Check service status and outage information via Downdetector.
MCP server for Downdetector - check service status and outage information. This server provides tools to query Downdetector for service outages and status updates across various services and regions.
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Follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).
Once configured, you can ask Claude things like:
downdetectorGet current status and outage reports for any service monitored by Downdetector.
Parameters:
serviceName (required): Name of the service (e.g., "steam", "netflix", "twitter")domain (optional): Downdetector domain ("com", "uk", "it", "fr", etc.)Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:
npm installnpm run test to run testsnpm run buildVersions follow the semantic versioning spec.
To release:
npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the versiongit push --follow-tags to push with tagsSource-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y downdetector-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-domdomegg-downdetector-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"downdetector-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencedowndetector-mcpnpmDowndetector works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.