How do I use servicenow-api?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@servicenow-api show me all open incidents with priority 1" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

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Servicenow Api

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Version: 2.0.1

Documentation — Installation, deployment, and usage across the API, CLI, MCP, and A2A agent interfaces are maintained in the official documentation.

Related MCP server: snow-mcp

Overview

Servicenow Api is a production-grade Agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interface directly with Python ServiceNow API Wrapper.

Key Features

Consolidated Action-Routed MCP Tools: Minimizes token overhead and eliminates tool bloat in LLM contexts by grouping methods into optimized, togglable tool modules.
Enterprise-Grade Security: Comprehensive support for Eunomia policies, OIDC token delegation, and granular execution context tracking.
Integrated Graph Agent: Built-in Pydantic AI agent supporting the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and standard Web interfaces (AG-UI).
Native Telemetry & Tracing: Out-of-the-box OpenTelemetry exports and native Langfuse tracing.

CLI or API

This agent wraps the Python ServiceNow API Wrapper API. You can interact with it programmatically or via its integrated execution entrypoints.

Detailed instructions on how to use the underlying API wrappers, extended schema bindings, and developer SDK references are maintained in docs/index.md.

MCP

This server utilizes dynamic Action-Routed tools to optimize token overhead and maximize IDE compatibility.

Tool surface — `MCP_TOOL_MODE`

Set MCP_TOOL_MODE (in the shared ~/.config/agent-utilities/config.json or env) to choose the surface:

condensed (default) — the action-routed tools below (servicenow_<domain>(action, params_json)).
verbose — one named, documented 1:1 tool per API method (servicenow_get_cmdb_instance(...)), tagged verbose.
both — register both sets.

Filter the verbose set with --tools tag:verbose / MCP_ENABLED_TAGS=verbose. See the agent-utilities guide MCP Tool Modes for details.

Available MCP Tools

The table below is auto-generated from the MCP server — do not edit by hand.

Condensed action-routed tools (default — `MCP_TOOL_MODE=condensed`)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`ingest_incidents_to_kg`	`MISCTOOL`	Manage ingest incidents to kg operations.
`servicenow_account`	`ACCOUNTTOOL`	Manage servicenow account operations.
`servicenow_activity_subscriptions`	`ACTIVITY_SUBSCRIPTIONSTOOL`	Manage servicenow activity subscriptions operations.
`servicenow_aggregate`	`AGGREGATETOOL`	Manage servicenow aggregate operations.
`servicenow_application`	`APPLICATIONTOOL`	Manage servicenow application operations.
`servicenow_attachment`	`ATTACHMENTTOOL`	Manage servicenow attachment operations.
`servicenow_auth`	`AUTHTOOL`	Manage servicenow auth operations.
`servicenow_batch`	`BATCHTOOL`	Manage servicenow batch operations.
`servicenow_change_management`	`CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL`	Manage servicenow change management operations.
`servicenow_cicd`	`CICDTOOL`	Manage servicenow cicd operations.
`servicenow_cilifecycle`	`CILIFECYCLETOOL`	Manage servicenow cilifecycle operations.
`servicenow_cmdb`	`CMDBTOOL`	Manage servicenow cmdb operations.
`servicenow_custom_api`	`CUSTOM_APITOOL`	Manage servicenow custom api operations.
`servicenow_data_classification`	`DATA_CLASSIFICATIONTOOL`	Manage servicenow data classification operations.
`servicenow_devops`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Manage servicenow devops operations.
`servicenow_email`	`EMAILTOOL`	Manage servicenow email operations.
`servicenow_flows`	`FLOWSTOOL`	Manage servicenow flows operations.
`servicenow_hr`	`HRTOOL`	Manage servicenow hr operations.
`servicenow_import_sets`	`IMPORT_SETSTOOL`	Manage servicenow import sets operations.
`servicenow_incidents`	`INCIDENTSTOOL`	Manage servicenow incidents operations.
`servicenow_knowledge_management`	`KNOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL`	Manage servicenow knowledge management operations.
`servicenow_metricbase`	`METRICBASETOOL`	Manage servicenow metricbase operations.
`servicenow_plugins`	`PLUGINSTOOL`	Manage servicenow plugins operations.
`servicenow_ppm`	`PPMTOOL`	Manage servicenow ppm operations.
`servicenow_product_inventory`	`PRODUCT_INVENTORYTOOL`	Manage servicenow product inventory operations.
`servicenow_service_qualification`	`SERVICE_QUALIFICATIONTOOL`	Manage servicenow service qualification operations.
`servicenow_source_control`	`SOURCE_CONTROLTOOL`	Manage servicenow source control operations.
`servicenow_table_api`	`TABLE_APITOOL`	Manage servicenow table api operations.
`servicenow_testing`	`TESTINGTOOL`	Manage servicenow testing operations.
`servicenow_update_sets`	`UPDATE_SETSTOOL`	Manage servicenow update sets operations.

