Find assignment group details by name or sys_id
AI agents call get_group to retrieve information from ServiceNow-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves group information from ServiceNow without any side effects. It is a straightforward read operation that returns existing data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker could discover group membership or structure, but cannot alter systems or cause irreversible harm. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_group' and description states 'Find assignment group details by name or sys_id' — explicit retrieval operation with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find assignment group details by name or sys_id. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ServiceNow-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ServiceNow- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_group: 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.
get_group 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_group 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_group. 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_group 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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