@crontinel/mcp-server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects AI assistants to Crontinel, the background job monitoring platform for Laravel. It runs as a local stdio process, proxying tool calls from your AI assistant to the Crontinel REST API.

Ask your AI assistant questions like "Did my cron jobs run last night?" or "What's the queue depth right now?" and get answers inline, without opening a browser.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• A Crontinel account with an API key (app.crontinel.com)

Installation

npx -y @crontinel/mcp-server

Or install globally:

npm install -g @crontinel/mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json (or use the Claude Code settings UI):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crontinel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@crontinel/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CRONTINEL_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json or the project-level .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crontinel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@crontinel/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CRONTINEL_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | CRONTINEL_API_KEY | Yes | n/a | Your Crontinel API key | | CRONTINEL_API_URL | No | https://app.crontinel.com | Override the API base URL (self-hosted or local dev) |

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_scheduled_jobs | List all monitored cron commands with last run status | | get_cron_status | Last run details for a specific command (exit code, duration, output) | | get_queue_status | Depth, failed count, and wait time for queues | | get_horizon_status | Horizon supervisor health snapshot (status, failed/min) | | list_recent_alerts | Alerts fired in the last N hours | | acknowledge_alert | Dismiss an active alert by its key | | create_alert | Create a new alert channel (Slack, email, or webhook) |

list_scheduled_jobs

List all monitored cron jobs for an app, with their last run status and timing.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug from your Crontinel dashboard |

Returns: Array of job objects with command, schedule, last_run_at, last_exit_code, last_duration_ms, status (ok / late / failing / never_ran).

get_cron_status

Get the last run result for a specific cron command.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug | | command | string | Yes | The cron command string (e.g. php artisan inspire) |

Returns: command, last_run_at, exit_code, duration_ms, output (last 500 chars of stdout/stderr), status.

get_queue_status

Get queue depth, failed count, and oldest pending job age.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug | | queue | string | No | Specific queue name; omit for all queues |

Returns: Array of queue objects with name, depth, failed_count, oldest_job_age_seconds.

get_horizon_status

Get a health snapshot of Laravel Horizon: supervisor states, paused/running, failed jobs per minute.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug |

Returns: status (running / paused / inactive), failed_jobs_per_minute, supervisors array with name, status, processes.

list_recent_alerts

List alerts that have fired within the last N hours.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug | | hours | number | No | Look-back window in hours (default: 24) |

Returns: Array of alert objects with alert_key, state (firing / resolved), fired_at, resolved_at, message.

acknowledge_alert

Dismiss an active alert so it stops notifying.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug | | alert_key | string | Yes | Alert key (from list_recent_alerts) |

Returns: { acknowledged: true, alert_key: "..." } on success.

create_alert

Create a new alert channel for an app. Requires a Pro or Team plan.

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | app_slug | string | Yes | App slug | | type | string | Yes | slack, email, or webhook | | config | object | Yes | Channel-specific config (see below) |

Config by type:

| Type | Required fields | |---|---| | slack | webhook_url: Incoming Webhook URL | | email | address: Recipient email address | | webhook | url: Endpoint URL; optionally secret for HMAC signing |

Returns: The new alert channel ID on success.

How It Works

1. Your AI assistant spawns the MCP server as a local stdio process
2. The server receives JSON-RPC tool calls over stdin
3. It forwards each call as an HTTP request to app.crontinel.com/api/mcp with your API key in the Authorization header
4. The JSON-RPC response is returned over stdout

All tool definitions are declared locally so your AI can inspect them without a network round-trip.

Troubleshooting

401 Unauthorized: Your CRONTINEL_API_KEY is missing or invalid. Check that the env var is set in your MCP config, not your shell profile (MCP servers don't inherit your shell environment).

404 Not Found on a tool call: The app_slug doesn't match any app in your account. Copy the slug from the app URL in the Crontinel dashboard (app.crontinel.com/apps/{slug}).

Tools not showing up in Claude/Cursor: Restart the AI client after updating the MCP config. Most clients only load MCP servers at startup.

npx slow on first run: npx -y downloads the package on first use. Run npm install -g @crontinel/mcp-server once to cache it locally, then change command to crontinel-mcp and remove the args.

Documentation

For the full integration guide, tool reference, and setup walkthroughs:

• MCP Overview
• Available Tools Reference
• Claude Code Setup

Ecosystem

| Package | Description | |---|---| | @crontinel/mcp-server | MCP server for AI assistants (this repo) | | crontinel/laravel | Laravel package that reports the data this server reads | | docs.crontinel.com | Full documentation |

License

MIT