List the caller's active subscriptions. Returns id, type, params, created_at, last_fired_at, fire_count for each. Use this to review what you're monitoring before adding more or to find an id to cancel.
AI agents call list_subscriptions to retrieve information from Mcp Semanticscholar without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
include_inactive | boolean | — | Include cancelled subscriptions in the response (default false). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves subscription metadata belonging to the user without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a read-only query operation. The severity is low because subscription metadata exposure has minimal blast radius—it reveals what is being monitored but does not enable destructive, financial, or code-execution actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_subscriptions' and description explicitly states it 'List[s] the caller's active subscriptions' and 'Returns id, type, params, created_at, last_fired_at, fire_count for each.' The verbs 'list' and 'returns' indicate data retrieval with no…
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List the caller's active subscriptions. Returns id, type, params, created_at, last_fired_at, fire_count for each. Use this to review what you're monitoring before adding more or to find an id to cancel. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Semanticscholar MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
list_subscriptions accepts 1 parameter: include_inactive. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Semanticscholar MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_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 Mcp Semanticscholar. Nothing to install.
list_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_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_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_subscriptions is provided by the Mcp Semanticscholar MCP server (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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