04T06:00:00Z.
namestringyesName of the maintenance window.
repeat_intervalstring–How often it repeats: never, 1d, 1w, 2w or 1m.
start_atstringyesStart, RFC3339, e.g. 2026-10-04T01:30:00Z.
tagsarray–Include every uptime check carrying these tags.
testsarray–Uptime check ids to include.
timezonestringyesIANA timezone the times are read in, e.g. UTC or Europe/London.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_create_ssl_check ~269

Start monitoring a site's SSL certificate for expiry and problems. Returns the new id as data.new_id. StatusCake: POST /ssl.

NameTypeReqDescription
alert_atarrayyesExactly three day counts before expiry at which to alert, e.g. [30, 7, 1].
alert_brokenboolean–Alert when certificate problems are found.
alert_expiryboolean–Alert when the certificate is about to expire.
alert_mixedboolean–Alert when mixed content is found.
alert_reminderboolean–Send alert reminders.
check_ratenumberyesSeconds between checks: 300, 600, 1800, 3600, 86400 or 2073600.
contact_groupsarray–Contact group ids to alert (see statuscake_list_contact_groups). An empty list clears them.
follow_redirectsboolean–Follow redirects when testing (off by default).
hostnamestring–Hostname of the server under test, if different from the URL.
pausedboolean–Create the check paused.
user_agentstring–Custom User-Agent sent when testing.
website_urlstringyesURL of the server under test; must begin with https://.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_create_uptime_check ~638

Start monitoring a URL, host or IP. Returns the new check's id as data.new_id. Faster check rates and some regions depend on the plan. StatusCake: POST /uptime.

NameTypeReqDescription
basic_passwordstring–HTTP basic-auth password for the target.
basic_usernamestring–HTTP basic-auth username for the target.
check_ratenumberyesSeconds between checks: 0, 30, 60, 300, 900, 1800, 3600 or 86400.
confirmationinteger–Number of confirmation servers that must agree before alerting, 0-3 (default 2).
contact_groupsarray–Contact group ids to alert (see statuscake_list_contact_groups). An empty list clears them.
custom_headerstring–JSON object string of headers to send, e.g. {"X-Env":"prod"}.
dns_ipsarray–IP addresses the DNS record must resolve to (DNS checks).
dns_serverstring–Nameserver to query (DNS checks).
do_not_findboolean–Invert find_string: the check is down if the string IS present.
enable_ssl_alertboolean–Alert when the site's SSL certificate is about to expire.
final_endpointstring–Where the redirect chain should end (with follow_redirects).
find_stringstring–String to look for in the response; the check is down if not found.
follow_redirectsboolean–Follow redirects when testing (off by default).
hoststring–Name of the hosting provider (informational).
include_headerboolean–Include response headers in the find_string search.
namestringyesName of the check.
pausedboolean–true to pause the check (stops running and alerting), false to resume.
portinteger–Destination port (TCP, SMTP, SSH checks).
post_bodystring–JSON object string submitted with the request; setting it makes the check use HTTP POST.
post_rawstring–Raw HTTP POST body to send.
regionsarray–Region codes to run the check from (see statuscake_list_uptime_locations).
status_codes_csvstring–Comma-separated HTTP status codes that count as down, e.g. "500,502,503".
tagsarray–Tags for the check. An empty list clears them.
test_typestringyesCheck type: HTTP, HEAD, TCP, DNS, SMTP, SSH or PING.
timeoutinteger–Seconds to wait for the first byte, 5-75 (default 15).
trigger_rateinteger–Minutes to wait before sending an alert, 0-60 (default 0).
use_jarboolean–Enable cookie storage between requests.
user_agentstring–Custom User-Agent sent with each check.
website_urlstringyesURL, FQDN or IP address to check.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_heartbeat_check ~57

Fetch one heartbeat check in full, including its ping URL, period, status and when it last received a ping. StatusCake: GET /heartbeat/{test_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
test_idstringyesThe heartbeat check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_maintenance_window ~43

Fetch one maintenance window by id. StatusCake: GET /maintenance-windows/{window_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
window_idstringyesThe maintenance window id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_pagespeed_history ~128

Past runs of one pagespeed check — load time (ms), file size (kb), request count, throttling and the saved HAR file location. StatusCake: GET /pagespeed/{test_id}/history.

NameTypeReqDescription
afterinteger–Only results after this UNIX timestamp (seconds).
beforeinteger–Only results before this UNIX timestamp (seconds). Use it with links.next to page back in time.
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
test_idstringyesThe pagespeed check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_ssl_check ~57

Fetch one SSL certificate check in full — expiry, issuer, cipher, scores, flags and any mixed-content resources found. StatusCake: GET /ssl/{test_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
test_idstringyesThe SSL check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_uptime_check ~61

Fetch one uptime check in full — settings, current status, last test time, next location and the monitoring servers it runs on. StatusCake: GET /uptime/{test_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
test_idstringyesThe uptime check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_uptime_history ~137

Individual test runs for one uptime check — when, from which location, the status code and the response time (ms). Newest first; follow links.next (or pass before) to page back. StatusCake: GET /uptime/{test_id}/history.

NameTypeReqDescription
afterinteger–Only results after this UNIX timestamp (seconds).
beforeinteger–Only results before this UNIX timestamp (seconds). Use it with links.next to page back in time.
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
test_idstringyesThe uptime check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_get_uptime_periods ~134

The up and down periods of one uptime check — when each started and ended and how long it lasted (ms). The direct answer to 'how long was it down?'. StatusCake: GET /uptime/{test_id}/periods.

