blast_radius_property_usage
Blast radius: find scripts that read a system property (sys_properties) by name, plus the property record itself. Run before changing or removing a property. Matches are substring (LIKE) hits — candidates to review, not definitive.
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What blast_radius_property_usage does on ServiceNow MCP Server
AI agents call blast_radius_property_usage to retrieve information from ServiceNow MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why blast_radius_property_usage is rated Low
This tool only queries and retrieves data — it finds scripts referencing a property and returns the property record. It performs no modifications. Severity is medium because the results inform potentially high-impact change decisions (removing/changing system properties), and misuse could give an AI agent a map of system dependencies to exploit, but the tool itself causes no side effects.
From the tool's definition 'find scripts that read a system property... plus the property record itself' and 'Matches are substring (LIKE) hits — candidates to review, not definitive'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs blast_radius_property_usage safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ServiceNow MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For blast_radius_property_usage, this is the rule to start with:
blast_radius_property_usage 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 ServiceNow MCP Server, apply this rule, and every blast_radius_property_usage call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about blast_radius_property_usage
Blast radius: find scripts that read a system property (sys_properties) by name, plus the property record itself. Run before changing or removing a property. Matches are substring (LIKE) hits — candidates to review, not definitive. 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 blast_radius_property_usage: 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.
blast_radius_property_usage 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 blast_radius_property_usage 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 blast_radius_property_usage. 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.
blast_radius_property_usage is provided by the ServiceNow MCP Server MCP server (@aartiq/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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