List all active Maximo event listener subscriptions.
AI agents call list_event_subscriptions to retrieve information from Maximo Enterprise MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing event listener subscriptions without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and poses minimal risk as it only exposes metadata about existing subscriptions. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure.
From the tool's definition The tool name and description clearly indicate a read-only operation: 'List all active Maximo event listener subscriptions.' The verb 'list' and the passive nature of retrieving subscription information confirms no data modification or side effects occur.
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List all active Maximo event listener subscriptions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Maximo Enterprise MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Maximo Enterprise MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_event_subscriptions: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Maximo Enterprise MCP. Nothing to install.
list_event_subscriptions is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_event_subscriptions rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_event_subscriptions. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
list_event_subscriptions is provided by the Maximo Enterprise MCP server (maximo-enterprise-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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