• DEPLOY
  • CONFIG
  • STATUS
  • HUMAN

How to restart microservices with your AI

Connect Qovery to your AI client to manage service lifecycles through natural language. Once connected, you can trigger rolling restarts without touching a CLI.

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Short answer

How can I restart my microservices using AI?

You tell your AI to restart a specific service, and it uses Qovery to execute a rolling restart. This refreshes your pods or applies new configurations without dropping traffic. You get a controlled deployment instead of a hard shutdown.

Deployment outcomes

What you get

The results of your command.

DEPLOY

Rolling restarts

The AI triggers a deployment that replaces pods one by one. Your service stays online throughout the entire process.

CONFIG

Configuration refreshes

The AI cycles your services to pick up updated environment variables or settings. This ensures your running code matches your latest config.

STATUS

Deployment tracking

Your AI monitors the restart progress. You'll know exactly when the new pods are healthy and ready to take traffic.

HUMAN

Manual intervention

If a rollout fails or a health check doesn't pass, the AI stops and asks you to step in. You retain final control over failed deployments.

The workflow

What your AI does when the command arrives.

The AI translates your intent into a deployment instruction.

  1. Identify the target

    Your AI looks through your Qovery environment to find the specific service or application you mentioned.

    restart_application

  2. Validate the request

    The agent checks if the service exists and if the requested restart is possible within your current deployment setup.

    restart_application

  3. Execute the restart

    The AI calls the deployment tool to start the rolling update process for the selected microservice.

    restart_application

  4. Confirm health

    The AI waits for the new pods to pass their readiness checks before telling you the task is finished.

    restart_application

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the service names and environment names to match your actual Qovery setup.

Qovery Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_TO2qfcTL6CfQKOXfGLBnMgWFpOD49hykqaFBjirY/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Qovery capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qovery-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_TO2qfcTL6CfQKOXfGLBnMgWFpOD49hykqaFBjirY/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Restart the auth-service in my production environment.

  • Perform a rolling restart on the payment-gateway microservice.

  • Cycle the pods for the web-frontend to refresh my config.

  • Can you restart the data-processor service in the staging cluster?

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One click connects your Qovery account to your AI client. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start managing services immediately.

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FAQ

How the restart task behaves

  • 01

    Will my service go offline during a restart?

    No. The AI uses rolling restarts to ensure new pods are healthy before the old ones are removed, maintaining availability.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete my entire environment?

    No. The Qovery connector only has the ability to restart applications. It cannot delete services, environments, or infrastructure.

  • 03

    Does the AI handle rollbacks if the restart fails?

    The AI can detect a failed restart, but the actual logic for rolling back to a previous version is a manual decision you make after the AI reports the error.

  • 04

    Can I restart multiple services at once?

    Yes, you can ask your AI to restart a group of services or list them individually in a single prompt.

  • 05

    Can the AI change my environment variables?

    No. The AI can only trigger a restart to apply changes you have already made in Qovery. It cannot edit the variables themselves.

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