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Downdetector

Downdetector

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About Downdetector

Downdetector is an MCP server for checking current service status and outage reports from Downdetector’s public data. It accepts service names and an optional regional domain, with no authentication required.

Key features

  1. 01Check current service status
  2. 02Retrieve outage reports
  3. 03Choose a Downdetector domain
  4. 04Access public data without authentication

Use cases

  1. 01Check whether Steam is experiencing an outage
  2. 02Review recent reports for a service
  3. 03Check service reports for a specific region

MCP support

Exposes a `downdetector` tool to MCP clients, accepting a service name and optional domain to retrieve status and outage reports.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository
Packages
npmdowndetector-mcp1.0.1
mcpbdowndetector-mcp.mcpb1.0.1

Tools

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Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
domainstringNoOptional domain for the service (e.g., "co.uk", "it", "fr"). Try to use this if you know the country the user is based in. Default: "com"
serviceNamestringYesThe name of the service to check (e.g., "steam", "netflix", "twitter", "claude-ai")

Details

From the project README

downdetector-mcp

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.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/746b8535-f8b2-4ffa-828c-7b39fbf6650b

  • 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.)

Installation

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).

Example Usage

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"

Limitations

  • 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)

Available Tools

downdetector

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.)

Contributing

Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:

  1. Install Git and Node.js
  2. Clone the repository
  3. Install dependencies with npm install
  4. Run npm run test to run tests
  5. Build with npm run build

Releases

Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.

To release:

  1. Use npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the version
  2. Run git push --follow-tags to push with tags
  3. Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.

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