get_atf_failure_insight
Get ATF Failure Insight data — metadata changes between last successful and failed run (role changes, field value changes)
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What get_atf_failure_insight does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call get_atf_failure_insight to retrieve information from NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_atf_failure_insight is rated Low
This tool retrieves diagnostic metadata about Automated Test Framework (ATF) test failures, comparing metadata between successful and failed runs. It extracts and returns information about role and field value changes without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The read-only nature and low blast radius (limited to diagnostic data inspection) justify 'Read' category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_atf_failure_insight' and description 'Get ATF Failure Insight data — metadata changes between last successful and failed run' indicate data retrieval only.
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The rule that runs get_atf_failure_insight safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_atf_failure_insight, this is the rule to start with:
get_atf_failure_insight is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, apply this rule, and every get_atf_failure_insight call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_atf_failure_insight
Get ATF Failure Insight data — metadata changes between last successful and failed run (role changes, field value changes). It is categorised as a Read tool in the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_atf_failure_insight: 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 NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit. Nothing to install.
get_atf_failure_insight 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 get_atf_failure_insight 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 get_atf_failure_insight. 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.
get_atf_failure_insight is provided by the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server (nowaikit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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