How do I install url-alive-check?

You can install url-alive-check by adding it to your MCP client configuration (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, etc.) or by using the Stork MCP meta-server to discover and configure it automatically.

url-alive-check

MCP server (stdio): check if URLs are alive (status, redirects, latency) via the AgentForge API

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Install url-alive-check in your MCP client

url-alive-check is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

Locate your client's MCP config file.
- Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
- Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
Add url-alive-check to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; url-alive-check's tools should appear.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "url-alive-check": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agentforge-url-check-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENTFORGE_BASE_URL": "<your-agentforge-base-url>",
        "AGENTFORGE_API_KEY": "<your-agentforge-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install url-alive-check in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. url-alive-check will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install url-alive-check in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). url-alive-check will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install url-alive-check in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). url-alive-check will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install url-alive-check in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. url-alive-check will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

npm package: agentforge-url-check-mcp

Required environment variables

url-alive-check needs the following environment variables set before it can run. Add them to the env block of your mcpServers entry, or export them in your shell before launching the client.

AGENTFORGE_BASE_URL
AGENTFORGE_API_KEY

Transport

url-alive-check supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

stdiostreamable-http

Other Model Context Protocol servers in the same space as url-alive-check. Each one adds different capabilities to your AI assistant — pick based on the data sources or workflows you need.

Browse the full MCP server directory or use Stork's one-line install to let your agent pick the right server automatically.