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title: "What is the Lemwatch MCP server? — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Lemwatch runs a hosted Model Context Protocol server so AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can read your sites and act on incidents."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-server-overview"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
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# What is the Lemwatch MCP server?

> Lemwatch runs a hosted Model Context Protocol server so AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can read your sites and act on incidents.

## Quick answer

 MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants call live tools. Lemwatch's hosted MCP server exposes 11 tools, 4 resources, and 5 prompts so your AI can list sites, triage incidents, and open handoffs.

## What it does

- Lets Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor read your monitored sites

- Streams active incidents into an AI conversation

- Exposes safe write actions (ack, comment, handoff) behind confirm gates

- Returns fleet health as a first-class resource, not a screenshot

## Where to find it in Lemwatch

 **Settings → MCP tokens** to issue a token. Docs and endpoint URL live at **/mcp**.

## How to connect

- Settings → MCP tokens → Issue token . Copy it once — we only store the hash.

- In your AI client, add the MCP server URL and paste the token as the bearer.

- Ask the assistant "list my sites" to verify.

- See the tool catalog for what to try next.

## FAQ

### Which AI clients are supported?

 Anything speaking MCP 2025-06-18 over Streamable HTTP — Claude Desktop, Cursor, custom agents.

### Is it secure?

 Tokens are org-scoped, hashed, and rate-limited per plan. Writes require confirm: true .

## Related

- Manage MCP tokens

- MCP tool catalog

- MCP rate limits by tier


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [How do I create and revoke MCP tokens?](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-tokens-manage)
- [MCP tool catalog: everything Claude and ChatGPT can call](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-tool-catalog)
- [MCP rate limits and tier gating](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-rate-limits-tiers)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [MCP security model and role scopes](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-security-scopes)