List outbound SOAP Message configurations (sys_web_service)
AI agents call list_soap_messages 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 or queries SOAP message configurations from ServiceNow's sys_web_service table. The verb 'list' is a classic read operation with no side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_soap_messages' and description 'List outbound SOAP Message configurations' indicate retrieval of existing SOAP message configurations without modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List outbound SOAP Message configurations (sys_web_service). 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_soap_messages: 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_soap_messages 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_soap_messages 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_soap_messages. 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_soap_messages 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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