list_ux_apps
List Next Experience (UI Builder) applications
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What list_ux_apps does on ServiceNow MCP Server
AI agents call list_ux_apps 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_ux_apps is rated Low
This tool performs a query/enumeration of UI Builder applications, returning information about existing resources. There is no indication of data creation, modification, deletion, or code execution. The action is informational only with no side effects, making it a Read operation with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_ux_apps' and description 'List Next Experience (UI Builder) applications' indicate a read-only operation that retrieves or enumerates existing applications without modifying data.
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The rule that runs list_ux_apps 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_ux_apps, this is the rule to start with:
list_ux_apps 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_ux_apps call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_ux_apps
List Next Experience (UI Builder) applications. 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_ux_apps: 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_ux_apps 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_ux_apps 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_ux_apps. 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_ux_apps 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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