uptimekuma_status
Check whether Uptime Kuma is reachable on the configured URL. Returns the HTTP status of the entry page and the base URL. No credentials required.
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What uptimekuma_status does on Crow
AI agents call uptimekuma_status to retrieve information from Crow without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why uptimekuma_status is rated Low
This tool performs a passive health check of an Uptime Kuma instance by querying HTTP status. It retrieves information (HTTP status codes) without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting anything. The operation is read-only with no side effects, placing it squarely in the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Check[s] whether Uptime Kuma is reachable' and 'Returns the HTTP status of the entry page and the base URL.' The description explicitly notes 'No credentials required,' indicating a simple status check with no side effects.
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The rule that runs uptimekuma_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For uptimekuma_status, this is the rule to start with:
uptimekuma_status 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 Crow, apply this rule, and every uptimekuma_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about uptimekuma_status
Check whether Uptime Kuma is reachable on the configured URL. Returns the HTTP status of the entry page and the base URL. No credentials required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for uptimekuma_status: 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 Crow. Nothing to install.
uptimekuma_status 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 uptimekuma_status 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 uptimekuma_status. 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.
uptimekuma_status is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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