ServiceNow MCP Server

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Implementation Reference

• src/servicenow_mcp/tools/story_tools.py:368-468 (handler)

  The handler function that implements the list_stories tool logic, querying the ServiceNow rm_story table via REST API with filtering and pagination.

  def list_stories(
      auth_manager: AuthManager,
      server_config: ServerConfig,
      params: Dict[str, Any],
  ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
      """
      List stories from ServiceNow.
  
      Args:
          auth_manager: The authentication manager.
          server_config: The server configuration.
          params: The parameters for listing stories.
  
      Returns:
          A list of stories.
      """
      # Unwrap and validate parameters
      result = _unwrap_and_validate_params(
          params, 
          ListStoriesParams
      )
      
      if not result["success"]:
          return result
      
      validated_params = result["params"]
      
      # Build the query
      query_parts = []
      
      if validated_params.state:
          query_parts.append(f"state={validated_params.state}")
      if validated_params.assignment_group:
          query_parts.append(f"assignment_group={validated_params.assignment_group}")
      
      # Handle timeframe filtering
      if validated_params.timeframe:
          now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
          if validated_params.timeframe == "upcoming":
              query_parts.append(f"start_date>{now}")
          elif validated_params.timeframe == "in-progress":
              query_parts.append(f"start_date<{now}^end_date>{now}")
          elif validated_params.timeframe == "completed":
              query_parts.append(f"end_date<{now}")
      
      # Add any additional query string
      if validated_params.query:
          query_parts.append(validated_params.query)
      
      # Combine query parts
      query = "^".join(query_parts) if query_parts else ""
      
      # Get the instance URL
      instance_url = _get_instance_url(auth_manager, server_config)
      if not instance_url:
          return {
              "success": False,
              "message": "Cannot find instance_url in either server_config or auth_manager",
          }
      
      # Get the headers
      headers = _get_headers(auth_manager, server_config)
      if not headers:
          return {
              "success": False,
              "message": "Cannot find get_headers method in either auth_manager or server_config",
          }
      
      # Make the API request
      url = f"{instance_url}/api/now/table/rm_story"
      
      params = {
          "sysparm_limit": validated_params.limit,
          "sysparm_offset": validated_params.offset,
          "sysparm_query": query,
          "sysparm_display_value": "true",
      }
      
      try:
          response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
          response.raise_for_status()
          
          result = response.json()
          
          # Handle the case where result["result"] is a list
          stories = result.get("result", [])
          count = len(stories)
          
          return {
              "success": True,
              "stories": stories,
              "count": count,
              "total": count,  # Use count as total if total is not provided
          }
      except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
          logger.error(f"Error listing stories: {e}")
          return {
              "success": False,
              "message": f"Error listing stories: {str(e)}",
          }

• src/servicenow_mcp/tools/story_tools.py:51-60 (schema)

  Pydantic BaseModel defining the input parameters for the list_stories tool, including limits, filters, and query options.

  class ListStoriesParams(BaseModel):
      """Parameters for listing stories."""
  
      limit: Optional[int] = Field(10, description="Maximum number of records to return")
      offset: Optional[int] = Field(0, description="Offset to start from")
      state: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Filter by state")
      assignment_group: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Filter by assignment group")
      timeframe: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Filter by timeframe (upcoming, in-progress, completed)")
      query: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Additional query string")

• src/servicenow_mcp/utils/tool_utils.py:851-857 (registration)

  Registration of the 'list_stories' tool in the central tool_definitions dictionary, mapping name to implementation, params, description, etc.

  "list_stories": (
      list_stories_tool,
      ListStoriesParams,
      str,  # Expects JSON string
      "List stories from ServiceNow",
      "json",  # Tool returns list/dict
  ),

• src/servicenow_mcp/tools/__init__.py:92-95 (registration)

  Import of list_stories function into the tools package __init__.py for easy access.

  from servicenow_mcp.tools.story_tools import (
      create_story,
      update_story,
      list_stories,