create_monitor
Create a monitor
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Create a monitor. kind=http (needs url), tcp (target "host:port"), tls (target host[:port] — cert-expiry watch), domain (target — registration-expiry via RDAP), dns (target + rtype A/AAAA/MX/... , optional expect_value), heartbeat (dead-man’s switch for cron jobs/agent loops: needs name; response includes ping_url to curl from the job, and a ping_email address). Common options: name, interval (seconds, min 60), tags. http options: expect ("2xx,301"), keyword, keyword_absent:"absent", slow_ms (number or "auto"), method, headers, body, json_path/json_expect, header_name/header_expect. heartbeat options: grace (seconds), cron ("0 3 * * *") + tz, max_duration_s. Any other documented field (see /llms.txt) also works — extra properties are passed through.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | no | Monitor kind (default http; "mcp" monitors an MCP server via JSON-RPC initialize) |
| url | string | no | For kind=http: the URL to check |
| target | string | no | For tcp/tls/domain/dns: host[:port] or domain name |
| name | string | no | Display name (required for heartbeat, defaults to the target host otherwise) |
| interval | integer | no | Check interval in seconds, min 60 (heartbeat: expected ping interval) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"http",
"tcp",
"tls",
"domain",
"dns",
"heartbeat",
"mcp"
],
"description": "Monitor kind (default http; \"mcp\" monitors an MCP server via JSON-RPC initialize)"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "For kind=http: the URL to check"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"description": "For tcp/tls/domain/dns: host[:port] or domain name"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name (required for heartbeat, defaults to the target host otherwise)"
},
"interval": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Check interval in seconds, min 60 (heartbeat: expected ping interval)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}