# update_scheduled_job

Update a scheduled job (requires WRITE_ENABLED=true)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_scheduled_job`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/update-scheduled-job

## Facts

- Tool: `update_scheduled_job`
- Server: NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit (`nowaikit`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit.md
- Install: `npx -y nowaikit`
- Homepage: https://github.com/aartiq/nowaikit
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_scheduled_job",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_scheduled_job is rated Medium

This tool modifies an existing scheduled job's configuration in ServiceNow, which is a reversible write operation. While it could have downstream effects depending on what the job does, the tool itself performs configuration updates rather than deletion or execution of arbitrary commands.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_scheduled_job' and description 'Update a scheduled job' indicate modification of existing data/configuration. The note '(requires WRITE_ENABLED=true)' confirms this is a write operation."

## Use case

AI agents use update_scheduled_job to create or update resources in NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_scheduled_job": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_scheduled_job_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on NowAIKit — ServiceNow AI Toolkit (409)

- `cmdb_reconcile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/cmdb-reconcile.md
- `delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-attachment.md
- `delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-record.md
- `delete_system_property` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-system-property.md
- `delete_uib_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/delete-uib-page.md
- `remove_user_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/remove-user-from-group.md
- `rollback_changes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/rollback-changes.md
- `rollback_deployment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/rollback-deployment.md
- `visualize_aggregate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/visualize-aggregate.md
- `batch_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/batch-request.md
- `categorize_incident` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/categorize-incident.md
- `commit_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/commit-changeset.md
- `create_business_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-business-rule.md
- `create_flow_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-flow-action.md
- `create_scheduled_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/create-scheduled-job.md
- `execute_background_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-background-script.md
- `execute_playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-playbook.md
- `execute_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/execute-script.md
- `fire_event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fire-event.md
- `fluent_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-build.md
- `fluent_explain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-explain.md
- `fluent_init` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-init.md
- `fluent_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/fluent-validate.md
- `ml_detect_anomalies` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-detect-anomalies.md
- `ml_train_anomaly_detector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-anomaly-detector.md
- `ml_train_change_risk` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-change-risk.md
- `ml_train_incident_classifier` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/ml-train-incident-classifier.md
- `publish_changeset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/publish-changeset.md
- `run_aggregate_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/run-aggregate-query.md
- `run_atf_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit/run-atf-suite.md
- …and 379 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nowaikit-servicenow-ai-toolkit