list_mobile_applets
List mobile applets (mini-apps within the mobile experience)
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What list_mobile_applets does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call list_mobile_applets to retrieve information from NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_mobile_applets is rated Low
This tool retrieves and enumerates mobile applets from the ServiceNow system. It performs a read-only query operation that has no capacity to modify, delete, or execute external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only learn what mobile applets exist in the system, which is low-sensitivity metadata.
From the tool's definition The tool is described as 'List mobile applets', which uses the verb 'list' indicating data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs list_mobile_applets safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_mobile_applets, this is the rule to start with:
list_mobile_applets is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, apply this rule, and every list_mobile_applets call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_mobile_applets
List mobile applets (mini-apps within the mobile experience). It is categorised as a Read tool in the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_mobile_applets: 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 NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit. Nothing to install.
list_mobile_applets 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_mobile_applets 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_mobile_applets. 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_mobile_applets is provided by the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server (nowaikit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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