Verbose 1:1 API-mapped tools (`MCP_TOOL_MODE=verbose` or `both`)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`servicenow_activate_plugin`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Activate a plugin based on the provided plugin_id.
`servicenow_add_ci_lifecycle_action`	`CMDBTOOL`	Adds a specified CI action to a specified list of CIs.
`servicenow_add_table_record`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Add a new record to the specified table.
`servicenow_api_request`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Invoke the api_request operation.
`servicenow_app_repo_install`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Install an application from the repository based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_app_repo_publish`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Publish an application to the repository based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_app_repo_rollback`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Rollback an application in the repository based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_apply_remote_source_control_changes`	`OTHERTOOL`	Apply remote source control changes based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_approve_change_request`	`CHANGETOOL`	Approve or reject a change request.
`servicenow_batch_install`	`OTHERTOOL`	Initiate a batch installation with the provided parameters.
`servicenow_batch_install_result`	`OTHERTOOL`	Get the result of a batch installation based on the provided result ID.
`servicenow_batch_request`	`OTHERTOOL`	Sends multiple REST API requests in a single call.
`servicenow_batch_rollback`	`OTHERTOOL`	Rollback a batch installation based on the provided rollback ID.
`servicenow_calculate_standard_change_request_risk`	`CHANGETOOL`	Calculate and update the risk of a standard change request.
`servicenow_check_change_request_conflict`	`CHANGETOOL`	Check for conflicts in a change request.
`servicenow_check_ci_lifecycle_compat_actions`	`CMDBTOOL`	Determines whether two specified CI actions are compatible.
`servicenow_check_ci_lifecycle_lease_expired`	`CMDBTOOL`	Determines whether the lease has expired for the requester.
`servicenow_check_ci_lifecycle_not_allowed_action`	`CMDBTOOL`	Determines whether a specified CI action is not allowed.
`servicenow_check_ci_lifecycle_not_allowed_ops_transition`	`CMDBTOOL`	Determines whether an operational state transition is allowed.
`servicenow_check_ci_lifecycle_requestor_valid`	`CMDBTOOL`	Determines whether the specified user is a valid requester.
`servicenow_check_devops_change_control`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Checks if the orchestration task is under change control.
`servicenow_check_devops_step_mapping`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Verifies that the information being passed is valid for the creation of an orchestration task.
`servicenow_check_service_qualification`	`OTHERTOOL`	Creates a technical service qualification request.
`servicenow_collect_graph_for_roots`	`CMDBTOOL`	Invoke the collect_graph_for_roots operation.
`servicenow_combo_suite_scan`	`OTHERTOOL`	Initiate a suite scan for a combo based on the provided combo_sys_id.
`servicenow_create_change_request`	`CHANGETOOL`	Create a new change request.
`servicenow_create_change_request_ci_association`	`CHANGETOOL`	Create associations between a change request and configuration items (CIs).
`servicenow_create_change_request_task`	`CHANGETOOL`	Create a new task associated with a change request.
`servicenow_create_cmdb_instance`	`CMDBTOOL`	Creates a single configuration item (CI).
`servicenow_create_cmdb_relation`	`CMDBTOOL`	Adds an inbound and/or outbound relation to the specified CI.
`servicenow_create_incident`	`INCIDENTTOOL`	Create a new incident record.
`servicenow_delete_attachment`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the delete_attachment operation.
`servicenow_delete_change_request`	`CHANGETOOL`	Delete a change request.
`servicenow_delete_change_request_conflict_scan`	`CHANGETOOL`	Delete conflict scan information associated with a change request.
`servicenow_delete_change_request_task`	`CHANGETOOL`	Delete a task associated with a change request.
`servicenow_delete_ci_lifecycle_action`	`CMDBTOOL`	Removes a configuration item (CI) action for a list of CIs.
`servicenow_delete_cmdb_relation`	`CMDBTOOL`	Deletes the relation for the specified configuration item (CI).
`servicenow_delete_product_inventory`	`OTHERTOOL`	Deletes a specified product inventory record.
`servicenow_delete_table_record`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Delete a record from the specified table.
`servicenow_extend_ci_lifecycle_lease`	`CMDBTOOL`	Extends the specified CI action's lease expiration time.
