# start_database

Start a database.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_database`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-database

## Facts

- Tool: `start_database`
- 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": "start_database",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_database is rated High

Starting a database is an operational action that executes a state-changing command on an external system. While not destructive (the database itself is not deleted or corrupted), it modifies the system state and could impact availability or workload depending on the database targeted. This falls under Execute category—triggering external operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'start_database' and description 'Start a database' indicate this tool triggers an external operation (database startup) whose effects depend on which database is targeted as an argument."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_database 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": {
    "start_database": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_database_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_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-application.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_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