act_on_vr_approval

Approve or reject a Vulnerability Response approval (sysapproval_approver) by sys_id, which

SERVERServiceNow-MCP SOURCEtedorigawa001/servicenow-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/tedorigawa001-servicenow-mcp/act-on-vr-approval.md

WHAT IT DOES

What act_on_vr_approval does on ServiceNow-MCP

AI agents call act_on_vr_approval to retrieve information from ServiceNow-MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why act_on_vr_approval is rated Low

Even though act_on_vr_approval only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs act_on_vr_approval safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ServiceNow-MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For act_on_vr_approval, this is the rule to start with:

act_on_vr_approval Allowed

act_on_vr_approval is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ServiceNow-MCP, apply this rule, and every act_on_vr_approval call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about act_on_vr_approval

What does the act_on_vr_approval tool do? +

Approve or reject a Vulnerability Response approval (sysapproval_approver) by sys_id, which. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ServiceNow-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on act_on_vr_approval? +

Register the ServiceNow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for act_on_vr_approval: 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. Nothing to install.

What risk level is act_on_vr_approval? +

act_on_vr_approval is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit act_on_vr_approval? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the act_on_vr_approval 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.

How do I block act_on_vr_approval completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for act_on_vr_approval. 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.

What MCP server provides act_on_vr_approval? +

act_on_vr_approval is provided by the ServiceNow MCP server (tedorigawa001/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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