# get_system_property

Get a ServiceNow system property value and metadata by name

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_system_property`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/get-system-property

## Facts

- Tool: `get_system_property`
- Server: NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit (`nowaikit`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit.md
- Install: `npx -y nowaikit`
- Homepage: https://github.com/aartiq/nowaikit
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_system_property",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_system_property is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query to retrieve system property values and their metadata. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is low, as it only exposes configuration data without enabling changes to system state or triggering external actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'get_system_property' and description states it 'Get[s] a ServiceNow system property value and metadata by name' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_system_property 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_system_property": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit (409)

- `cmdb_reconcile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/cmdb-reconcile.md
- `delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-attachment.md
- `delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-record.md
- `delete_system_property` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-system-property.md
- `delete_uib_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-uib-page.md
- `remove_user_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/remove-user-from-group.md
- `rollback_changes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/rollback-changes.md
- `rollback_deployment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/rollback-deployment.md
- `visualize_aggregate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/visualize-aggregate.md
- `batch_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/batch-request.md
- `categorize_incident` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/categorize-incident.md
- `commit_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/commit-changeset.md
- `create_business_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-business-rule.md
- `create_flow_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-flow-action.md
- `create_scheduled_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-scheduled-job.md
- `execute_background_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-background-script.md
- `execute_playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-playbook.md
- `execute_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-script.md
- `fire_event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fire-event.md
- `fluent_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-build.md
- `fluent_explain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-explain.md
- `fluent_init` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-init.md
- `fluent_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-validate.md
- `ml_detect_anomalies` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-detect-anomalies.md
- `ml_train_anomaly_detector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-anomaly-detector.md
- `ml_train_change_risk` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-change-risk.md
- `ml_train_incident_classifier` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-incident-classifier.md
- `publish_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/publish-changeset.md
- `run_aggregate_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/run-aggregate-query.md
- `run_atf_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/run-atf-suite.md
- …and 379 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit.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=nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit