# stop_application

Stop a running application.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `stop_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": "stop_application",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why stop_application is rated High

This tool executes an operational command against infrastructure (stopping an application). While not destructive (the application can be restarted), it materially affects system state and availability. It belongs in Execute rather than Write because it triggers an external operation (a stop command) rather than modifying stored data reversibly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'stop_application' and description 'Stop a running application' indicate an action that triggers external operations (stopping a running service/container) whose effects depend on which application is targeted."

## Use case

AI agents invoke stop_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": {
    "stop_application": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "stop_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_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_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-database.md
- `start_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-service.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