cronping — Dead-man’s-switch heartbeat monitor for agents & workers
cronping is an MCP server that provides a dead-man’s-switch heartbeat monitor for agents, cron jobs, and workers. It detects late pings; when a heartbeat is not received in time, it triggers an email notification to alert you.
🛠️ Key Features
- Dead-man’s-switch heartbeat monitoring
- Monitors agents, cron jobs, and workers
- Sends an email when pings arrive late
🚀 Use Cases
- Alerting on missed or delayed heartbeat signals from agents
- Monitoring scheduled cron jobs for liveness
- Detecting worker failures via delayed pings
⚡ Developer Benefits
- Clear liveness signal handling via heartbeat timing
- Email-based notification workflow for late ping scenarios
⚠️ Limitations
- Described only as a “late ping = you get emailed” monitor; no additional capabilities (e.g., thresholds, integrations, or tooling details) are provided.