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Creating alerts from your AI assistant

Connect AlertChecker to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or another MCP-compatible assistant so you can create monitored alerts in the same conversation where you discover the need.

You often realise you need an alert while researching in an AI assistant: you find an unavailable product, spot a price you want to watch, or plan around a weather or event condition. AlertChecker's MCP server lets a compatible assistant create that alert in the same conversation.

What the connection does

MCP, short for Model Context Protocol, is a way for an AI assistant to use a service's tools with your permission. Once you connect AlertChecker, the assistant can create an alert from a plain-English request. It supplies a short title and the factual condition to monitor; AlertChecker then checks the web and sends the notification as normal.

It is particularly useful when the conversation already contains the relevant detail. For example, after comparing several hotels, you can say: “Alert me if the nightly GBP price for this room drops below £180.” You do not need to leave the conversation, find the AlertChecker form, and rewrite the context yourself.

Connect your assistant

  1. Open the connector or MCP settings in your AI assistant.
  2. Add AlertChecker's server URL: https://alertchecker.com/api/mcp.
  3. Sign in to AlertChecker when the assistant prompts you. Google sign-in and email magic links are supported.
  4. Return to the conversation and ask the assistant to create an alert.

The Connect page has direct setup links for ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, as well as the companion MCP server documentation.

Prompts that work well

  • “Alert me when the iPhone 16 Pro is back in stock at apple.com.”
  • “Let me know if it is going to rain in London tomorrow.”
  • “Create an alert when Tesla stock drops below $200.”
  • “Tell me when Berlin Marathon registration opens.”

As with alerts created on the website, be specific about the product, location, date, price, or event that matters. The assistant can help turn a vague request into a condition that is practical to monitor.

Check the created alert

The assistant will confirm that it created the alert. You can then review it in My alerts, where it is managed in the same way as an alert created directly on the site. If it needs a better condition, edit it there rather than relying on the first wording forever.