---
title: "Reload an MCP server's tools"
method: POST
path: "/v1/mcp-servers/{name}/reload-tools"
tags: ["MCP"]
---

# Reload an MCP server's tools

`POST /v1/mcp-servers/{name}/reload-tools`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:9998`
- URL: `http://localhost:9998/v1/mcp-servers/{name}/reload-tools`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Re-issues `tools/list` against a running server without restarting it. `name` is URL-encoded.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Tools reloaded

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `toolCount` integer, required
  - `toolNames` string[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Server not running
- `502`: tools/list failed

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/modelpiper/apis/toolpiper-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/modelpiper/apis/toolpiper-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/modelpiper/apis/toolpiper-api/revisions/6722bf56385c?raw)