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Add Service
An MCP tool from the Hetzner Cloud API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add Service Adds a service to a Load Balancer. #### Operation specific errors | Status | Code | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | 412 | source_port_already_used | The source port you are trying to add is… [POST /load_balancers/{id}/actions/add_service]
Name on the gateway: hetzner_api__add_load_balancer_service · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id required | integer | ID of the Load Balancer. |
protocol required | tcp | http | https | Protocol of the Load Balancer. |
listen_port required | integer | Port the Load Balancer listens on. |
destination_port required | integer | Port the Load Balancer will balance to. |
proxyprotocol required | boolean | Is Proxyprotocol enabled or not. |
health_check required | object | Service health check. |
http | object | Configuration option for protocols http and https. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "hetzner_api__add_load_balancer_service",
"arguments": {
"id": 0,
"protocol": "…",
"listen_port": 0,
"destination_port": 0,
"proxyprotocol": true,
"health_check": "…"
}
}Or connect the Hetzner Cloud API server directly, which lists 178 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-hetzner-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/hetzner-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the add service tool with id set to ….