check_tandoor
Check Tandoor recipe manager health via GET /api/schema/ (public OpenAPI schema endpoint). Returns reachable state.
This record as markdown: /tools/aaronckj-mcp-nettools/check-tandoor.md
What check_tandoor does on Mcp Nettools
AI agents call check_tandoor 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.
Why check_tandoor is rated Low
This is a simple read-only health check that queries a public API endpoint and returns reachability information. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete resources, or commit financial obligations. The public nature of the OpenAPI schema endpoint and the passive GET request classify this as a Read operation with low severity and low blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a GET request to a public OpenAPI schema endpoint (/api/schema/) to check reachability and health status. The description explicitly states it retrieves health state with no modification or execution of external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs check_tandoor safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Nettools, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For check_tandoor, this is the rule to start with:
check_tandoor is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Nettools, apply this rule, and every check_tandoor call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about check_tandoor
Check Tandoor recipe manager health via GET /api/schema/ (public OpenAPI schema endpoint). Returns reachable state. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Nettools MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Nettools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_tandoor: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp Nettools. Nothing to install.
check_tandoor is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the check_tandoor rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for check_tandoor. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
check_tandoor is provided by the Mcp Nettools MCP server (aaronckj/mcp-nettools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Mcp Nettools, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue