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.
downdetector-mcp-demo.mp4
- Real-time Service Status: Get current status reports for any service monitored by Downdetector
- No Authentication Required: Direct access to public Downdetector data
- Global Coverage: Support for different Downdetector domains (com, uk, it, fr, etc.)
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:
- "Check if Steam is down right now"
- "What's the current status of Netflix?"
- "Get the latest reports for Instagram in the UK"
- "Show me the recent activity for Discord"
- Data comes from Downdetector's public interface and may be rate-limited
- Some domains (especially .com) may be protected by Cloudflare and could be intermittently unavailable
- Service names must match those used by Downdetector (case-insensitive)
Get 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:
- Install Git and Node.js
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies with
npm install - Run
npm run testto run tests - Build with
npm run build
Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.
To release:
- Use
npm version <major | minor | patch>to bump the version - Run
git push --follow-tagsto push with tags - Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.