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ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit)

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ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit) runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 107 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Sep 2026.

ServiceNow MCP server: 450+ tools for Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot & any AI. Read-only by default.

Installs per day peak 906 · avg 85 · -68% w/w
a month agotoday
1 107
Installs / week
npm · nowaikit
276
Stars
0 open issues
15 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call batch_request.url → desktop/serve.cjs:361
    fs.readFile(filePath, (readErr, data) => {
Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

const hasMulti = Object.keys(process.env).some(k => /^SN_INSTANCE_[A-Z0-9_]+_URL$/.test(k));

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add nowaikit -- npx -y nowaikit
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nowaikit"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nowaikit]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "nowaikit"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nowaikit"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nowaikit"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL (Your ServiceNow instance URL (e.g. https://yourinstance.service-now.com)), SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD (Authentication method: 'basic' or 'oauth'), SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME (ServiceNow username (for basic auth)), SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD (ServiceNow password (for basic auth)), WRITE_ENABLED (Enable write operations (true/false, default: false)), SCRIPTING_ENABLED (Enable scripting operations (true/false, default: false)), CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED (Enable CMDB write operations (true/false, default: false)), NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED (Enable Now Assist AI features (true/false, default: false)), ATF_ENABLED (Enable ATF test execution (true/false, default: false)), MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE (Role-based tool package: full, service_desk, platform_developer, etc.), TRANSPORT (Transport mode: stdio (default), sse, or http), PORT (HTTP server port (default: 3000, for sse/http transport)), NOWAIKIT_API_KEY (Bearer token for API authentication (sse/http transport)), FLUENT_ENABLED (Enable Fluent SDK tools (true/false, default: false)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit)?
ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit) runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package nowaikit was installed 1 107 times last week.
How do I connect ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit)?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls nowaikit straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit)?
The npm package nowaikit was installed 1 107 times in the last week. Week over week that is -68%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is ServiceNow MCP Server (NowAIKit) open source?
We cannot say either way: written in TypeScript and 276 stars on GitHub, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.