Skip to main content
Glama
itshare4u

Agent Knowledge MCP

elasticsearch_status

Check Elasticsearch and Kibana container status with detailed configuration information to monitor system health.

Instructions

Check status of Elasticsearch and Kibana containers with detailed configuration information

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler function for the 'elasticsearch_status' tool. It creates an ElasticsearchSetup instance, calls get_container_status(), and formats a comprehensive status report for Elasticsearch and Kibana Docker containers including existence, running status, URLs, configuration, and overall system readiness.
    @app.tool(
        description="Check status of Elasticsearch and Kibana containers with detailed configuration information",
        tags={"admin", "elasticsearch", "status", "docker", "monitoring"}
    )
    async def elasticsearch_status() -> str:
        """Check comprehensive status of Elasticsearch and Kibana Docker containers."""
        try:
            # Get config path and setup manager
            config_path = Path(__file__).parent / "config.json"
            setup_manager = ElasticsearchSetup(config_path)
    
            # Get detailed container status
            status = setup_manager.get_container_status()
    
            if "error" in status:
                return f"❌ **Container Status Check Failed!**\n\n🚨 **Error:** {status['error']}\n\nπŸ’‘ **Troubleshooting:**\n   β€’ Check if Docker is running\n   β€’ Verify Docker daemon is accessible\n   β€’ Ensure proper Docker permissions\n   β€’ Try restarting Docker service"
    
            # Build comprehensive status message
            message = "πŸ“Š **Elasticsearch & Kibana Container Status Report**\n\n"
    
            # Elasticsearch detailed status
            es_status = status["elasticsearch"]
            message += f"πŸ” **Elasticsearch Container** (`{es_status['container_name']}`):\n"
            message += f"   πŸ“¦ Container Exists: {'βœ… Yes' if es_status['exists'] else '❌ No'}\n"
            message += f"   πŸš€ Container Running: {'βœ… Yes' if es_status['running'] else '❌ No'}\n"
    
            if es_status['running']:
                message += f"   🌐 Access URL: http://localhost:9200\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’š Status: Ready for connections\n"
            elif es_status['exists']:
                message += f"   ⚠️ Status: Container exists but not running\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’‘ Action: Start container or use setup_elasticsearch\n"
            else:
                message += f"   πŸ”§ Status: Container not found\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’‘ Action: Run setup_elasticsearch to create\n"
    
            message += f"\n"
    
            # Kibana detailed status
            kibana_status = status["kibana"]
            message += f"πŸ“Š **Kibana Container** (`{kibana_status['container_name']}`):\n"
            message += f"   πŸ“¦ Container Exists: {'βœ… Yes' if kibana_status['exists'] else '❌ No'}\n"
            message += f"   πŸš€ Container Running: {'βœ… Yes' if kibana_status['running'] else '❌ No'}\n"
    
            if kibana_status['running']:
                message += f"   🌐 Access URL: http://localhost:5601\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’š Status: Dashboard available\n"
            elif kibana_status['exists']:
                message += f"   ⚠️ Status: Container exists but not running\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’‘ Action: Start container or use setup_elasticsearch\n"
            else:
                message += f"   πŸ”§ Status: Container not found\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’‘ Action: Run setup_elasticsearch with include_kibana=true\n"
    
            # Current configuration summary
            config = load_config()
            message += f"\nβš™οΈ **Current Configuration Settings:**\n"
            message += f"   🏠 Host: {config['elasticsearch']['host']}\n"
            message += f"   πŸ”Œ Port: {config['elasticsearch']['port']}\n"
            message += f"   πŸ“ Full URL: http://{config['elasticsearch']['host']}:{config['elasticsearch']['port']}\n"
    
