# servicenow_cmdb

A write tool on the Servicenow Api MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `servicenow_cmdb`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-cmdb

## Facts

- Tool: `servicenow_cmdb`
- Server: Servicenow Api (`knuckles-team/servicenow-api`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Knuckles-Team/servicenow-api
- 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": "servicenow_cmdb",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why servicenow_cmdb is rated Medium

CMDB operations in ServiceNow typically encompass reading, creating, and updating configuration items (CIs). Given the server's described scope of 'managing' ServiceNow operations and that CMDB tools commonly support both read and write operations, Write is the most likely category. However, the empty description significantly lowers confidence.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'servicenow_cmdb' references the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) in ServiceNow; description is empty and uninformative."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Servicenow Api (31)

- `servicenow_cicd` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-cicd.md
- `servicenow_custom_api` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-custom-api.md
- `servicenow_flows` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-flows.md
- `servicenow_account` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-account.md
- `servicenow_application` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-application.md
- `servicenow_auth` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-auth.md
- `servicenow_batch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-batch.md
- `servicenow_cilifecycle` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-cilifecycle.md
- `servicenow_devops` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-devops.md
- `servicenow_metricbase` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-metricbase.md
- `servicenow_plugins` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-plugins.md
- `servicenow_product_inventory` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-product-inventory.md
- `servicenow_service_qualification` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-service-qualification.md
- `servicenow_testing` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-testing.md
- `servicenow_aggregate` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-aggregate.md
- `servicenow_data_classification` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-data-classification.md
- `servicenow_activity_subscriptions` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-activity-subscriptions.md
- `servicenow_attachment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-attachment.md
- `servicenow_change_management` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-change-management.md
- `servicenow_email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-email.md
- `servicenow_hr` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-hr.md
- `servicenow_import_sets` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-import-sets.md
- `servicenow_incidents` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-incidents.md
- `servicenow_ingest_incidents` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-ingest-incidents.md
- `servicenow_knowledge_management` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-knowledge-management.md
- `servicenow_ppm` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-ppm.md
- `servicenow_problem` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-problem.md
- `servicenow_sdk` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-sdk.md
- `servicenow_source_control` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-source-control.md
- `servicenow_table_api` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-table-api.md
- …and 1 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api.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=knuckles-team-servicenow-api · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/knuckles-team-servicenow-api