server_health
Return a practical health bundle for the Ubuntu server.
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What server_health does on Mcp Control Plane
AI agents call server_health to retrieve information from Mcp Control Plane without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why server_health is rated Low
This tool retrieves and returns health information about a server (metrics, status, diagnostics). It is a read-only operation that queries existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or performing financial operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since it only exposes observability data about system health.
From the tool's definition Tool named 'server_health' with description 'Return a practical health bundle for the Ubuntu server' indicates querying and retrieving server health metrics/status data with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs server_health safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Control Plane, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For server_health, this is the rule to start with:
server_health 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 Mcp Control Plane, apply this rule, and every server_health call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about server_health
Return a practical health bundle for the Ubuntu server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Control Plane MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Control Plane MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for server_health: 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 Mcp Control Plane. Nothing to install.
server_health 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 server_health 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 server_health. 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.
server_health is provided by the Mcp Control Plane MCP server (albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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