ServiceNow MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 807 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 7 Nov 2026.
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What the code does
We read the source, 16 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
proc = subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 mcp-server-servicenow -e 'SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>' -- uvx mcp-server-servicenow{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-servicenow": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-servicenow"
],
"env": {
"SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-server-servicenow]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-servicenow"]
env = { SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL = "<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-servicenow": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-servicenow"
],
"env": {
"SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-server-servicenow": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-servicenow"
],
"env": {
"SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL> (ServiceNow instance URL).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE (Auth type: basic (default), oauth, or api_key), SERVICENOW_USERNAME (Username for basic auth or the OAuth password grant (omit for OAuth client credentials)), SERVICENOW_PASSWORD (Password for basic auth or the OAuth password grant (omit for OAuth client credentials)), SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID (OAuth client ID (client credentials grant unless a username and password are set)), SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET (OAuth client secret), SERVICENOW_API_KEY (API key for api_key auth), SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER (Header name for api_key auth (default x-sn-apikey, ServiceNow's default auth parameter)), SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL (OAuth token URL (default <instance>/oauth_token.do)), SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT (HTTP timeout in seconds (default 30)), SERVICENOW_DEBUG (Debug logging (default false)), SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY (Hide write tools and refuse non-GET requests), SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES (Permit arbitrary javascript: in caller queries), SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG (Audit log target: stderr (default), off, or a file path), SERVICENOW_SKILLS (on (default) or off: serve the packaged skill:// resources).
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