list_portal_themes
List Service Portal themes (color palettes, CSS variables)
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What list_portal_themes does on ServiceNow MCP Server
AI agents call list_portal_themes to retrieve information from ServiceNow MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_portal_themes is rated Low
This tool queries and returns Service Portal theme information (color palettes, CSS variables) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only retrieval operation with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent—it cannot alter system state, execute code, or access sensitive business data beyond publicly-available theme configurations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_portal_themes' and description 'List Service Portal themes (color palettes, CSS variables)' indicate retrieval of theme metadata without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs list_portal_themes safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ServiceNow MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_portal_themes, this is the rule to start with:
list_portal_themes 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 ServiceNow MCP Server, apply this rule, and every list_portal_themes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_portal_themes
List Service Portal themes (color palettes, CSS variables). It is categorised as a Read tool in the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_portal_themes: 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 ServiceNow MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_portal_themes 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_portal_themes 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_portal_themes. 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_portal_themes is provided by the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP server (@aartiq/servicenow-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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