`servicenow_full_scan`	`OTHERTOOL`	Initiate a full instance scan.
`servicenow_get_account`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the get_account operation.
`servicenow_get_activity_subscriptions`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the get_activity_subscriptions operation.
`servicenow_get_application`	`OTHERTOOL`	Get information about an application.
`servicenow_get_attachment`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the get_attachment operation.
`servicenow_get_change_request`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve details of a specific change request.
`servicenow_get_change_request_ci`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve the configuration item (CI) associated with a change request.
`servicenow_get_change_request_conflict`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve conflict information associated with a change request.
`servicenow_get_change_request_models`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve change request models based on specified parameters.
`servicenow_get_change_request_nextstate`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve the next state of a specific change request.
`servicenow_get_change_request_schedule`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve the schedule of a change request based on CI sys ID.
`servicenow_get_change_request_tasks`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve tasks associated with a specific change request.
`servicenow_get_change_request_worker`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve details of a change request worker.
`servicenow_get_change_requests`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve change requests based on specified parameters.
`servicenow_get_ci_lifecycle_active_actions`	`CMDBTOOL`	Returns a list of active CI actions for the specified CI.
`servicenow_get_ci_lifecycle_status`	`CMDBTOOL`	Returns the current operational state for the specified CI.
`servicenow_get_cmdb`	`CMDBTOOL`	Get Configuration Management Database (CMDB) information based on specified parameters.
`servicenow_get_cmdb_instance`	`CMDBTOOL`	Returns attributes and relationship information for a specified CI record.
`servicenow_get_cmdb_instances`	`CMDBTOOL`	Returns the available configuration items (CI) for a specified CMDB class.
`servicenow_get_data_classification`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the get_data_classification operation.
`servicenow_get_devops_change_info`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Retrieves change request details for a specified orchestration pipeline execution.
`servicenow_get_devops_code_schema`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Returns the schema object for a specified code resource.
`servicenow_get_devops_onboarding_status`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Returns the current status of the specified onboarding event.
`servicenow_get_devops_orchestration_schema`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Returns the schema object for a specified orchestration resource.
`servicenow_get_devops_plan_schema`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Returns the schema object for a specific plan.
`servicenow_get_featured_knowledge_article`	`KNOWLEDGETOOL`	Get featured Knowledge Base articles.
`servicenow_get_flow_metadata`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Fetch rich metadata for any flow/subflow.
`servicenow_get_hr_profile`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the get_hr_profile operation.
`servicenow_get_import_set`	`OTHERTOOL`	Get details of a specific import set record.
`servicenow_get_incident`	`INCIDENTTOOL`	Retrieve details of a specific incident record.
`servicenow_get_incidents`	`INCIDENTTOOL`	Retrieve details of incident records.
`servicenow_get_knowledge_article`	`KNOWLEDGETOOL`	Get Knowledge Base article.
`servicenow_get_knowledge_article_attachment`	`KNOWLEDGETOOL`	Get Knowledge Base article attachment.
`servicenow_get_knowledge_articles`	`KNOWLEDGETOOL`	Get all Knowledge Base articles.
`servicenow_get_most_viewed_knowledge_articles`	`KNOWLEDGETOOL`	Get most viewed Knowledge Base articles.
`servicenow_get_product_inventory`	`OTHERTOOL`	Retrieves a list of all product inventories.
`servicenow_get_service_qualification`	`OTHERTOOL`	Retrieves a technical qualification request by ID or list all.
`servicenow_get_standard_change_request_model`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve details of a standard change request model.
`servicenow_get_standard_change_request_template`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve details of a standard change request template.
`servicenow_get_standard_change_request_templates`	`CHANGETOOL`	Retrieve standard change request templates based on specified parameters.
