Pagerduty Automation

PagerDuty Automation via Rube MCP

Automate PagerDuty incident management and operations through Composio's PagerDuty toolkit via Rube MCP.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/pagerduty

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active PagerDuty connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit pagerduty
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit pagerduty
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete PagerDuty authentication
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Manage Incidents

When to use: User wants to create, update, acknowledge, or resolve incidents

Tool sequence:

1. PAGERDUTY_FETCH_INCIDENT_LIST - List incidents with filters [Required]
2. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_INCIDENT_BY_INCIDENT_ID - Get specific incident details [Optional]
3. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_INCIDENT_RECORD - Create a new incident [Optional]
4. PAGERDUTY_UPDATE_INCIDENT_BY_ID - Update incident status or assignment [Optional]
5. PAGERDUTY_POST_INCIDENT_NOTE_USING_ID - Add a note to an incident [Optional]
6. PAGERDUTY_SNOOZE_INCIDENT_BY_DURATION - Snooze an incident for a period [Optional]

Key parameters:

• statuses[]: Filter by status ('triggered', 'acknowledged', 'resolved')
• service_ids[]: Filter by service IDs
• urgencies[]: Filter by urgency ('high', 'low')
• title: Incident title (for creation)
• service: Service object with id and type (for creation)
• status: New status for update operations

Pitfalls:

• Incident creation requires a service object with both id and type: 'service_reference'
• Status transitions follow: triggered -> acknowledged -> resolved
• Cannot transition from resolved back to triggered directly
• PAGERDUTY_UPDATE_INCIDENT_BY_ID requires the incident ID as a path parameter
• Snooze duration is in seconds; the incident re-triggers after the snooze period

2. Inspect Incident Alerts and Analytics

When to use: User wants to review alerts within an incident or analyze incident metrics

Tool sequence:

1. PAGERDUTY_GET_ALERTS_BY_INCIDENT_ID - List alerts for an incident [Required]
2. PAGERDUTY_GET_INCIDENT_ALERT_DETAILS - Get details of a specific alert [Optional]
3. PAGERDUTY_FETCH_INCIDENT_ANALYTICS_BY_ID - Get incident analytics/metrics [Optional]

Key parameters:

• incident_id: The incident ID
• alert_id: Specific alert ID within the incident
• statuses[]: Filter alerts by status

Pitfalls:

• An incident can have multiple alerts; each alert has its own status
• Alert IDs are scoped to the incident
• Analytics data includes response times, engagement metrics, and resolution times

3. Manage Services

When to use: User wants to create, update, or list services

Tool sequence:

1. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_LIST_OF_SERVICES - List all services [Required]
2. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_SERVICE_BY_ID - Get service details [Optional]
3. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_NEW_SERVICE - Create a new technical service [Optional]
4. PAGERDUTY_UPDATE_SERVICE_BY_ID - Update service configuration [Optional]
5. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_INTEGRATION_FOR_SERVICE - Add an integration to a service [Optional]
6. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_BUSINESS_SERVICE - Create a business service [Optional]
7. PAGERDUTY_UPDATE_BUSINESS_SERVICE_BY_ID - Update a business service [Optional]

Key parameters:

• name: Service name
• escalation_policy: Escalation policy object with id and type
• alert_creation: Alert creation mode ('create_alerts_and_incidents' or 'create_incidents')
• status: Service status ('active', 'warning', 'critical', 'maintenance', 'disabled')

Pitfalls:

• Creating a service requires an existing escalation policy
• Business services are different from technical services; they represent business-level groupings
• Service integrations define how alerts are created (email, API, events)
• Disabling a service stops all incident creation for that service

4. Manage Schedules and On-Call

When to use: User wants to view or manage on-call schedules and rotations

Tool sequence:

1. PAGERDUTY_GET_SCHEDULES - List all schedules [Required]
2. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_SCHEDULE_BY_ID - Get specific schedule details [Optional]
3. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_NEW_SCHEDULE_LAYER - Create a new schedule [Optional]
4. PAGERDUTY_UPDATE_SCHEDULE_BY_ID - Update an existing schedule [Optional]
5. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_ONCALL_LIST - View who is currently on-call [Optional]
6. PAGERDUTY_CREATE_SCHEDULE_OVERRIDES_CONFIGURATION - Create temporary overrides [Optional]
7. PAGERDUTY_DELETE_SCHEDULE_OVERRIDE_BY_ID - Remove an override [Optional]
8. PAGERDUTY_RETRIEVE_USERS_BY_SCHEDULE_ID - List users in a schedule [Optional]
9. PAGERDUTY_PREVIEW_SCHEDULE_OBJECT - Preview schedule changes before saving [Optional]

Key parameters:

• schedule_id: Schedule identifier
• time_zone: Schedule timezone (e.g., 'America/New_York')
• schedule_layers: Array of rotation layer configurations
• since/until: Date range for on-call queries (ISO 8601)
• override: Override object with user, start, and end times

Pitfalls:

• Schedule layers define rotation order; multiple layers can overlap
• Overrides are temporary and take precedence over the normal schedule
• since and until are required for on-call queries to scope the time range
• Time zones must be valid IANA timezone strings
• Preview before saving complex schedule changes to verify correctness