Retrieves a list of applications for a specified policy, filtered by application group and application criteria. Returns application groups with their contained applications. Each group includes: Id, Name, Description, PrimaryUse (Whitelist/Blacklist/Graylist), and Applications array with detaile...
AI agents call list_policy_application_groups to retrieve information from BeyondTrust EPM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a data retrieval operation that queries and returns existing policy application group information. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and does not trigger any external actions. It is a straightforward read operation typical of inventory or configuration listing functionality.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieves a list of applications for a specified policy' and 'Returns application groups with their contained applications.' The word 'Retrieves' and 'Returns' indicate read-only query operations with no modification, creation, or…
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Retrieves a list of applications for a specified policy, filtered by application group and application criteria. Returns application groups with their contained applications. Each group includes: Id, Name, Description, PrimaryUse (Whitelist/Blacklist/Graylist), and Applications array with detailed application definitions including Type, Description, Disabled status, and various matching criteria (FileName, Publisher, ProductName, CommandLine, FileHash, Versions, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the BeyondTrust EPM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BeyondTrust EPM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_policy_application_groups: 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 BeyondTrust EPM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_policy_application_groups 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_policy_application_groups 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_policy_application_groups. 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_policy_application_groups is provided by the BeyondTrust EPM MCP Server MCP server (wesharris222/btepmmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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