Get details of a specific Performance Analytics indicator including its formula
AI agents call get_pa_indicator 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 returns information about a Performance Analytics indicator. It performs a simple data retrieval operation without side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. While ServiceNow is a critical business system, accessing read-only indicator details and formulas poses minimal risk of misuse by an AI agent. The blast radius is limited to information disclosure.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves details and formula of a Performance Analytics indicator. The name 'get_' and description 'Get details' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or execution capabilities.
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Get details of a specific Performance Analytics indicator including its formula. 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_pa_indicator: 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_pa_indicator 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_pa_indicator 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_pa_indicator. 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_pa_indicator 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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