# list_courses

List courses on the Thinkific site with pagination.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_courses`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/list-courses

## Facts

- Tool: `list_courses`
- Server: Thinkific MCP Server (`ackbarguppi-ai/thinkific-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ackbarguppi-ai/thinkific-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_courses",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_courses is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries course information with pagination support. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute actions. It falls squarely within the Read category with low severity since unauthorized access to course listings poses minimal risk compared to other tool categories.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_courses' and description 'List courses on the Thinkific site with pagination' indicate a query operation that retrieves course data without modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_courses to retrieve information from Thinkific MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Thinkific MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_courses": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Thinkific MCP Server (108)

- `delete_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-category.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-group.md
- `delete_instructor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-instructor.md
- `delete_promotion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-promotion.md
- `delete_site_script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-site-script.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-user.md
- `gql_bulk_remove_users_from_groups` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/gql-bulk-remove-users-from-groups.md
- `remove_group_analyst` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/remove-group-analyst.md
- `remove_products_from_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/remove-products-from-category.md
- `create_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/create-external-order.md
- `purchase_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/purchase-external-order.md
- `refund_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/refund-external-order.md
- `get_bundle` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-bundle.md
- `get_category` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-category.md
- `get_chapter` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-chapter.md
- `get_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-content.md
- `get_coupon` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-coupon.md
- `get_course` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-course.md
- `get_course_review` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-course-review.md
- `get_enrollment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-enrollment.md
- `get_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-group.md
- `get_instructor` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-instructor.md
- `get_order` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-order.md
- `get_performance_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-performance-metrics.md
- `get_product` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-product.md
- `get_promotion` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-promotion.md
- `get_promotion_by_coupon` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-promotion-by-coupon.md
- `get_publish_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-publish-request.md
- `get_site_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-site-info.md
- …and 78 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp