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Run Visual Sentinel from Claude or ChatGPT

Connect once, then ask in plain words to add sites, explain what broke and set up client reports.

Connect in ClaudeConnect in ChatGPT

Included with every paid plan. You sign in once and approve what it asks to do.

Connect in Claude

Add Visual Sentinel as a connector in Claude on the web or the desktop app. It takes about a minute.

  1. In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors. On a Team or Enterprise plan an owner adds it in Organization settings, then Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Name it Visual Sentinel and paste the server address:
    https://visualsentinel.com/api/mcp
  4. Keep the suggested sign-in settings and click Add.
  5. Click Connect and sign in to Visual Sentinel.

Connected? Copy a prompt Claude's guide to connectors (opens in a new tab)

Connect in Claude56 seconds

Connect in ChatGPT

Add Visual Sentinel to ChatGPT on the web with the same address and sign-in.

Not in ChatGPT's app directory yet. Until it is, add it yourself with these steps. What custom connectors can do depends on your ChatGPT plan.

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web. In a Business or Enterprise workspace, an admin may first need to allow custom MCP connectors (developer mode).
  2. Go to Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
  3. Name it Visual Sentinel and paste the server address:
    https://visualsentinel.com/api/mcp
  4. Choose OAuth for authentication, review the warning and click Create as a plugin.
  5. Install the plugin, then sign in to Visual Sentinel when asked.

Connected? Copy a prompt OpenAI's guide (opens in a new tab)

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Connect in ChatGPT45 to 60 seconds

Copy a prompt

Paste one into Claude or ChatGPT after you connect. Swap the parts in brackets for your own.

Add and set up sites

  • Add client sites from a list

    Add these client sites to Visual Sentinel. Show me the list first, then add each one after I say yes: [paste your web addresses]

    Makes changes

  • Watch my homepage and checkout

    Set up visual checks on [yourshop.com]: the homepage and the checkout page at [yourshop.com/checkout]. Tell me how often my plan checks them.

    Makes changes

  • Create a status page for a client

    Create a public status page called [Client name] that shows [their sites], then give me its link.

    Makes changes

  • Send a client a weekly report

    Turn on a weekly report for [client site], sent to [client@example.com], with charts and incidents.

    Makes changes

    Needs a plan with client reports.

Add all my client sites from a list30 seconds

When something goes wrong

  • Which sites had problems this week

    Which of my sites had problems in the last 7 days? For each one, say what went wrong, when, and for how long, in plain words.

    Only looks

  • Explain an incident in plain words

    Explain the latest incident on [site] in plain words: what broke, when it started, when it recovered, and what I should check first.

    Only looks

  • Report a false alert

    The alert I got about [site] [today at 9:40] looks wrong. Check what set it off, then report it to Visual Sentinel as a false alert with a short note.

    Makes changes

  • Mute alerts during maintenance tonight

    We are updating [site] tonight from [10 pm] to [midnight], [my time zone]. Plan a maintenance window so no alerts go out during it.

    Makes changes
Video coming soon
Explain this incident and report a false alert30 seconds

Check on your account

  • Check SSL and domain expiry

    List every site's SSL certificate and domain renewal dates, soonest first. Flag anything that expires in the next 30 days.

    Only looks

  • What does my plan include

    What does my Visual Sentinel plan include, and how much of it am I using? How many more sites can I add?

    Only looks

Questions

Do I need a Visual Sentinel account?

Yes, for anything about your own sites. Connecting your account comes with every paid plan. A few free checks work without an account: SSL, DNS, page speed and a quick website check.

Is my data safe?

You sign in to Visual Sentinel in your own browser, so Claude and ChatGPT never see your password. You pick the workspace and whether the assistant can only look or also make changes. Disconnect it at any time in Workspace settings, under Developer access, and it loses access on its next request. What the assistant reads, like site names and incident details, appears in your chat, so your Claude or ChatGPT settings apply to it.

What can't it do?

Some things stay in the dashboard on purpose: plans and billing, inviting people, API keys, connecting Google or Cloudflare, sending a client report straight away, and deleting a status page or your workspace. Passwords, tokens and keys are set in the dashboard only: site sign-in details, and alert channels like Slack, PagerDuty or webhooks. That way they never sit in a chat.

I use Claude Code, Cursor or another tool. Does it work?

Yes. The MCP page has setup steps for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Gemini, Windsurf and other assistants.

For developers

MCP server details

Setup for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code and more, sign-in options and every tool.

Open the MCP page

Setup file for assistants

A plain text file your assistant can read and follow from start to finish.

visualsentinel.com/agents/setup.md