List script includes (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true)
AI agents call list_script_includes 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 retrieves and enumerates script includes—reusable code components—from a ServiceNow instance. While it is fundamentally a Read operation (no data modification), the medium severity reflects that: (1) script includes are sensitive code artifacts that could reveal business logic, security patterns, or API integration details; (2) the conditional requirement 'SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true' indicates this accesses a…
From the tool's definition The tool 'list_script_includes' retrieves a list of script includes from ServiceNow with no modification capability indicated. The name 'list' and lack of action verbs (create, update, delete, execute) indicate a read-only retrieval operation.
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List script includes (requires SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true). 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_script_includes: 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_script_includes 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_script_includes 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_script_includes. 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_script_includes 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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