            # Overall system status assessment
            es_ready = es_status['running']
            kibana_ready = kibana_status['running']
    
            message += f"\n🎯 **Overall System Status:**\n"
            if es_ready and kibana_ready:
                message += f"   βœ… **Fully Operational** - Both Elasticsearch and Kibana running\n"
                message += f"   πŸš€ **Next Steps:** Start indexing documents and using search\n"
            elif es_ready and not kibana_ready:
                message += f"   🟑 **Partially Ready** - Elasticsearch running, Kibana stopped\n"
                message += f"   πŸ’‘ **Suggestion:** Elasticsearch is functional, Kibana optional for visualization\n"
            elif not es_ready and kibana_ready:
                message += f"   πŸ”΄ **Incomplete Setup** - Kibana running but Elasticsearch stopped\n"
                message += f"   ⚠️ **Action Required:** Start Elasticsearch for system to function\n"
            else:
                message += f"   πŸ”΄ **System Down** - Both services stopped\n"
                message += f"   πŸ› οΈ **Action Required:** Run setup_elasticsearch to start services\n"
    
            return message
    
        except ImportError as e:
            return f"❌ Module Error: Missing Elasticsearch setup dependency\nπŸ” Details: {str(e)}\nπŸ’‘ Ensure ElasticsearchSetup module is properly installed"
        except FileNotFoundError as e:
            return f"❌ Configuration Error: Required config file not found\nπŸ” Details: {str(e)}\nπŸ’‘ Check that config.json exists in the source directory"
        except Exception as e:
            return _format_admin_error(e, "check Elasticsearch status", "Docker container status monitoring")
  • Helper method in ElasticsearchSetup class that returns the status dictionary for both Elasticsearch and Kibana containers (exists, running, container_name), used directly by the elasticsearch_status handler.
    def get_container_status(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get status of Elasticsearch and Kibana containers."""
        try:
            client = self._get_docker_client()
            
            status = {
                "elasticsearch": {
                    "exists": self._container_exists(self.container_name),
                    "running": self._is_container_running(self.container_name),
                    "container_name": self.container_name
                },
                "kibana": {
                    "exists": self._container_exists(self.kibana_container_name),
                    "running": self._is_container_running(self.kibana_container_name),
                    "container_name": self.kibana_container_name
                }
            }
            
            return status
            
        except Exception as e:
            return {"error": str(e)}
  • The @app.tool decorator registers the elasticsearch_status function on the admin FastMCP app, which is later mounted to the main server.
    @app.tool(
        description="Check status of Elasticsearch and Kibana containers with detailed configuration information",
        tags={"admin", "elasticsearch", "status", "docker", "monitoring"}
    )
  • The ElasticsearchSetup class provides container management utilities including get_container_status, used by the tool handler.
    class ElasticsearchSetup:
        """Manage Elasticsearch Docker container setup."""
        
        def __init__(self, config_path: Path):
            self.config_path = config_path
            self.docker_client = None
            self.container_name = "elasticsearch-mcp"
            self.kibana_container_name = "kibana-mcp"
            
        def _get_docker_client(self):
            """Get Docker client."""
            if self.docker_client is None:
                try:
                    self.docker_client = docker.from_env()
                    # Test connection
                    self.docker_client.ping()
                except DockerException as e:
                    raise ConnectionError(f"Cannot connect to Docker. Is Docker running? Error: {e}")
            return self.docker_client
        
        def _is_elasticsearch_running(self, host: str, port: int) -> bool:
            """Check if Elasticsearch is running at the given host:port."""
            try:
                response = requests.get(f"http://{host}:{port}", timeout=5)
                return response.status_code == 200
            except:
                return False
        
        def _wait_for_elasticsearch(self, host: str, port: int, timeout: int = 60) -> bool:
            """Wait for Elasticsearch to be ready."""
            print(f"Waiting for Elasticsearch at {host}:{port}...")
            start_time = time.time()
            
            while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
                if self._is_elasticsearch_running(host, port):
                    print("βœ… Elasticsearch is ready!")
                    return True
                time.sleep(2)
                print("⏳ Still waiting...")
            
            print("❌ Timeout waiting for Elasticsearch")
            return False
        
        def _container_exists(self, container_name: str) -> bool:
            """Check if container exists."""
            try:
                client = self._get_docker_client()
                client.containers.get(container_name)
                return True
            except NotFound:
                return False
        
        def _is_container_running(self, container_name: str) -> bool:
            """Check if container is running."""
            try:
                client = self._get_docker_client()
                container = client.containers.get(container_name)
                return container.status == 'running'
            except NotFound:
                return False

Latest Blog Posts

MCP directory API

We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.

curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/itshare4u/AgentKnowledgeMCP'

If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server