> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools.md).

# Tools

The `bx-mcp` module exposes **154 MCP tools** across **17 runtime domains**. Each tool is an `@mcpTool` annotated method discovered automatically via classpath scanning.

Tools are organized into the following domain pages:

| Domain                                                                        | Page                                                                                           | Tools |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- |
| Runtime & JVM                                                                 | [Runtime & Platform](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools/runtime-and-platform.md)     | 30    |
| Caches, Datasources, SQL                                                      | [Data Layer](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools/data-layer.md)                       | 29    |
| HTTP Clients, Slow HTTP, Requests, Routes, Web Server                         | [HTTP & Web](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools/http-and-web.md)                     | 24    |
| Executors, Schedulers, Modules, Interceptors, Applications, Logging, Watchers | [Operations](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools/operations.md)                       | 69    |
| Performance, System Health                                                    | [Performance & Health](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/tools/performance-and-health.md) | 2     |

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## Calling a Tool

All tools are called via JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST:

```bash
curl -s http://localhost:8080/~bxmcp/boxlang.bxm \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"tool_name","arguments":{}},"id":"1"}'
```

See the [Protocol Reference](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-mcp/reference/protocol.md) for complete details.

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## Tool Naming Convention

All tools follow the `domain_action_description` naming convention:

* `runtime_get_info` — Get BoxLang runtime information
* `cache_get_health` — Get cache health assessment
* `jvm_get_memory_info` — Get JVM memory information

This makes it easy to discover tools by domain and understand their purpose at a glance.


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