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Paw Pulse

by dougalpaw.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.3.0 · published by com.dougalpaw

Heartbeat and tokens/sec monitoring for self-hosted LLM servers (Ollama etc.), with down alerts.

Deletes · 1Final · 1Changes · 2
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6 tools: 1 can delete or cancel things, 1 do something that can't be undone, 2 change things and 2 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http pawpulse https://pulse.dougalpaw.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Deletes or cancels 1Claude Code: deny
  • delete_monitorPermanently delete a monitor and all its heartbeats.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "delete_monitor" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
    • The description says "Permanently delete".
    • The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Permanently delete a monitor and all its heartbeats. Cannot be undone.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Can't be undone 1Claude Code: ask
  • create_monitorCreate a new anonymous Paw Pulse monitor.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "create_monitor" says "create": a word for a change.
    • The description says "cannot be recovered".
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Create a new anonymous Paw Pulse monitor. Returns ingest_token and manage_token exactly once — store them, they cannot be recovered.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • setup_instructionsShell commands to install the heartbeat script on the box being monitored and run it from cron.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Shell commands to install the heartbeat script on the box being monitored and run it from cron. Pass the id and ingest_token from create_monitor.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • update_monitorChange a monitor's name, grace period, slow threshold, webhook or visibility.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "update_monitor" says "update": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Change a monitor's name, grace period, slow threshold, webhook or visibility. Only the fields you pass change.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • get_statusGet the current status of a monitor.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_status" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the current status of a monitor. Private monitors require manage_token.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_heartbeatsList recent heartbeats for a monitor (newest first).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_heartbeats" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List recent heartbeats for a monitor (newest first). Private monitors require manage_token.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.3.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http pawpulse https://pulse.dougalpaw.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__pawpulse__get_status",
      "mcp__pawpulse__list_heartbeats"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__pawpulse__create_monitor",
      "mcp__pawpulse__update_monitor",
      "mcp__pawpulse__setup_instructions"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__pawpulse__delete_monitor"
    ]
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as pawpulse. Review it before you use it.