ServiceNow MCP Server (jschuller) - install & status [2026]

01 · Install ServiceNow MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE, SERVICENOW_USERNAME, SERVICENOW_PASSWORD, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow -- uvx mcp-server-servicenow

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jschuller-mcp-server-servicenow": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-servicenow"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package mcp-server-servicenow - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.jschuller is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What ServiceNow MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list records from any table with filtering, field selection, and pagination, get a single record by sys_id, create a new record in any table, and update an existing record.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what ServiceNow MCP Server lets an agent do.

read & search

9 tools - e.g. List records from any table with filtering, field selection, and pagination; List configuration items with class and query filtering; Get a single CI by sys_id

list_records · list_ci · get_ci · get_ci_relationships · get_system_properties · get_table_schema…

Record

4 tools - e.g. Get a single record by sys_id; Create a new record in any table; Update an existing record

get_record · create_record · update_record · delete_record

create & write

2 tools - e.g. Create a new configuration item; Create a new update set

create_ci · create_update_set

Current

2 tools - e.g. Get authenticated user info; Set the active update set

get_current_user · set_current_update_set

Aggregate

1 tool - e.g. COUNT, AVG, MIN, MAX, SUM with GROUP BY + HAVING via Stats API

aggregate_records

update

1 tool - e.g. Update a configuration item

update_ci

Latest releases

v0.6.1 · 2026-08-13

Fixed · ROPC OAuth (stdio path): token requests now honor the configured --timeout instead of hanging indefinitely on an unresponsive instance, and the refresh_token from the token response is stored and used…

v0.6.0 · 2026-08-12

Highlights · FastMCP 4.0 / MCP 2026-07-28: the server now speaks both the stateless 2026-07-28 MCP revision and the legacy handshake, negotiated per connection. Existing stdio clients are unaffected. (fastmcp==4.0.0b2…

v0.5.1 · 2026-03-22

Patch release to fix MCP Registry ownership validation. · Fixed · Added mcp-name ownership tag to README for MCP Registry publish validation · Pre-publish polish: ruff format (17 files), sdist excludes (960KB → 27KB)…

04 · Who maintains ServiceNow MCP Server

ServiceNow MCP Server is maintained by jschuller. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/jschuller/mcp-server-servicenow
category: security - ranked #22 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.jschuller/mcp-server-servicenow (active, first published 2026-02-26 · 4 versions)
packages: pypi:mcp-server-servicenow

06 · ServiceNow MCP Server FAQ

Is ServiceNow MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-13 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can ServiceNow MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can list records from any table with filtering, field selection, and pagination, get a single record by sys_id, create a new record in any table, and update an existing record.

How do I install ServiceNow MCP Server?

Run `uvx mcp-server-servicenow`. The README documents 6 environment variables (SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE, SERVICENOW_USERNAME…) to set first. Set SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE, SERVICENOW_USERNAME, SERVICENOW_PASSWORD, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does ServiceNow MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to ServiceNow MCP Server

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