# Sidekiq

> Use this tool when you need to monitor and manage Sidekiq background job queues, troubleshoot issues, or optimize performance. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for statistics, job inspection, and queue operations, and supports conversational access through natural language interfaces. With real-time monitoring and flexible authentication, it enables developers and operations teams to efficiently manage job queues and investigate failures without manual dashboard navigation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/andrew-sidekiq  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andrew-sidekiq

## Description

Sidekiq MCP server that enables AI assistants to monitor, manage, and troubleshoot Sidekiq background job queues through a comprehensive set of tools for statistics, job inspection, and queue operations. Built by Andrew Nesbitt, the implementation provides 20+ tools including real-time monitoring with Server-Sent Events, job retry/deletion/rescheduling capabilities, queue health analysis, and worker utilization tracking, with automatic Rails integration via Railtie and flexible authentication supporting both Bearer tokens and HTTP Basic Auth. Designed for developers and operations teams who need conversational access to Sidekiq infrastructure without manual dashboard navigation, enabling natural language job queue management, failure investigation, and performance optimization workflows.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** data-analytics
- **Updated:** 2026-05-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/andrew-sidekiq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/andrew/sidekiq-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "andrew-sidekiq"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andrew-sidekiq` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andrew-sidekiq/pull`

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