`servicenow_get_stats`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Invoke the get_stats operation.
`servicenow_get_table`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Get records from the specified table based on provided parameters.
`servicenow_get_table_record`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Get a specific record from the specified table.
`servicenow_import_repository`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Import a repository based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_ingest_cmdb_data`	`CMDBTOOL`	Inserts records into the Import Set table associated with the data source.
`servicenow_insert_cost_plans`	`OTHERTOOL`	Creates cost plans.
`servicenow_insert_import_set`	`OTHERTOOL`	Insert a new record into the specified import set.
`servicenow_insert_multiple_import_sets`	`OTHERTOOL`	Insert multiple records into the specified import set.
`servicenow_insert_project_tasks`	`OTHERTOOL`	Creates a project and associated project tasks.
`servicenow_instance_scan_progress`	`OTHERTOOL`	Get progress information for an instance scan based on the provided progress ID.
`servicenow_metricbase_insert`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the metricbase_insert operation.
`servicenow_patch_cmdb_instance`	`CMDBTOOL`	Replaces attributes in the specified CI record (PATCH).
`servicenow_patch_table_record`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Partially update a record in the specified table.
`servicenow_point_scan`	`OTHERTOOL`	Initiate a point instance scan based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_process_service_qualification_result`	`OTHERTOOL`	Processes a technical service qualification result.
`servicenow_progress`	`OTHERTOOL`	Get progress information based on the provided progress ID.
`servicenow_refresh_auth_token`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Refresh the authentication token
`servicenow_refresh_change_request_impacted_services`	`CHANGETOOL`	Refresh impacted services for a change request.
`servicenow_register_ci_lifecycle_operator`	`CMDBTOOL`	Registers an operator for a non-workflow user.
`servicenow_register_devops_artifact`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Enables orchestration tools to register artifacts into a ServiceNow instance.
`servicenow_rollback_plugin`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Rollback a plugin based on the provided plugin_id.
`servicenow_run_test_suite`	`OTHERTOOL`	Run a test suite based on the provided parameters.
`servicenow_send_email`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Invoke the send_email operation.
`servicenow_set_ci_lifecycle_status`	`CMDBTOOL`	Sets the operational state for a specified list of CIs.
`servicenow_suite_scan`	`OTHERTOOL`	Initiate a suite scan based on the provided suite_sys_id and sys_ids.
`servicenow_unregister_ci_lifecycle_operator`	`CMDBTOOL`	Unregisters an operator for non-workflow users.
`servicenow_update_change_request`	`CHANGETOOL`	Update details of a change request.
`servicenow_update_change_request_first_available`	`CHANGETOOL`	Update the schedule of a change request to the first available slot.
`servicenow_update_change_request_task`	`CHANGETOOL`	Update details of a task associated with a change request.
`servicenow_update_cmdb_instance`	`CMDBTOOL`	Updates the specified CI record (PUT).
`servicenow_update_set_back_out`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Backs out an installation operation that was performed on an update set with a given sys_id.
`servicenow_update_set_commit`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Commits an update set with a given sys_id.
`servicenow_update_set_commit_multiple`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Commits multiple update sets in a single request according to the order that they're provided.
`servicenow_update_set_create`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Creates a new update set and inserts the new record in the Update Sets [sys_update_set] table.
`servicenow_update_set_preview`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Previews an update set to check for any conflicts and retrieve progress information about the update set operation.
`servicenow_update_set_retrieve`	`DEVOPSTOOL`	Retrieves an update set with a given sys_id and allows you to remove the existing retrieved update set from the instance.
`servicenow_update_table_record`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Fully update a record in the specified table.
`servicenow_upload_attachment`	`OTHERTOOL`	Invoke the upload_attachment operation.
`servicenow_workflow_to_mermaid`	`SYSTEMTOOL`	Generates a Mermaid diagram representing the relationships between ServiceNow flows and subflows.

30 action-routed tool(s) (default) · 119 verbose 1:1 tool(s). Each is enabled unless its <DOMAIN>TOOL toggle is set false; MCP_TOOL_MODE selects the surface (condensed default · verbose 1:1 · both). Auto-generated — do not edit.

Detailed tool schemas, parameter shapes, and validation constraints are preserved in docs/mcp.md.

Dynamic Tool Selection & Visibility

This MCP server supports dynamic toolset selection and visibility filtering at runtime. This allows you to restrict the set of exposed tools in order to prevent blowing up the LLM's context window.

You can configure tool filtering via multiple input channels:

CLI Arguments: Pass --tools or --toolsets (or their disabled counterparts --disabled-tools and --disabled-toolsets) during startup.
Environment Variables: Define standard environment variables:
- MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS / MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
- MCP_ENABLED_TAGS / MCP_DISABLED_TAGS
HTTP SSE Request Headers: Pass custom headers during transport initialization:
- x-mcp-enabled-tools / x-mcp-disabled-tools
- x-mcp-enabled-tags / x-mcp-disabled-tags
HTTP SSE Request Query Parameters: Append query parameters directly to your transport connection URL:
- ?tools=tool1,tool2
- ?tags=tag1

When query strings or parameters are supplied, an LLM-free Knowledge Graph resolution layer (using DynamicToolOrchestrator) matches query intents against known tool tags, names, or descriptions, with safe fallback and automated 24-hour background cache refreshing.

MCP Configuration Examples

Install the slim [mcp] extra. All examples install servicenow-api[mcp] — the MCP-server extra that pulls only the FastMCP / FastAPI tooling (agent-utilities[mcp]). It deliberately excludes the heavy agent runtime (pydantic-ai, the epistemic-graph engine, dspy, llama-index), so uvx / container installs are far smaller. Use the full [agent] extra only when you need the integrated Pydantic AI agent.

stdio Transport (local IDEs — Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "servicenow-api[mcp]",
        "servicenow-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "condensed",
        "ACCOUNTTOOL": "True",
        "ACTIVITY_SUBSCRIPTIONSTOOL": "True",
        "AGGREGATETOOL": "True",
        "APPLICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "ATTACHMENTTOOL": "True",
        "AUDIENCE": "",
        "AUTHTOOL": "True",
        "BATCHTOOL": "True",
        "CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL": "True",
        "CICDTOOL": "True",
        "CILIFECYCLETOOL": "True",
        "CMDBTOOL": "True",
        "CUSTOM_APITOOL": "True",
        "DATA_CLASSIFICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "DELEGATED_SCOPES": "api",
        "DEVOPSTOOL": "True",
        "EMAILTOOL": "True",
        "FLOWSTOOL": "True",
        "HRTOOL": "True",
        "IMPORT_SETSTOOL": "True",
        "INCIDENTSTOOL": "True",
        "KNOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL": "True",
        "METRICBASETOOL": "True",
        "MISCTOOL": "True",
        "OPENAPI_CLIENT_ID": "your_openapi_client_id_here",
        "OPENAPI_PASSWORD": "your_openapi_password_here",
        "OPENAPI_USERNAME": "your_openapi_username_here",
        "PLUGINSTOOL": "True",
        "PPMTOOL": "True",
        "PRODUCT_INVENTORYTOOL": "True",
        "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID": "",
        "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_servicenow_client_secret_here",
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE": "https://dev350360.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_PASSWORD": "your_servicenow_password_here",
        "SERVICENOW_URL": "https://dev350360.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICE_QUALIFICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "SOURCE_CONTROLTOOL": "True",
        "TABLE_APITOOL": "True",
        "TESTINGTOOL": "True",
        "UPDATE_SETSTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Streamable-HTTP Transport (networked / production)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "servicenow-api[mcp]",
        "servicenow-mcp",
        "--transport",
        "streamable-http",
        "--port",
        "8000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "streamable-http",
        "HOST": "0.0.0.0",
        "PORT": "8000",
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "condensed",
        "ACCOUNTTOOL": "True",
        "ACTIVITY_SUBSCRIPTIONSTOOL": "True",
        "AGGREGATETOOL": "True",
        "APPLICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "ATTACHMENTTOOL": "True",
        "AUDIENCE": "",
        "AUTHTOOL": "True",
        "BATCHTOOL": "True",
        "CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL": "True",
        "CICDTOOL": "True",
        "CILIFECYCLETOOL": "True",
        "CMDBTOOL": "True",
        "CUSTOM_APITOOL": "True",
        "DATA_CLASSIFICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "DELEGATED_SCOPES": "api",
        "DEVOPSTOOL": "True",
        "EMAILTOOL": "True",
        "FLOWSTOOL": "True",
        "HRTOOL": "True",
        "IMPORT_SETSTOOL": "True",
        "INCIDENTSTOOL": "True",
        "KNOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL": "True",
        "METRICBASETOOL": "True",
        "MISCTOOL": "True",
        "OPENAPI_CLIENT_ID": "your_openapi_client_id_here",
        "OPENAPI_PASSWORD": "your_openapi_password_here",
        "OPENAPI_USERNAME": "your_openapi_username_here",
        "PLUGINSTOOL": "True",
        "PPMTOOL": "True",
        "PRODUCT_INVENTORYTOOL": "True",
        "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID": "",
        "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_servicenow_client_secret_here",
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE": "https://dev350360.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_PASSWORD": "your_servicenow_password_here",
        "SERVICENOW_URL": "https://dev350360.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICE_QUALIFICATIONTOOL": "True",
        "SOURCE_CONTROLTOOL": "True",
        "TABLE_APITOOL": "True",
        "TESTINGTOOL": "True",
        "UPDATE_SETSTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, connect to a pre-deployed Streamable-HTTP instance by url:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/servicenow-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Deploying the Streamable-HTTP server via Docker:

