# util_url_health

Check if a URL is reachable. Returns HTTP status, latency, and key headers.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `util_url_health`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-url-health

## Facts

- Tool: `util_url_health`
- Server: Delx MCP Server (`delx-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y delx-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/davidmosiah/delx-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes | URL to check (must start with http:// or https://) |
| `timeout` | string | no | Timeout in seconds (1-10) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "util_url_health",
    "arguments": {
      "url": "<url>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why util_url_health is rated Low

This is a diagnostic/monitoring tool that performs a simple HTTP HEAD or GET request to retrieve status information about a remote URL. It has no side effects on data, does not execute arbitrary code, does not create or modify resources, and does not involve financial transactions. The only potential concern is information disclosure (learning which URLs are reachable), which is a read-level risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Check if a URL is reachable' and 'Returns HTTP status, latency, and key headers' — purely informational operations with no data modification, deletion, or code execution capabilities."

Risk signals: Accepts URL/endpoint input (url)

## Use case

AI agents call util_url_health to retrieve information from Delx MCP Server 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 Delx MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Delx MCP Server (739)

- `util_arr_compact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-arr-compact.md
- `util_arr_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-arr-drop.md
- `util_dedent_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dedent-text.md
- `util_dedupe_lines` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dedupe-lines.md
- `util_header_map_normalize` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-header-map-normalize.md
- `util_http_request_canonicalize` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-http-request-canonicalize.md
- `util_remove_punctuation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-remove-punctuation.md
- `util_text_truncate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-text-truncate.md
- `util_truncate_middle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-truncate-middle.md
- `crisis_intervention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/crisis-intervention.md
- `explain_delx_rewards` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/explain-delx-rewards.md
- `grounding_protocol` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/grounding-protocol.md
- `group_therapy_round` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/group-therapy-round.md
- `quick_operational_recovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/quick-operational-recovery.md
- `quick_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/quick-session.md
- `start_therapy_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/start-therapy-session.md
- `util_bool_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-bool-parse.md
- `util_cagr_simple` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-cagr-simple.md
- `util_caip2_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-caip2-build.md
- `util_caip2_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-caip2-parse.md
- `util_categorical_distribution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-categorical-distribution.md
- `util_deployment_readiness` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-deployment-readiness.md
- `util_dmarc_policy_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dmarc-policy-parse.md
- `util_duration_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-duration-parse.md
- `util_eth_to_wei` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-eth-to-wei.md
- `util_iso_duration_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-iso-duration-parse.md
- `util_mx_host_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-mx-host-parse.md
- `util_parse_bool_list` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-bool-list.md
- `util_parse_bytes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-bytes.md
- `util_parse_float_safe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-float-safe.md
- …and 709 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server.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-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server