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Update an alert definition

An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Update an alert definition __Beta__ Update an existing alert definition. You need read_only access to the scope for the selected serviceType. Only include the objects in the request that you want to update. Leave any object… [PUT /v4/monitor/services/{serviceType}/alert-definitions/{alertId}]

Name on the gateway: linode_api__put_alert_definition · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
serviceType requiredstringThe Akamai Cloud Computing service being monitored. To see…
alertId requiredintegerThe unique identifier assigned to the alert definition.…
channel_idsarrayThe identifiers for the alert channels to use for the alert. Run the List…
descriptionstringAn additional description for the alert definition.
entity_idsarrayThe id for each individual entity from a service_type. Get this value by…
labelstringThe name of the alert definition. This is used for display purposes in Akamai…
rule_criteriaobjectDetails for the rules required to trigger the alert.
severity0 | 1 | 2 | 3The severity of the alert. Supported values include 3 for info, 2 for low, 1…
statusenabled | disabledThe current status of the alert. You can set this to enabled or disabled.
trigger_conditionsobjectThe conditions that need to be met to send a notification for the alert.

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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "linode_api__put_alert_definition",
  "arguments": {
    "serviceType": "…",
    "alertId": 0
  }
}

Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

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