Crontinel Server

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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?" or "Trigger a redeploy" and get answers inline, without opening a browser.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• A Crontinel account with an API key — get one at app.crontinel.com/settings

Installation

npx -y @crontinel/mcp-server

Or install globally:

npm install -g @crontinel/mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.windsurf/settings.json:

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

Continue.dev

Add to ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "experimental": {
    "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, with their last run status and timing.

Returns: Array of job objects with command, last_run_at, last_status, run_count_today.

---

get_cron_status

Get the last run result for a specific cron command.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
command	string	Yes	The cron command string or partial match (e.g. php artisan inspire or send-invoices)

Returns: command, status, exit_code, duration_ms, started_at, finished_at, output.

---

get_queue_status

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

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
queue	string	No	Specific queue name; omit for all queues

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

---

get_horizon_status

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

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

---

list_recent_alerts

List alerts that have fired within the last N hours.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
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.

---

acknowledge_alert

Dismiss an active alert so it stops notifying.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
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 Starter, Pro, or Ultra plan.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	string	Yes	slack, email, or webhook
webhook_url	string	No	Slack incoming webhook URL (required for slack)
to	string	No	Recipient email address (required for email)
url	string	No	Webhook endpoint URL (required for webhook)

Returns: { created: true, channel_id: "...", type: "..." } 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