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Create an Alert Rule
An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create an Alert Rule To create an alert rule, send a POST request to /v2/insights/alert-rules with a spec containing name, query, thresholds, and at least one notification_channels binding. status defaults to… [POST /v2/insights/alert-rules]
Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__insights_create_alert_rule · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
spec required | object | Spec for an Insights alert rule. On create, name, query, thresholds, and at… |
status | ALERT_RULE_STATUS_ACTIVE | ALERT_RULE_STATUS_PAUSED | Desired alert rule status. Allowed values: - ALERT_RULE_STATUS_ACTIVE = active… |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "digitalocean_api__insights_create_alert_rule",
"arguments": {
"spec": "…"
}
}Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the create an alert rule tool with spec set to ….