ServiceNow MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 2 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

    fs.readFile(filePath, (readErr, data) => {

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.

    result = subprocess.run(

    execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'pipe' });

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

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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.

claude mcp add servicenow-mcp -- npx -y @aartiq/servicenow-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.servicenow-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"
      ],
      "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.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.