health_check

Check Coolify API health status

Server Coolify MCP Server kof70/coolify-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What health_check does on Coolify MCP Server

AI agents call health_check to retrieve information from Coolify MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why health_check needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only operation to check the health/status of the Coolify API. It retrieves information about the system state without side effects, making it a Read category tool. The severity is low because even if misused, it only returns status information and cannot cause harm to infrastructure or data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'health_check' and description 'Check Coolify API health status' indicate a query operation that retrieves status information without modifying, deleting, or executing operations.

Questions about health_check

What does the health_check tool do? +

Check Coolify API health status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Coolify MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on health_check? +

Register the Coolify MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for health_check: 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 Coolify MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is health_check? +

health_check is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit health_check? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the health_check 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.

How do I block health_check completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for health_check. 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.

What MCP server provides health_check? +

health_check is provided by the Coolify MCP Server MCP server (kof70/coolify-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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