ServiceNow MCP server: Table API, CMDB, schema, aggregates, update sets and four Agent Skills.
To add ServiceNow MCP Server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 15 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx mcp-server-servicenow@0.9.3Environment variables
SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URLSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPESet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_USERNAMESet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_API_KEYSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADERSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_TOKEN_URLSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_DEBUGSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIESSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOGSet in your MCP configSERVICENOW_SKILLSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add servicenow --env SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL> --env SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE> --env SERVICENOW_USERNAME=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_USERNAME> --env SERVICENOW_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_PASSWORD> --env SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID> --env SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET> --env SERVICENOW_API_KEY=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_API_KEY> --env SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER> --env SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL> --env SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT> --env SERVICENOW_DEBUG=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_DEBUG> --env SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY> --env SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES> --env SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG> --env SERVICENOW_SKILLS=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_SKILLS> -- uvx mcp-server-servicenow@0.9.3
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
ServiceNow MCP Server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE SERVICENOW_USERNAME SERVICENOW_PASSWORD SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET SERVICENOW_API_KEY SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT SERVICENOW_DEBUG SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG SERVICENOW_SKILLS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install ServiceNow MCP Server?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add ServiceNow MCP Server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with ServiceNow MCP Server?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to ServiceNow MCP Server as well.
Does ServiceNow MCP Server need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE, SERVICENOW_USERNAME, SERVICENOW_PASSWORD, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID, SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET, SERVICENOW_API_KEY, SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER, SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL, SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT, SERVICENOW_DEBUG, SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY, SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES, SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG, SERVICENOW_SKILLS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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