Automatically detect the type of catalog item (Standard, Record Producer, Order Guide, or Content). Returns the item type and appropriate submission method to use.
AI agents call catalog_detect_item_type to retrieve information from ServiceNow MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries catalog item metadata to determine classification type. It retrieves and returns information about the item's type and appropriate submission method, but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. This is a passive analysis function that supports workflow decisions without altering any state in ServiceNow.
From the tool's definition Tool performs automatic detection and returns the item type and submission method information. The verb 'detect' and the passive action of analyzing/identifying catalog item types indicates data retrieval with no modifications, side effects, or external…
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Automatically detect the type of catalog item (Standard, Record Producer, Order Guide, or Content). Returns the item type and appropriate submission method to use. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for catalog_detect_item_type: 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 ServiceNow MCP Server. Nothing to install.
catalog_detect_item_type 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 catalog_detect_item_type 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 catalog_detect_item_type. 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.
catalog_detect_item_type is provided by the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP server (schwarztim/servicenow-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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