list_pa_jobs
List Performance Analytics data collection jobs and their schedules
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What list_pa_jobs does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call list_pa_jobs 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_pa_jobs is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays configuration or status information about Performance Analytics jobs. It performs a query operation that reads existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius is minimal as it only exposes informational metadata about scheduled jobs.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_pa_jobs' with description 'List Performance Analytics data collection jobs and their schedules' — the verb 'list' and context of querying job schedules indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs list_pa_jobs 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_pa_jobs, this is the rule to start with:
list_pa_jobs 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_pa_jobs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_pa_jobs
List Performance Analytics data collection jobs and their schedules. 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_pa_jobs: 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_pa_jobs 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_pa_jobs 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_pa_jobs. 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_pa_jobs 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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