# list_update_sets

List Update Sets by state (in progress, complete, ignore)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_update_sets`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/list-update-sets

## Facts

- Tool: `list_update_sets`
- Server: ServiceNow-MCP (`tedorigawa001/servicenow-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/tedorigawa001/ServiceNow-MCP
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_update_sets",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_update_sets is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries data (Update Sets and their states) with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations—it only reads and filters existing records. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius: misuse would at most retrieve unwanted visibility into update sets, not cause data loss or operational harm.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_update_sets' and description 'List Update Sets by state' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification capability. The verb 'list' is characteristic of read-only operations that enumerate records filtered by state."

## Use case

AI agents call list_update_sets to retrieve information from ServiceNow-MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ServiceNow-MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_update_sets": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on ServiceNow-MCP (494)

- `cancel_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/cancel-request.md
- `delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/delete-attachment.md
- `delete_system_property` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/delete-system-property.md
- `delete_uib_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/delete-uib-page.md
- `remove_user_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/remove-user-from-group.md
- `restore_archived_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/restore-archived-record.md
- `rollback_deployment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/rollback-deployment.md
- `set_cleanup_rule_active` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/set-cleanup-rule-active.md
- `set_destroy_rule_active` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/set-destroy-rule-active.md
- `commit_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/commit-changeset.md
- `create_business_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/create-business-rule.md
- `create_client_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/create-client-script.md
- `create_flow_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/create-flow-action.md
- `create_scheduled_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/create-scheduled-job.md
- `create_script_include` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/create-script-include.md
- `execute_background_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/execute-background-script.md
- `fire_event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/fire-event.md
- `ml_detect_anomalies` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/ml-detect-anomalies.md
- `ml_train_anomaly_detector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/ml-train-anomaly-detector.md
- `ml_train_change_risk` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/ml-train-change-risk.md
- `ml_train_incident_classifier` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/ml-train-incident-classifier.md
- `publish_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/publish-changeset.md
- `run_aggregate_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-aggregate-query.md
- `run_atf_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-atf-suite.md
- `run_atf_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-atf-test.md
- `run_discovery_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-discovery-scan.md
- `run_security_playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-security-playbook.md
- `run_transform_map` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/run-transform-map.md
- `scan_vulnerabilities` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/scan-vulnerabilities.md
- `smart_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/smart-query.md
- …and 464 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp