# mcp-deadmansnitch

> Use this tool when you need to manage and monitor scheduled tasks and cron jobs, as it enables creation, updating, and pausing of monitors through a user-friendly interface, accepting task schedules and statuses as inputs and producing monitoring reports and alerts as outputs. This tool solves problems related to task monitoring and failure detection, ensuring timely interventions and minimizing downtime. It is particularly useful in contexts where reliability and uptime are crucial, such as in production environments or critical system maintenance.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jamesbrink-mcp-deadmansnitch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbrink-mcp-deadmansnitch

## Description

An MCP server for Dead Man's Snitch that enables AI assistants to manage monitoring snitches, including creating, updating, checking in, and pausing monitors for scheduled tasks and cron jobs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/bpny2q9m51)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jamesbrink/mcp-deadmansnitch>

## 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": "jamesbrink-mcp-deadmansnitch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbrink-mcp-deadmansnitch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbrink-mcp-deadmansnitch/pull`

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