Installation

Choose your preferred installation method and IDE below.

Get Your PagerDuty API Key

Before configuring any IDE, you need a PagerDuty API key:

Go to PagerDuty > Integrations > API Access Keys
Create a General Access REST API Key (read-only is sufficient)
Copy the key value

EU customers: If your PagerDuty account is hosted in the EU region, set PAGERDUTY_BASE_URL to https://api.eu.pagerduty.com.

caution

Never commit your PagerDuty API key to version control. Always use environment variables or IDE-specific secret management.

Option A: Via npx (Recommended)

No installation needed. Your IDE will run the server on demand:

npx -y @vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp

This is the simplest method — just reference it in your IDE config below.

Option B: Global Install

npm install -g @vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp

Then use pagerduty-mcp as the command in your IDE config (instead of npx).

Option C: From Source

git clone https://github.com/vineethkrishnan/mcp-pool.git
cd mcp-pool
npm install
npm run build

Then use node /absolute/path/to/mcp-pool/packages/pagerduty/build/index.js as the command.

IDE Configuration

Claude Desktop

Config file location:

OS	Path
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Linux	`~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

Quick access: Settings > Developer > Edit Config

Using npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using global install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "pagerduty-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

From source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-pool/packages/pagerduty/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

EU region:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key",
        "PAGERDUTY_BASE_URL": "https://api.eu.pagerduty.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

tip

Restart Claude Desktop completely after editing the config. Changes are not picked up automatically.

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Config file location:

Scope	Path
Workspace	`.vscode/mcp.json` (in your project root)
User (macOS)	`~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json`
User (Windows)	`%APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json`
User (Linux)	`~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json`

Quick access: Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) > MCP: Open User Configuration

warning

VS Code uses "servers" as the root key, not "mcpServers".

Workspace config (.vscode/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "${input:pagerduty-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "pagerduty-key",
      "description": "PagerDuty API Key",
      "type": "password"
    }
  ]
}

The inputs feature prompts you for the key securely — it never gets stored in the file.

User config (without inputs):

{
  "servers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Config file location:

Scope	Path
Global	`~/.cursor/mcp.json`
Project	`.cursor/mcp.json` (in your project root)

Quick access: Settings > Cursor Settings > MCP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project-level config (.cursor/mcp.json) takes precedence over global config.

Windsurf (Codeium)

Config file location:

OS	Path
macOS / Linux	`~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`
Windows	`%USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json`

Quick access: Settings > Advanced Settings > Cascade section

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

tip

Make sure MCP is enabled in Windsurf: Settings > Advanced > Cascade > Enable MCP.

JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, etc.)

JetBrains IDEs (2025.2+) support MCP servers through the settings UI.

Setup:

Open Settings/Preferences > Tools > AI Assistant > MCP Servers
Click + Add to add a new server
Configure:
- Name: pagerduty
- Command: npx
- Arguments: -y @vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp
- Environment Variables: PAGERDUTY_API_KEY=your-pagerduty-api-key
Click OK and restart the AI Assistant

Alternative — manual config file:

Create or edit ~/.config/JetBrains/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

Option 1 — CLI command (recommended):

claude mcp add pagerduty \
  --scope user \
  -e PAGERDUTY_API_KEY=your-pagerduty-api-key \
  -- npx -y @vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp

Scope options:

--scope user — available in all your projects
--scope local — current project only (default)
--scope project — shared with team via .mcp.json

Option 2 — manual config:

Edit ~/.claude.json (user scope) or .mcp.json (project scope):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/pagerduty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_API_KEY": "your-pagerduty-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify it's working:

claude mcp list

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`PAGERDUTY_API_KEY`	Yes	—	PagerDuty REST API key
`PAGERDUTY_BASE_URL`	No	`https://api.pagerduty.com`	API base URL. Set to `https://api.eu.pagerduty.com` for EU accounts.

Verify Installation

After configuring your IDE, test the connection by asking your AI assistant:

"Are there any triggered PagerDuty incidents right now?"

If the server is working, you'll get a response with your incident list. If not, check:

API key is valid — test with curl -H "Authorization: Token token=your-key" -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://api.pagerduty.com/incidents?limit=1
Node.js >= 20 — run node --version
Config file syntax — validate your JSON (no trailing commas)
EU region — if you get 401 errors, verify your PAGERDUTY_BASE_URL matches your account region
Restart your IDE — most IDEs require a full restart after config changes

Get Your PagerDuty API Key​

Option A: Via npx (Recommended)​

Option B: Global Install​

Option C: From Source​

IDE Configuration​

Claude Desktop​

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)​

Cursor​

Windsurf (Codeium)​

JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, etc.)​

Claude Code (CLI)​

Environment Variables​

Verify Installation​

Get Your PagerDuty API Key

Option A: Via npx (Recommended)

Option B: Global Install

Option C: From Source

IDE Configuration

Claude Desktop

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Cursor

Windsurf (Codeium)

JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, etc.)

Claude Code (CLI)

Environment Variables

Verify Installation