docker run -d \
  --name servicenow-mcp-mcp \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  -e TRANSPORT=streamable-http \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PORT=8000 \
  -e MCP_TOOL_MODE=condensed \
  -e ACCOUNTTOOL=True \
  -e ACTIVITY_SUBSCRIPTIONSTOOL=True \
  -e AGGREGATETOOL=True \
  -e APPLICATIONTOOL=True \
  -e ATTACHMENTTOOL=True \
  -e AUDIENCE="" \
  -e AUTHTOOL=True \
  -e BATCHTOOL=True \
  -e CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL=True \
  -e CICDTOOL=True \
  -e CILIFECYCLETOOL=True \
  -e CMDBTOOL=True \
  -e CUSTOM_APITOOL=True \
  -e DATA_CLASSIFICATIONTOOL=True \
  -e DELEGATED_SCOPES=api \
  -e DEVOPSTOOL=True \
  -e EMAILTOOL=True \
  -e FLOWSTOOL=True \
  -e HRTOOL=True \
  -e IMPORT_SETSTOOL=True \
  -e INCIDENTSTOOL=True \
  -e KNOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL=True \
  -e METRICBASETOOL=True \
  -e MISCTOOL=True \
  -e OPENAPI_CLIENT_ID=your_openapi_client_id_here \
  -e OPENAPI_PASSWORD=your_openapi_password_here \
  -e OPENAPI_USERNAME=your_openapi_username_here \
  -e PLUGINSTOOL=True \
  -e PPMTOOL=True \
  -e PRODUCT_INVENTORYTOOL=True \
  -e SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID="" \
  -e SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET=your_servicenow_client_secret_here \
  -e SERVICENOW_INSTANCE=https://dev350360.service-now.com \
  -e SERVICENOW_PASSWORD=your_servicenow_password_here \
  -e SERVICENOW_URL=https://dev350360.service-now.com \
  -e SERVICENOW_USERNAME=admin \
  -e SERVICE_QUALIFICATIONTOOL=True \
  -e SOURCE_CONTROLTOOL=True \
  -e TABLE_APITOOL=True \
  -e TESTINGTOOL=True \
  -e UPDATE_SETSTOOL=True \
  knucklessg1/servicenow-api:mcp

Auto-generated from the code-read env surface (MCP_TOOL_MODE + package vars) — do not edit.

Additional Deployment Options

servicenow-api can also run as a local container (Docker / Podman / uv) or be consumed from a remote deployment. The Deployment guide has full, copy-paste mcp_config.json for all four transports — stdio, streamable-http, local container / uv, and remote URL:

Local container / uv — launch the server from mcp_config.json via uvx, docker run, or podman run, or point at a local streamable-http container by url.
Remote URL — connect to a server deployed behind Caddy at http://servicenow-mcp.arpa/mcp using the "url" key.

Agent

This repository features a fully integrated Pydantic AI Graph Agent. It communicates over the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and interacts seamlessly with the Agent Web UI (AG-UI) and Terminal interface.

