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ServiceNow MCP Server

local MCP server

ServiceNow MCP Server is a local MCP server: 400+ ServiceNow tools across all modules — ITSM, CMDB, HRSD, CSM, SecOps, and more. Install it from npm as @aartiq/servicenow-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add servicenow-mcp -e SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=... -e SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD=... -e SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME=... -e SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD=... -e WRITE_ENABLED=... -e SCRIPTING_ENABLED=... -e CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED=... -e NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED=... -e ATF_ENABLED=... -e MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE=... -- npx -y @aartiq/servicenow-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "...",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "...",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "...",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "...",
        "WRITE_ENABLED": "...",
        "SCRIPTING_ENABLED": "...",
        "CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED": "...",
        "NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED": "...",
        "ATF_ENABLED": "...",
        "MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD, SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME, SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD, WRITE_ENABLED, SCRIPTING_ENABLED, CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED, NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED, ATF_ENABLED, MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE

Summary

400+ ServiceNow tools across all modules — ITSM, CMDB, HRSD, CSM, SecOps, and more.

ServiceNow MCP Server vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
ServiceNow MCP Server263LocalYesnpm
ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit)263LocalYesnpm
agent-lsp154LocalNonpm
SAP HANA CLI113LocalNonpm
sub-agents-mcp98LocalYesnpm

Questions

It reads 10 environment variables: SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD, SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME, SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD, WRITE_ENABLED, SCRIPTING_ENABLED, CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED, NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED, ATF_ENABLED, MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

ServiceNow MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @aartiq/servicenow-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add servicenow-mcp -e SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=... -e SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD=... -e SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME=... -e SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD=... -e WRITE_ENABLED=... -e SCRIPTING_ENABLED=... -e CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED=... -e NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED=... -e ATF_ENABLED=... -e MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE=... -- npx -y @aartiq/servicenow-mcp

Run: codex mcp add servicenow-mcp --env SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=... --env SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD=... --env SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME=... --env SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD=... --env WRITE_ENABLED=... --env SCRIPTING_ENABLED=... --env CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED=... --env NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED=... --env ATF_ENABLED=... --env MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE=... -- npx -y @aartiq/servicenow-mcp

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