# set_current_update_set

Set an update set as the current active update set

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_current_update_set`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/set-current-update-set

## Facts

- Tool: `set_current_update_set`
- Server: ServiceNow MCP Server (`pypi:mcp-server-servicenow`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow.md
- Install: `npx -y pypi:mcp-server-servicenow`
- Homepage: https://github.com/jschuller/mcp-server-servicenow
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why set_current_update_set is rated Medium

This tool modifies application state by changing which update set is active. In ServiceNow, the 'current' update set determines the scope for subsequent changes and deployments.

From the tool's own definition: "set_current_update_set: 'Set an update set as the current active update set' — this changes the active/current state of an update set, a reversible configuration change in ServiceNow"

## Use case

AI agents use set_current_update_set to create or update resources in ServiceNow MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your ServiceNow MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "set_current_update_set": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "set_current_update_set_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on ServiceNow MCP Server (18)

- `delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/delete-record.md
- `aggregate_records` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/aggregate-records.md
- `get_ci` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-ci.md
- `get_ci_relationships` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-ci-relationships.md
- `get_current_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-current-user.md
- `get_record` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-record.md
- `get_system_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-system-properties.md
- `get_table_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-table-schema.md
- `get_update_set` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/get-update-set.md
- `list_ci` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/list-ci.md
- `list_records` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/list-records.md
- `list_update_set_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/list-update-set-changes.md
- `list_update_sets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/list-update-sets.md
- `create_ci` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/create-ci.md
- `create_record` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/create-record.md
- `create_update_set` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/create-update-set.md
- `update_ci` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/update-ci.md
- `update_record` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow/update-record.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=io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow