# Betterstack MCP

> Connects to Betterstack via Scalekit MCP to monitor applications and infrastructure, manage incidents, dashboards, charts, escalation policies, and clusters.

**URL:** https://caywork.com/learn/docs/node/betterstackmcp-node

## Content

The **Betterstack MCP Node** integrates securely with Betterstack's monitoring API through the Scalekit MCP gateway. It enables your AI agent to observe applications and infrastructure, manage incidents, build dashboards and charts, inspect escalation policies, and list clusters.

## Parameters

### Required Parameters
* **action** (string): The target Betterstack MCP tool action to run. Must be one of the enabled actions:
  * `betterstackmcp_acknowledge_incident`: Acknowledge an incident.
  * `betterstackmcp_add_chart_to_dashboard`: Add a chart to a dashboard.
  * `betterstackmcp_add_dashboard_section`: Add a section to a dashboard.
  * `betterstackmcp_application`: Query a specific application.
  * `betterstackmcp_applications`: List applications.
  * `betterstackmcp_available_incident_escalation_policies`: List available incident escalation policies.
  * `betterstackmcp_chart`: Query a specific chart.
  * `betterstackmcp_chart_alert`: Configure a chart alert.
  * `betterstackmcp_chart_alert_help`: Get help creating chart alerts.
  * `betterstackmcp_chart_alerts`: List chart alerts.
  * `betterstackmcp_chart_building_help`: Get help building charts.
  * `betterstackmcp_clusters`: List clusters.

### Optional Parameters
* **params** (object): A key-value dictionary containing action-specific inputs (e.g., `{'incident_id': '12345'}`).

## Practical Use Cases
1. **Incident response**: Acknowledge incidents and inspect escalation policies to triage and resolve production issues.
2. **Observability dashboards**: Add charts and sections to dashboards to build real-time infrastructure and application views.