diff --git a/public/api/health.php b/public/api/health.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Health check endpoint for thetool
+ * Returns database table count for monitoring purposes
+ */
+
+// Bootstrap the application
+if(file_exists("../../config/config.php")) {
+    require("../../config/config.php");
+} else {
+    header("Content-Type: application/json");
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(["status" => "error", "message" => "Configuration not found"]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Define FronkDB constants if not already defined
+if(!defined('FRONKDB_SQLDEBUG')) {
+    define('FRONKDB_SQLDEBUG', false);
+}
+
+// Load required classes
+require_once(LIBDIR."autoloader/autoloader.php");
+require_once(LIBDIR."mvcfronk/mfLog/mfLoghandler.php");
+require_once(LIBDIR."FronkDB/FronkDB.php");
+
+// Get database table count
+$tableCount = 0;
+$db = null;
+
+try {
+    $db = new FronkDB(
+        FRONKDB_DBHOST,
+        FRONKDB_DBUSER,
+        FRONKDB_DBPASS,
+        FRONKDB_DBNAME
+    );
+
+    // Query to get table count
+    $result = $db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = '".FRONKDB_DBNAME."'");
+
+    if($result) {
+        $row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
+        if($row) {
+            $tableCount = (int)$row['count'];
+        }
+    }
+} catch(Exception $e) {
+    header("Content-Type: application/json");
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(["status" => "error", "message" => "Database error: " . $e->getMessage()]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// Return JSON response
+header("Content-Type: application/json");
+http_response_code(200);
+echo json_encode([
+    "status" => "ok",
+    "tables" => $tableCount
+]);