list_pa_indicators

What list_pa_indicators does on ServiceNow MCP Server

AI agents call list_pa_indicators 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 list_pa_indicators is rated Low

This tool retrieves/lists KPI metadata from the ServiceNow instance. The word 'List' combined with 'available in the instance' suggests a read-only query operation. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker would gain visibility into what KPIs exist but cannot alter business data or trigger actions.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_pa_indicators' and description 'List Performance Analytics (PA) indicators (KPIs) available in the instance' indicate a retrieval operation that queries and returns available KPI definitions without modifying data.

The rule that runs list_pa_indicators 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 list_pa_indicators, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_pa_indicators": {}
  }
}

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