get_business_rule
Get full details and script body of a business rule (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true)
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What get_business_rule does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call get_business_rule 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_business_rule is rated Low
This is a Read operation: it retrieves data (business rule details and scripts) from ServiceNow without side effects. However, the severity is elevated to medium rather than low because business rule scripts may contain sensitive logic, credentials, or system configuration details that could inform an attack vector or lead to privilege escalation if misused by a compromised agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_business_rule' and description states 'Get full details and script body of a business rule' — this retrieves and queries existing configuration data without modifying or executing it.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_business_rule 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_business_rule, this is the rule to start with:
get_business_rule 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_business_rule call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_business_rule
Get full details and script body of a business rule (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true). 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_business_rule: 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_business_rule 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_business_rule 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_business_rule. 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_business_rule 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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