tickstem/mcp
MCP server for Tickstem — exposes cron job scheduling, uptime monitoring, heartbeat monitoring, and email verification as native tools for AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, and any MCP-compatible agent).
Let your AI assistant register cron jobs, create uptime monitors with response assertions, manage heartbeat monitors, verify email addresses, and query results — while you write the app code.
Install
Download a pre-built binary (no Go required):
Download from Releases, make executable, and place on your PATH:
# macOS / Linux example
chmod +x tsk-mcp-darwin-arm64
mv tsk-mcp-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/bin/tsk-mcp
Or install with Go:
go install github.com/tickstem/mcp/cmd/tsk-mcp@latest
Quick start
export TICKSTEM_API_KEY=tsk_your_key_here
tsk-mcp
The server speaks the Model Context Protocol over stdio — connect it to any MCP-compatible client.
Claude Code
Add to your ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json (or equivalent):
{
"mcpServers": {
"tickstem": {
"command": "tsk-mcp",
"env": {
"TICKSTEM_API_KEY": "tsk_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Available tools
Cron jobs
Uptime monitoring
Response assertions
create_monitor accepts an assertions parameter — a JSON array of conditions that must all pass for a check to be considered up. When assertions are set they replace the default 2xx/3xx logic.
[
{ "source": "status_code", "comparison": "eq", "target": "200" },
{ "source": "response_time", "comparison": "lt", "target": "2000" },
{ "source": "body", "comparison": "contains", "target": "\"status\":\"ok\"" }
]
Heartbeat monitoring
Email verification
Environment variables
Local development
export TICKSTEM_API_KEY=tsk_your_key_here
export TICKSTEM_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/v1
go run ./cmd/tsk-mcp
SDKs
The MCP server handles infrastructure management from your AI assistant. For application code, use the SDK that matches your language:
All SDKs use the same API key.
Get an API key
app.tickstem.dev — free tier includes 1,000 cron executions, 5 uptime monitors, 5 heartbeat monitors, and 500 email verifications per month.
License
MIT