Running the Agent CLI

To start the interactive command-line agent:

# Set credentials
export SERVICENOW_INSTANCE="your_value"
export SERVICENOW_USERNAME="your_value"
export SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID="your_value"
export SERVICENOW_SSL_VERIFY="your_value"
export DEBUG="your_value"
export PYTHONUNBUFFERED="your_value"
export SERVICENOW_PASSWORD="your_value"
export SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET="your_value"

# Run the agent server
servicenow-agent --provider openai --model-id gpt-4o

Docker Compose Orchestration

The following docker/agent.compose.yml configures the Agent, Web UI, and Terminal Interface together:

version: '3.8'

services:
  servicenow-api-mcp:
    image: knucklessg1/servicenow-api:latest
    container_name: servicenow-api-mcp
    hostname: servicenow-api-mcp
    restart: always
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8000
      - TRANSPORT=streamable-http
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

  servicenow-api-agent:
    image: knucklessg1/servicenow-api:latest
    container_name: servicenow-api-agent
    hostname: servicenow-api-agent
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - servicenow-api-mcp
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    command: [ "servicenow-agent" ]
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=9004
      - MCP_URL=http://servicenow-api-mcp:8000/mcp
      - PROVIDER=${PROVIDER:-openai}
      - MODEL_ID=${MODEL_ID:-gpt-4o}
      - ENABLE_WEB_UI=True
      - ENABLE_OTEL=True
    ports:
      - "9004:9004"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:9004/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

Detailed graph node architecture explanations, custom skill configurations, and agentic trace guides are available in docs/agent.md.

Security & Governance

Built directly upon the enterprise-ready agent-utilities core, standard security parameters are fully supported:

Access Control & Policy Enforcement

Eunomia Policies: Fine-grained, policy-driven tool authorization. Supports none, local embedded (mcp_policies.json), or centralized remote modes.
OIDC Token Delegation: Compliant with RFC 8693 token exchange for flowing authenticating user credentials from Web UI / ACP → Agent → MCP.
Scoped Credentials: Execution context runs restricted to the specific caller identity.

Runtime Security Grid

Feature	Functionality	Enablement
Tool Guard	Sensitivity inspection with human-in-the-loop validation	Enabled by default
Prompt Injection Defense	Input scanning, repetition monitoring, and recursive loop blocks	Enabled by default
Context Safety Guard	Stuck-loop detectors and contextual overflow preemptive alerts	Enabled by default

Environment Variables

Package environment variables

Variable	Example	Description
`HOST`	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	`8000`
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`	options: stdio, streamable-http, sse
`ENABLE_OTEL`	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	`http://localhost:8080/api/public/otel`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY`	`pk-...`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	`sk-...`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	`http/protobuf`
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	`none`	options: none, embedded, remote
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	`http://eunomia-server:8000`
`SERVICENOW_INSTANCE`	`https://dev350360.service-now.com`
`SERVICENOW_URL`	`https://dev350360.service-now.com`	alias for SERVICENOW_INSTANCE
`SERVICENOW_USERNAME`	`admin`
`SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID`	—
`SERVICENOW_SSL_VERIFY`	`True`
`DEBUG`	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	`1`
`SERVICENOW_PASSWORD`	`your_servicenow_password_here`
`SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET`	`your_servicenow_client_secret_here`
`AUDIENCE`	—	downstream token audience (defaults to the ServiceNow instance)
`DELEGATED_SCOPES`	`api`	scopes requested during token exchange
`OPENAPI_USERNAME`	`your_openapi_username_here`
`OPENAPI_PASSWORD`	`your_openapi_password_here`
`OPENAPI_CLIENT_ID`	`your_openapi_client_id_here`
`OPENAPI_CLIENT_SECRET`	`your_openapi_client_secret_here`
`MISCTOOL`	`True`
`FLOWSTOOL`	`True`
`APPLICATIONTOOL`	`True`
`CMDBTOOL`	`True`
`CICDTOOL`	`True`
`PLUGINSTOOL`	`True`
`SOURCE_CONTROLTOOL`	`True`
`TESTINGTOOL`	`True`
`UPDATE_SETSTOOL`	`True`
`BATCHTOOL`	`True`
`CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL`	`True`
`CILIFECYCLETOOL`	`True`
`DEVOPSTOOL`	`True`
`IMPORT_SETSTOOL`	`True`
`INCIDENTSTOOL`	`True`
`KNOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL`	`True`
`TABLE_APITOOL`	`True`
`AUTHTOOL`	`True`
`CUSTOM_APITOOL`	`True`
`EMAILTOOL`	`True`
`DATA_CLASSIFICATIONTOOL`	`True`
`ATTACHMENTTOOL`	`True`
`AGGREGATETOOL`	`True`
`ACTIVITY_SUBSCRIPTIONSTOOL`	`True`
`ACCOUNTTOOL`	`True`
`HRTOOL`	`True`
`METRICBASETOOL`	`True`
`SERVICE_QUALIFICATIONTOOL`	`True`
`PPMTOOL`	`True`
`PRODUCT_INVENTORYTOOL`	`True`

