# How to connect the Rootly MCP server

To connect the official Rootly MCP server, follow Rootly's setup instructions, then sign in with OAuth when your client prompts you. Add https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp as a remote MCP server that uses the Streamable HTTP transport (often labelled "http"). Rootly also documents a Code Mode endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp-codemode, which it recommends, and a toolsets query parameter on the /mcp endpoint (core or all) to choose how many tools are exposed. The Registry entry still lists the deprecated SSE endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/sse, which Rootly says it will remove after November 20, 2026. If your client can't use OAuth, use a Rootly API token. Rootly documents setup for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex and Claude.

- Registry endpoint (not ready to use as-is): https://mcp.rootly.com/sse
- Transport: SSE
- Registry: com.rootly/mcp-server 2.2.4
- Publisher documentation reviewed: 2026-11-05 (not a tested connection)
- Guide page: https://apitracker.io/mcp-guides/rootly-mcp

## Before you start

- A Rootly login that can grant consent in the OAuth window, or an active Rootly API key if you use a token instead.
- If you use an API token, Rootly recommends a Global API Key. A Team API Key is scoped to one team and can return incomplete data from on-call tools that need organization-wide visibility. A Personal API Key inherits the creating user's permissions.
- The SSE endpoint is deprecated and Rootly says it will be removed after November 20, 2026. Use the Streamable HTTP endpoint.

## Steps

1. **Open Rootly's MCP server setup instructions** <https://docs.rootly.com/integrations/mcp-server>
2. **Add the Rootly MCP server to your client** Add https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp as a remote MCP server that uses the Streamable HTTP transport (often labelled "http"). Rootly also documents a Code Mode endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp-codemode, which it recommends, and a toolsets query parameter on the /mcp endpoint (core or all) to choose how many tools are exposed. The Registry entry still lists the deprecated SSE endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/sse, which Rootly says it will remove after November 20, 2026.
3. **Sign in to Rootly and grant access in the OAuth window**
4. **If your client can't use OAuth, use a Rootly API token** Generate an API key in Rootly under Account, Manage API keys, Generate New API Key. Send it in the Authorization header as a bearer token. Keep the key in an environment variable or secret store, not in shared configuration. Rootly recommends a Global API Key for organization-wide tools.
5. **Only with an API token: Authorization header**
6. **List the server's tools**

## Questions

### What is the Rootly MCP server URL?

Rootly's MCP Registry record lists https://mcp.rootly.com/sse (SSE), but that address isn't ready to use as-is. Add https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp as a remote MCP server that uses the Streamable HTTP transport (often labelled "http"). Rootly also documents a Code Mode endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/mcp-codemode, which it recommends, and a toolsets query parameter on the /mcp endpoint (core or all) to choose how many tools are exposed. The Registry entry still lists the deprecated SSE endpoint, https://mcp.rootly.com/sse, which Rootly says it will remove after November 20, 2026.

### How do I authenticate with the Rootly MCP server?

Sign in with OAuth when your client prompts you. If your client can't use OAuth, use a Rootly API token: Generate an API key in Rootly under Account, Manage API keys, Generate New API Key. Send it in the Authorization header as a bearer token. Keep the key in an environment variable or secret store, not in shared configuration. Rootly recommends a Global API Key for organization-wide tools.

### Which AI clients can use the Rootly MCP server?

Rootly's documentation covers Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex and Claude. Other clients that support remote SSE MCP servers may also work.

### What do I need before connecting Rootly MCP?

A Rootly login that can grant consent in the OAuth window, or an active Rootly API key if you use a token instead. If you use an API token, Rootly recommends a Global API Key. A Team API Key is scoped to one team and can return incomplete data from on-call tools that need organization-wide visibility. A Personal API Key inherits the creating user's permissions. The SSE endpoint is deprecated and Rootly says it will be removed after November 20, 2026. Use the Streamable HTTP endpoint.

### Has this Rootly MCP guide been tested?

Rootly's documentation was reviewed on 2026-11-05. It is not a tested connection; your account and permissions decide which tools work.

## Sources

- https://docs.rootly.com/integrations/mcp-server (checked 2026-11-05)
- https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers/com.rootly%2Fmcp-server/versions/2.2.4 (checked 2026-11-05)
- https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/basic/authorization (checked 2026-11-05)

Guide JSON: https://github.com/apideck-libraries/mcp-connect/blob/626f6a146170ded34891b30dca3af26f09e07466/proposals/connection-guide/0.1/reviewed/guides/rootly-mcp.json