revoke_role
Revoke a directly-granted role from a user. Requires WRITE_ENABLED=true
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What revoke_role does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call revoke_role to permanently remove resources in NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why revoke_role is rated Critical
Revoking a role removes access permissions irreversibly unless manually re-granted.
From the tool's definition Revoke a directly-granted role from a user
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs revoke_role 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 revoke_role, this is the rule to start with:
revoke_role is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, apply this rule, and every revoke_role call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about revoke_role
Revoke a directly-granted role from a user. Requires WRITE_ENABLED=true. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for revoke_role: 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.
revoke_role is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the revoke_role 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 revoke_role. 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.
revoke_role 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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