get_rest_message
Get full configuration of an outbound REST Message including its endpoints
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What get_rest_message does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call get_rest_message 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_rest_message is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries configuration information about REST Messages without side effects. It is a read operation that returns existing data. While REST Message configuration could theoretically contain sensitive information (credentials, URLs), the tool itself performs no destructive, write, or execution actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_rest_message' and description 'Get full configuration of an outbound REST Message including its endpoints' indicate retrieval of existing configuration data with no modification or execution.
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The rule that runs get_rest_message 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_rest_message, this is the rule to start with:
get_rest_message 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_rest_message call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_rest_message
Get full configuration of an outbound REST Message including its endpoints. 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_rest_message: 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_rest_message 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_rest_message 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_rest_message. 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_rest_message 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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