run_security_playbook
Execute a security response playbook against an incident. [Write]
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What run_security_playbook does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents invoke run_security_playbook to trigger actions in NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why run_security_playbook is rated High
Although labeled '[Write]' in the description, the actual capability is to execute a security response playbook—a potentially complex automation that may trigger alerts, block users, isolate systems, or take other defensive actions. The effects are not simple data creation but rather conditional external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'run_security_playbook' combined with description 'Execute a security response playbook against an incident.' The verb 'Execute' explicitly indicates the tool runs an external operation (a security playbook) whose effects depend on the playbook…
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The rule that runs run_security_playbook 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 run_security_playbook, this is the rule to start with:
run_security_playbook stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. 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 run_security_playbook call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about run_security_playbook
Execute a security response playbook against an incident. [Write]. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for run_security_playbook: 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.
run_security_playbook is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the run_security_playbook 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 run_security_playbook. 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.
run_security_playbook 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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