create_monitor_status
Create a new Monitor Status in OneUptime. Returns the created Monitor Status object with its ID. Use this to add new Monitor Statuses to your project. Note: projectId is inferred from your API key — you do not need to provide it.
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What create_monitor_status does on OneUptime
AI agents use create_monitor_status to create or update resources in OneUptime, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OneUptime environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Any friendly name of this object. |
color | object | Yes | Color of this resource in Hex (#32a852 for example). |
priority | number | — | Where this status sits in the project's list of monitor statuses, from the healthiest (the lowest number) down to the worst: where monitors are shown together, |
projectId | string | — | ID of your OneUptime Project in which this object belongs. |
isArchived | boolean | — | Archived statuses stay on the monitors that are in them, but can't be picked again. The operational and offline statuses can't be archived. |
description | string | — | Friendly description that will help you remember. |
isOfflineState | boolean | — | Is this monitor in offline state? |
isOperationalState | boolean | — | Is this monitor in operational state? |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why create_monitor_status is rated Medium
An AI agent can call create_monitor_status faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in OneUptime by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs create_monitor_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and OneUptime, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_monitor_status, this is the rule to start with:
create_monitor_status stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect OneUptime, apply this rule, and every create_monitor_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_monitor_status
Create a new Monitor Status in OneUptime. Returns the created Monitor Status object with its ID. Use this to add new Monitor Statuses to your project. Note: projectId is inferred from your API key — you do not need to provide it. It is categorised as a Write tool in the OneUptime MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
create_monitor_status accepts 8 parameters: name, color, priority, projectId, isArchived, description, isOfflineState, isOperationalState. Required: name, color. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the OneUptime MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_monitor_status: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches OneUptime. Nothing to install.
create_monitor_status is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_monitor_status rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_monitor_status. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
create_monitor_status is provided by the OneUptime MCP server (https://oneuptime.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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