list_active_slas
List active SLA records with optional filters
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What list_active_slas does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call list_active_slas 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 list_active_slas is rated Low
This tool retrieves or lists SLA (Service Level Agreement) records from ServiceNow. The verb 'list' and the passive construction 'with optional filters' indicate a read-only query operation. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, execution of arbitrary commands, or financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure about SLA policies.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_active_slas' combined with description 'List active SLA records with optional filters' indicates a retrieval operation that queries and returns data without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs list_active_slas 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 list_active_slas, this is the rule to start with:
list_active_slas 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 list_active_slas call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_active_slas
List active SLA records with optional filters. 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 list_active_slas: 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.
list_active_slas 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 list_active_slas 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 list_active_slas. 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.
list_active_slas 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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