mysql_router_route_health

What mysql_router_route_health does on Mysql Mcp

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

Why mysql_router_route_health is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only health check on a MySQL Router route. It queries the current state of a route and returns a boolean status indicator. There is no data modification, no code execution with unpredictable effects, and no destructive operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal - an attacker could only gather information about route availability, not compromise data or systems.

From the tool's definition Tool description states "Check if a route is alive and functioning. Returns isAlive boolean" - this is a query/health check operation that retrieves status information without modifying any data or triggering side effects.

The rule that runs mysql_router_route_health safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mysql Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mysql_router_route_health, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mysql_router_route_health": {}
  }
}

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