List GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) risk entries
AI agents call list_grc_risks 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.
The tool retrieves and lists existing GRC risk entries from ServiceNow. This is a read-only operation that queries data without side effects, modifying data, executing commands, or moving financial resources. The term 'list' clearly indicates data retrieval. Even though GRC data may be sensitive, the tool itself performs no destructive or impactful action—it merely returns information already stored in the system.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_grc_risks' and description 'List GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) risk entries' indicate a retrieval/querying operation with no modification or execution of external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) risk entries. 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 list_grc_risks: 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.
list_grc_risks 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 list_grc_risks 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 list_grc_risks. 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.
list_grc_risks 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.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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