# list_templates

List the company's WhatsApp message templates with their Meta approval status (PENDING / APPROVED / REJECTED). Check this to see which templates are approved before referencing one in a campaign.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `list_templates`
- 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: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no | Max templates to return (default 20) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why list_templates is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries existing WhatsApp template data along with their approval statuses. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations. The primary use case is informational—checking template approval status before referencing templates.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'List the company's WhatsApp message templates' and 'Check this to see which templates are approved'."

## Use case

AI agents call list_templates 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_templates": {}
  }
}
```

## 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