service_add_healthcheck
Add comprehensive health check endpoints to a service (Pro)
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What service_add_healthcheck does on Plugin Hub
AI agents use service_add_healthcheck to create or update resources in Plugin Hub, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Plugin Hub environment.
Why service_add_healthcheck is rated Medium
An AI agent can call service_add_healthcheck faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Plugin Hub by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs service_add_healthcheck safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Plugin Hub, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For service_add_healthcheck, this is the rule to start with:
service_add_healthcheck stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Plugin Hub, apply this rule, and every service_add_healthcheck call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about service_add_healthcheck
Add comprehensive health check endpoints to a service (Pro). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Plugin Hub MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Plugin Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for service_add_healthcheck: 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 Plugin Hub. Nothing to install.
service_add_healthcheck is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the service_add_healthcheck 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 service_add_healthcheck. 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.
service_add_healthcheck is provided by the Plugin Hub MCP server (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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