get_ui_policy
Get full details and conditions of a UI Policy (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true)
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What get_ui_policy does on ServiceNow MCP Server
AI agents call get_ui_policy 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 get_ui_policy is rated Low
This is a Read operation that retrieves UI policy details. However, severity is elevated to 'medium' because: (1) UI policies may contain sensitive logic, conditional rules, or scripting that could reveal system internals; (2) the description explicitly notes 'SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true', indicating the retrieved data may include executable or sensitive code; (3) an AI agent could misuse this to map system policies or…
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_ui_policy' and description states 'Get full details and conditions of a UI Policy'. The verb 'Get' indicates data retrieval with no modification.
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The rule that runs get_ui_policy 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 get_ui_policy, this is the rule to start with:
get_ui_policy 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 get_ui_policy call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_ui_policy
Get full details and conditions of a UI Policy (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true). 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 get_ui_policy: 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.
get_ui_policy 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 get_ui_policy 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 get_ui_policy. 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.
get_ui_policy 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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