list_software_licenses

List software license records with compliance status

SERVERNowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit SOURCEnowaikit

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity verified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/list-software-licenses.md

WHAT IT DOES

What list_software_licenses does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit

AI agents call list_software_licenses 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.

RISK

Why list_software_licenses is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves software license data with no side effects. It presents information for visibility and compliance checking but does not create, modify, delete, or trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is limited to potential information disclosure of license inventory.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_software_licenses' and description 'List software license records with compliance status' indicates retrieval of existing records without modification or deletion. The verb 'list' is explicitly a read operation.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs list_software_licenses 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_software_licenses, this is the rule to start with:

list_software_licenses Allowed

list_software_licenses is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_software_licenses": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, apply this rule, and every list_software_licenses call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about list_software_licenses

What does the list_software_licenses tool do? +

List software license records with compliance status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_software_licenses? +

Register the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_software_licenses: 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.

What risk level is list_software_licenses? +

list_software_licenses is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_software_licenses? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_software_licenses 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.

How do I block list_software_licenses completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_software_licenses. 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.

What MCP server provides list_software_licenses? +

list_software_licenses 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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