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HomeLab Monitor

12 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

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0 can modify or destroy data
12 read-only
12 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 11/06/2026

How to control HomeLab Monitor ↓

TOOL MAP

Read (12) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)

WHAT CAN GO WRONG

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Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

HOW TO CONTROL HOMELAB MONITOR

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and HomeLab Monitor, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Cap read operations
{
  "get_ai_models": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_ai_models_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

  1. Create a free account and register HomeLab Monitor — nothing to install.
  2. Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
ENFORCE POLICY ON HOMELAB MONITOR →

Free to start. No card required.

ALL 12 HOMELAB MONITOR TOOLS

READ 12 tools
Read get_ai_models get_ai_models Read get_alerts Alias for get_events — the monitor's alerts are its edge-triggered events. Read get_containers Full Docker container list (Containers tab): per container name, image, state, health, exposed ports, RAM Read get_events Recent edge-triggered events over range (OOM kills, threshold crossings), each with a blame line where one Read get_gpu get_gpu Read get_history Charted time-series the dashboard graphs over range: timestamps + aligned arrays for GPU util/VRAM/power/t Read get_host get_host Read get_memory get_memory Read get_services Full systemd unit list (Services tab): per unit active/sub state, description, listening ports, RAM, uptim Read get_snapshot Current live vitals across the hub: GPU, host RAM/CPU, Docker and systemd health summaries (with any probl Read list_hosts List every host in the fleet with headline vitals (hub listed first). Returns the roster: name, online st Read scan_disk scan_disk

FAQ

Is the HomeLab Monitor MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The HomeLab Monitor server is primarily read-only with 12 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the HomeLab Monitor MCP server expose? +

12 tools across 1 categories: Read. 12 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on HomeLab Monitor? +

Register the HomeLab Monitor MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every HomeLab Monitor tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 12 HomeLab Monitor tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON HOMELAB MONITOR →

Free to start. No card required.

12 HomeLab Monitor tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.

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