list_oauth_applications
List OAuth application registry entries (client applications that can authenticate)
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What list_oauth_applications does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call list_oauth_applications 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_oauth_applications is rated Low
This is a Read operation as it retrieves and queries OAuth application data from a registry. However, the severity is high because OAuth applications contain authentication credentials and configuration details that could be exploited if exposed to an unauthorized AI agent, potentially leading to unauthorized access to integrated systems or token misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_oauth_applications' and description 'List OAuth application registry entries' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects. The verb 'List' is a clear read operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs list_oauth_applications 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_oauth_applications, this is the rule to start with:
list_oauth_applications 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_oauth_applications call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_oauth_applications
List OAuth application registry entries (client applications that can authenticate). 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_oauth_applications: 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_oauth_applications 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_oauth_applications 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_oauth_applications. 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_oauth_applications 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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