# check_glances

Check Glances system monitoring server health via GET /api/3/status. Returns version. Default port 61208.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `check_glances`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-glances

## Facts

- Tool: `check_glances`
- Server: Mcp Nettools (`aaronckj/mcp-nettools`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aaronckj/mcp-nettools
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "check_glances",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why check_glances is rated Low

This tool reads system monitoring data from a Glances server instance. It is a passive query operation with no side effects. The GET request retrieves diagnostic information only. Blast radius is minimal—misuse would only expose monitoring data visibility, not enable unauthorized actions on monitored systems.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs a GET request to retrieve status and version information from a Glances monitoring server. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations occurs. The description explicitly states it 'Returns version' via a health check endpoint."

## Use case

AI agents call check_glances to retrieve information from Mcp Nettools without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Nettools:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "check_glances": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Nettools (234)

- `http_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/http-delete.md
- `check_mqtt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-mqtt.md
- `check_rdp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-rdp.md
- `http_post` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/http-post.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/ping.md
- `port_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/port-scan.md
- `speedtest` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/speedtest.md
- `traceroute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/traceroute.md
- `wake_on_lan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/wake-on-lan.md
- `arp_table` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/arp-table.md
- `bgp_lookup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/bgp-lookup.md
- `cert_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/cert-check.md
- `cert_check_bulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/cert-check-bulk.md
- `check_actual_budget` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-actual-budget.md
- `check_adguard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-adguard.md
- `check_alertmanager` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-alertmanager.md
- `check_anythingllm` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-anythingllm.md
- `check_appwrite` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-appwrite.md
- `check_archivebox` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-archivebox.md
- `check_audiobookshelf` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-audiobookshelf.md
- `check_authelia` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-authelia.md
- `check_authentik` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-authentik.md
- `check_baikal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-baikal.md
- `check_bazarr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-bazarr.md
- `check_beszel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-beszel.md
- `check_bitwarden` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-bitwarden.md
- `check_bookstack` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-bookstack.md
- `check_calibre_web` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-calibre-web.md
- `check_cassandra` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-cassandra.md
- `check_changedetection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-changedetection.md
- …and 204 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=aaronckj-mcp-nettools · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aaronckj-mcp-nettools