Pause & Resume

Temporarily halt an MCP server without destroying its configuration.

Temporarily halt an MCP server without destroying its configuration.

Since BoxLang AI v3.2.0+

Overview

Pausing a server keeps it registered but rejects all incoming requests (except ping) with a SERVER_PAUSED error (code -32005).

Useful for:

• Maintenance windows
• Admin interfaces that need to disable a server temporarily
• Rate limiting or circuit breaker patterns
• Graceful shutdown sequences

Basic Usage

server = MCPServer( "my-tools" )
    .registerTool( searchTool )
    .registerTool( createTicketTool )

// Pause the server
server.pause()

// Check if paused
if ( server.isPaused() ) {
    println( "Server is currently paused" )
}

// Resume the server
server.resume()

Fluent Chaining

server = MCPServer( "admin-tools" )
    .registerTool( adminTool )
    .pause()      // Start paused
    .resume()     // Resume when ready

Events

Pausing and resuming fire interception points:

Event	When
onMCPServerPause	When pause() called
onMCPServerResume	When resume() called

BoxRegisterInterceptor( "onMCPServerPause", function( event ) {
    println( "MCP server paused: #event.name#" )
    // Notify admin, send alert, etc.
})

BoxRegisterInterceptor( "onMCPServerResume", function( event ) {
    println( "MCP server resumed: #event.name#" )
})

Error Response When Paused

When a paused server receives a request (except ping), it returns:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "error": {
        "code": -32005,
        "message": "Server is paused"
    }
}

Monitoring Pause State

summary = server.getStatsSummary()
println( "Paused: #summary.paused#" )  // true or false

Example: Maintenance Mode

// Application.bx
class {

    function onApplicationStart() {
        MCPServer( "myApp" )
            .registerTool( productTool )
            .registerTool( orderTool )
    }

    function enterMaintenance() {
        var server = MCPServer( "myApp" )
        if ( !isNull( server ) ) {
            server.pause()
            writeLog( "Server paused for maintenance" )
        }
    }

    function exitMaintenance() {
        var server = MCPServer( "myApp" )
        if ( !isNull( server ) ) {
            server.resume()
            writeLog( "Server resumed" )
        }
    }

}

Next Steps

• ✅ Best Practices — Production patterns
• 📊 Observability — Monitor operations
• 💡 Examples — Complete examples