# Rootly (MCP server)

> Rootly is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Incident management, on-call scheduling, and intelligent analysis powered by Rootly. It has 45 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with uvx rootly-mcp-server.

An MCP server for the Rootly API for Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and other MCP clients. Use the hosted MCP server. No local installation required.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/rootlyhq/rootly-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 45 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio, sse |
| Packages | pypi: rootly-mcp-server |
| Remote URL | https://mcp.rootly.com/sse |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | com.rootly/mcp-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rootly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "rootly-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ROOTLY_API_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env ROOTLY_API_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio rootly -- uvx rootly-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rootly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "rootly-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ROOTLY_API_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "rootly_api_token",
      "description": "ROOTLY_API_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "rootly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "rootly-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ROOTLY_API_TOKEN": "${input:rootly_api_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Code (remote)

```sh
claude mcp add --transport sse rootly "https://mcp.rootly.com/sse"
```

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `ROOTLY_API_TOKEN` (secret) (required): Your Rootly API token

## Tools

- `check_oncall_health_risk`: self-hosted only
- `check_responder_availability`
- `collect_incidents`
- `create_incident`: create a new incident with a scoped set of fields for agent workflows
- `create_override_recommendation`
- `find_related_incidents`
- `get_incident`: retrieve a single incident for direct verification, including PIR-related fields
- `get_alert_by_short_id`
- `get_oncall_handoff_summary`
- `get_oncall_schedule_summary`
- `get_oncall_shift_metrics`
- `get_server_version`
- `get_shift_incidents`
- `list_endpoints`
- `list_incidents`
- `list_shifts`
- `search_incidents`
- `suggest_solutions`
- `update_incident`: scoped incident update tool for summary and retrospectiveprogressstatus

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