# list_service_categories

List service categories (groups for booking services like "Treatments", "Classes").

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_service_categories`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/list-service-categories

## Facts

- Tool: `list_service_categories`
- Server: FavCRM (`https://api.favcrm.io/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/favcrm/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- 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_service_categories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_service_categories is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays existing service category data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that poses minimal risk if invoked by an AI agent, as it only returns informational data about how services are organized in the CRM system.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List service categories', indicating data retrieval with no side effects. Returns configuration/reference data about service groupings."

## Use case

AI agents call list_service_categories to retrieve information from FavCRM 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 FavCRM:

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

## Other tools on FavCRM (219)

- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/cancel-booking.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-account.md
- `delete_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-campaign.md
- `delete_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-category.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-contact.md
- `delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-custom-field.md
- `delete_deal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-deal.md
- `delete_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-invoice.md
- `delete_knowledge_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-knowledge-document.md
- `delete_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-post.md
- `delete_post_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-post-type.md
- `delete_post_type_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-post-type-field.md
- `delete_promotion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-promotion.md
- `delete_segment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-segment.md
- `delete_service_package` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-service-package.md
- `delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-tag.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/delete-task.md
- `remove_post_block` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/remove-post-block.md
- `void_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/void-invoice.md
- `execute_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/execute-tool.md
- `switch_company` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/switch-company.md
- `cancel_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/cancel-subscription.md
- `create_plan_upgrade_link` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/create-plan-upgrade-link.md
- `create_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/create-subscription.md
- `enrol_membership` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/enrol-membership.md
- `record_invoice_payment` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/record-invoice-payment.md
- `check_plan_operation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/check-plan-operation.md
- `get_attachment_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/get-attachment-text.md
- `get_audit_log` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/get-audit-log.md
- `get_available_slots` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm/get-available-slots.md
- …and 189 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-favcrm-favcrm.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=io-favcrm-favcrm · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-favcrm-favcrm