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Lifecycle & Management

The admin console gives you full control over the lifecycle of all your MCP connections.

1. Management Process

Section titled “1. Management Process”
  1. Draft: Use the “Configuration Generator” for a quick template.
  2. Validation: Verifies the JSON format and the allowlists (images/packages).
  3. Dry-Run: Starts the server temporarily without saving the configuration permanently. Ideal for verifying that the server starts correctly and reports its tools.
  4. Save: Stores the configuration in the database (app.mcp_server_configs).

2. Automation

Section titled “2. Automation”

Auto-Start

Section titled “Auto-Start”

When the Auto-Start option is enabled for a server, it is automatically launched when the Ontheia host starts up. This is the recommended setting for critical resources (e.g., central database connectors).

3. Actions

Section titled “3. Actions”
  • Start / Stop: Manual control of individual instances.
  • Stop All: Immediately terminates all running MCP processes (emergency action or cleanup).
  • Refresh Status: Queries the current process status from the orchestrator.