get_health
Check LightRAG server health
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What get_health does on Daniel LightRAG MCP Server
AI agents call get_health to retrieve information from Daniel LightRAG MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_health is rated Low
This is a health check operation that queries server status and returns diagnostic information. It has no side effects, does not execute external operations, and does not modify or delete any data. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_health' and description 'Check LightRAG server health' indicate a query operation that retrieves status information without modifying, executing code, or deleting data.
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The rule that runs get_health safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Daniel LightRAG MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_health, this is the rule to start with:
get_health 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 Daniel LightRAG MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_health call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_health
Check LightRAG server health. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_health: 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 Daniel LightRAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_health 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 get_health 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 get_health. 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.
get_health is provided by the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP server (desimpkins/daniel-lightrag-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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