# servicenow_source_control A write tool on the Servicenow Api MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `servicenow_source_control`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-source-control ## Facts - Tool: `servicenow_source_control` - 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_source_control", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why servicenow_source_control is rated Medium Although the tool description is empty, reducing confidence slightly, the tool name and server context suggest this tool performs write operations such as committing code, managing repositories, or modifying configurations within ServiceNow's source control integration. These are reversible write operations (commits can be reverted, branches can be deleted). From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'servicenow_source_control' suggests integration with source control systems within ServiceNow. The server description indicates this MCP server enables 'managing incidents, CMDB, change management, and other ServiceNow operations.' Source control…" ## Use case AI agents use servicenow_source_control 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_source_control": { "limits": [ { "counter": "servicenow_source_control_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_cmdb` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/knuckles-team-servicenow-api/servicenow-cmdb.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_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` --- 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