NameTypeReqDescription
afterinteger–Only results after this UNIX timestamp (seconds).
beforeinteger–Only results before this UNIX timestamp (seconds). Use it with links.next to page back in time.
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
test_idstringyesThe uptime check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_contact_groups ~84

List contact groups — who gets alerted: email addresses, mobile numbers, integration ids and ping URL. Use their ids in a check's contact_groups. StatusCake: GET /contact-groups.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_heartbeat_checks ~154

List heartbeat (push) checks — jobs that must ping a StatusCake URL within a period — with their status, period and ping URL. StatusCake: GET /heartbeat.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
matchanyboolean–With tags: return checks matching ANY of the tags instead of ALL of them.
nouptimeboolean–Skip calculating uptime percentages (faster for large accounts).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.
statusstring–Only checks currently in this state.
tagsstring–Comma-separated tags; only checks carrying these tags are returned.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_maintenance_windows ~107

List maintenance windows (scheduled alert silences) with their start/end, timezone, repeat interval, state and the checks or tags they cover. Only works on accounts using the newer maintenance-windows feature. StatusCake: GET /maintenance-windows.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.
statestring–Only windows in this state.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_pagespeed_checks ~82

List pagespeed checks with their location, alert thresholds and latest stats (load time ms, page size kb, request count, latest issue). StatusCake: GET /pagespeed.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_pagespeed_locations ~68

List StatusCake's pagespeed monitoring servers — region, IPs and status. StatusCake: GET /pagespeed-locations.

NameTypeReqDescription
locationstring–Only servers in this country, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, e.g. GB.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_ssl_checks ~88

List SSL certificate checks with the certificate's validity window (valid_from/valid_until), issuer, cipher and score, and flags such as expired, broken, revoked or mixed content. StatusCake: GET /ssl.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_uptime_alerts ~117

Alerts triggered by one uptime check — when, the status it changed to and the status code. StatusCake: GET /uptime/{test_id}/alerts.

NameTypeReqDescription
afterinteger–Only results after this UNIX timestamp (seconds).
beforeinteger–Only results before this UNIX timestamp (seconds). Use it with links.next to page back in time.
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
test_idstringyesThe uptime check id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_uptime_checks ~156

List uptime checks with their current status (up/down), type, URL, check rate, tags and uptime percentage. Filter by status or tags. StatusCake: GET /uptime.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
matchanyboolean–With tags: return checks matching ANY of the tags instead of ALL of them.
nouptimeboolean–Skip calculating uptime percentages (faster for large accounts).
pageinteger–Page of results, starting at 1.
statusstring–Only checks currently in this state.
tagsstring–Comma-separated tags; only checks carrying these tags are returned.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_list_uptime_locations ~75

List StatusCake's uptime monitoring servers — region, region code, IPv4/IPv6 and status. Use region codes in a check's regions; use the IPs for firewall allowlists. StatusCake: GET /uptime-locations.

NameTypeReqDescription
region_codestring–Only servers in this region code.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

statuscake_update_uptime_check ~653

Change an uptime check's settings. Only the fields you pass are changed; list fields (tags, contact_groups, regions, dns_ips) are REPLACED, and an empty list clears them. Pass paused=true to pause a check and paused=false to resume it. StatusCake: PUT /uptime/{test_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
basic_passwordstring–HTTP basic-auth password for the target.
basic_usernamestring–HTTP basic-auth username for the target.
check_ratenumber–Seconds between checks: 0, 30, 60, 300, 900, 1800, 3600 or 86400.
confirmationinteger–Number of confirmation servers that must agree before alerting, 0-3 (default 2).
contact_groupsarray–Contact group ids to alert (see statuscake_list_contact_groups). An empty list clears them.
custom_headerstring–JSON object string of headers to send, e.g. {"X-Env":"prod"}.
dns_ipsarray–IP addresses the DNS record must resolve to (DNS checks).
dns_serverstring–Nameserver to query (DNS checks).
do_not_findboolean–Invert find_string: the check is down if the string IS present.
enable_ssl_alertboolean–Alert when the site's SSL certificate is about to expire.
final_endpointstring–Where the redirect chain should end (with follow_redirects).
find_stringstring–String to look for in the response; the check is down if not found.
follow_redirectsboolean–Follow redirects when testing (off by default).
hoststring–Name of the hosting provider (informational).
include_headerboolean–Include response headers in the find_string search.
namestring–New name for the check.
pausedboolean–true to pause the check (stops running and alerting), false to resume.
portinteger–Destination port (TCP, SMTP, SSH checks).
post_bodystring–JSON object string submitted with the request; setting it makes the check use HTTP POST.
post_rawstring–Raw HTTP POST body to send.
regionsarray–Region codes to run the check from (see statuscake_list_uptime_locations).
status_codes_csvstring–Comma-separated HTTP status codes that count as down, e.g. "500,502,503".
tagsarray–Tags for the check. An empty list clears them.
test_idstringyesThe uptime check id.
timeoutinteger–Seconds to wait for the first byte, 5-75 (default 15).
trigger_rateinteger–Minutes to wait before sending an alert, 0-60 (default 0).
use_jarboolean–Enable cookie storage between requests.
user_agentstring–Custom User-Agent sent with each check.
website_urlstring–New URL, FQDN or IP address to check.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server?

io.usefulapi/statuscake is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/statuscake. Review uptime, SSL, pagespeed and heartbeat checks, alerts and maintenance windows; create checks. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://statuscake.usefulapi.io/mcp).

Is the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server safe to use?

io.usefulapi/statuscake scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server expose?

io.usefulapi/statuscake exposes 21 tools: statuscake_list_uptime_checks, statuscake_get_uptime_check, statuscake_get_uptime_history, statuscake_get_uptime_periods, statuscake_list_uptime_alerts, and 16 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,535 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server require authentication?

Yes. io.usefulapi/statuscake asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

Is the io.usefulapi/statuscake MCP server still maintained?

io.usefulapi/statuscake is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.