# retrieveStatus

Retrieves the FusionAuth system status using an API key. Using an API key will cause the response to include the product version, health checks and various runtime metrics. OR Retrieves the FusionAuth system status. This request is anonymous and does not require an API key. When an API key is not provided the response will contain a single value in the JSON response indicating the current health check.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `retrieveStatus`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/retrievestatus

## Facts

- Tool: `retrieveStatus`
- Server: Fusionauth (`@fusionauth/mcp-api`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api.md
- Install: `npx -y @fusionauth/mcp-api`
- Homepage: https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-mcp-api
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why retrieveStatus is rated Low

This is a straightforward status/health check endpoint that queries system information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The most severe action it performs is reading runtime metrics and version information. No data is changed, no external operations are triggered, and no financial transactions are involved.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Retrieves the FusionAuth system status' and provides 'health checks and various runtime metrics' - pure retrieval with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call retrieveStatus to retrieve information from Fusionauth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "retrieveStatus": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Fusionauth (313)

- `deleteAPIKeyWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteapikeywithid.md
- `deleteApplicationRoleWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteapplicationrolewithid.md
- `deleteApplicationWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteapplicationwithid.md
- `deleteConnectorWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteconnectorwithid.md
- `deleteConsentWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteconsentwithid.md
- `deleteEmailTemplateWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteemailtemplatewithid.md
- `deleteEntityGrantWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteentitygrantwithid.md
- `deleteEntityTypePermissionWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteentitytypepermissionwithid.md
- `deleteEntityTypeWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteentitytypewithid.md
- `deleteEntityWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteentitywithid.md
- `deleteFormFieldWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteformfieldwithid.md
- `deleteFormWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteformwithid.md
- `deleteGroupMembersWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletegroupmemberswithid.md
- `deleteGroupWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletegroupwithid.md
- `deleteIdentityProviderWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteidentityproviderwithid.md
- `deleteIPAccessControlListWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteipaccesscontrollistwithid.md
- `deleteJwtRefresh` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletejwtrefresh.md
- `deleteKeyWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletekeywithid.md
- `deleteLambdaWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletelambdawithid.md
- `deleteMessageTemplateWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletemessagetemplatewithid.md
- `deleteMessengerWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletemessengerwithid.md
- `deleteOAuthScopeWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteoauthscopewithid.md
- `deleteTenantWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletetenantwithid.md
- `deleteThemeWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deletethemewithid.md
- `deleteUserActionReasonWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteuseractionreasonwithid.md
- `deleteUserActionWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteuseractionwithid.md
- `deleteUserBulk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteuserbulk.md
- `deleteUserLinkWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteuserlinkwithid.md
- `deleteUserRegistrationWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteuserregistrationwithid.md
- `deleteUserTwoFactorWithId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api/deleteusertwofactorwithid.md
- …and 283 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-fusionauth-mcp-api.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=io-fusionauth-mcp-api · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-fusionauth-mcp-api