# restart_application

Restart an application.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `restart_application`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-application

## Facts

- Tool: `restart_application`
- Server: Coolify (`coolify-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify.md
- Install: `npx -y coolify-mcp-server`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/wrediam/coolify-mcp-server.git
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why restart_application is rated High

This tool executes an action that triggers a restart of an application, similar to running a shell command or triggering an external operation. While not permanently destructive, a restart can interrupt service availability, cause data loss if the application has unflushed state, and impact end users. It is not reversible in the sense that the downtime and any in-flight requests are lost.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool named 'restart_application' with description 'Restart an application.' The verb 'restart' triggers an external operation (restarting a running service/application) whose effects depend on which application is specified as an argument."

## Use case

AI agents invoke restart_application to trigger actions in Coolify. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Coolify:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "restart_application": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "restart_application_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Coolify (110)

- `delete_application` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application.md
- `delete_application_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-env.md
- `delete_application_scheduled_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-scheduled-task.md
- `delete_application_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-storage.md
- `delete_cloud_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-cloud-token.md
- `delete_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-database.md
- `delete_database_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-database-env.md
- `delete_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-environment.md
- `delete_github_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-github-app.md
- `delete_private_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-private-key.md
- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-project.md
- `delete_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-server.md
- `delete_service` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service.md
- `delete_service_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service-env.md
- `delete_service_scheduled_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service-scheduled-task.md
- `disable_api` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/disable-api.md
- `cancel_deployment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/cancel-deployment.md
- `deploy_by_tag_or_uuid` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/deploy-by-tag-or-uuid.md
- `enable_api` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/enable-api.md
- `restart_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-database.md
- `restart_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-service.md
- `start_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-application.md
- `start_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-database.md
- `start_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-service.md
- `stop_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-application.md
- `stop_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-database.md
- `stop_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-service.md
- `get_application` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/get-application.md
- `get_application_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/get-application-logs.md
- `get_current_team` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/get-current-team.md
- …and 80 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify.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=coolify · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/coolify