search_servicenow_docs
Search the official ServiceNow product documentation (servicenow.com/docs) — API references
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What search_servicenow_docs does on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit
AI agents call search_servicenow_docs 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 search_servicenow_docs is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only search operation against ServiceNow's public documentation. It retrieves information via search queries with no side effects, data modification, or execution capabilities. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve documentation that is publicly available on servicenow.com/docs. This is a straightforward Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition 'Search the official ServiceNow product documentation' — retrieves and queries public documentation without modifying or executing operations.
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The rule that runs search_servicenow_docs 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 search_servicenow_docs, this is the rule to start with:
search_servicenow_docs 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 search_servicenow_docs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_servicenow_docs
Search the official ServiceNow product documentation (servicenow.com/docs) — API references. 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 search_servicenow_docs: 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.
search_servicenow_docs 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 search_servicenow_docs 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 search_servicenow_docs. 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.
search_servicenow_docs 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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