Inherited agent-utilities variables (apply to every connector)

Variable	Example	Description
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	`condensed`	Tool surface: `condensed`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool deny-list
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag deny-list
`MCP_CLIENT_AUTH`	—	Outbound MCP auth (`oidc-client-credentials` for fleet calls)
`OIDC_CLIENT_ID`	—	OIDC client id (service-account auth)
`OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET`	—	OIDC client secret (service-account auth)
`MCP_URL`	`http://localhost:8000/mcp`	URL of the MCP server the agent connects to
`PROVIDER`	`openai`	LLM provider for the agent
`MODEL_ID`	`gpt-4o`	Model id for the agent
`ENABLE_WEB_UI`	`True`	Serve the AG-UI web interface

56 package + 12 inherited variable(s). Auto-generated from .env.example + the shared agent-utilities set — do not edit.

Every variable the server reads. See .env.example for a copy-paste starting point.

Connection & Credentials

Variable	Description	Default
`SERVICENOW_INSTANCE`	ServiceNow instance base URL	—
`SERVICENOW_USERNAME`	Account username (basic auth)	—
`SERVICENOW_PASSWORD`	Account password (basic auth)	—
`SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID`	OAuth client id	—
`SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET`	OAuth client secret	—
`SERVICENOW_SSL_VERIFY`	TLS certificate verification	`True`
`DEBUG`	Verbose logging	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	Unbuffered stdout (recommended in containers)	`1`

MCP server / transport

Variable	Description	Default
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`, `streamable-http`, or `sse`	`stdio`
`HOST`	Bind host (HTTP transports)	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	Bind port (HTTP transports)	`8000`
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	Tool surface: `condensed`, `verbose`, or `both`	`condensed`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	Comma-separated tool allow/deny list	—
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	Comma-separated tag allow/deny list	—

Telemetry & governance

Variable	Description	Default
`ENABLE_OTEL`	Enable OpenTelemetry export	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	OTLP collector endpoint	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY` / `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	OTLP auth keys	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	OTLP protocol (e.g. `http/protobuf`)	—
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	Authorization mode: `none`, `embedded`, `remote`	`none`
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	Embedded policy file	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	Remote Eunomia server URL	—

Tool toggles

Each action-routed tool can be disabled individually via its toggle env var (set to false). The full list is in the Available MCP Tools table above (e.g. INCIDENTSTOOL, CHANGE_MANAGEMENTTOOL, TABLE_APITOOL, CMDBTOOL).

Installation

Pick the extra that matches what you want to run:

Extra	Installs	Use when
`servicenow-api[mcp]`	Slim MCP server only (`agent-utilities[mcp]` — FastMCP/FastAPI)	You only run the MCP server (smallest install / image)
`servicenow-api[agent]`	Full agent runtime (`agent-utilities[agent,logfire]` — Pydantic AI + the epistemic-graph engine)	You run the integrated agent
`servicenow-api[all]`	Everything (`mcp` + `agent` + `logfire`)	Development / both surfaces

# MCP server only (recommended for tool hosting — slim deps)
uv pip install "servicenow-api[mcp]"

# Full agent runtime (Pydantic AI + epistemic-graph engine)
uv pip install "servicenow-api[agent]"

# Everything (development)
uv pip install "servicenow-api[all]"      # or: python -m pip install "servicenow-api[all]"

Container images (`:mcp` vs `:agent`)

One multi-stage docker/Dockerfile builds two right-sized images, selected by --target:

Image tag	Build target	Contents	Entrypoint
`knucklessg1/servicenow-api:mcp`	`--target mcp`	`servicenow-api[mcp]` — slim, no engine/`pydantic-ai`/`dspy`/`llama-index`/`tree-sitter`	`servicenow-mcp`
`knucklessg1/servicenow-api:latest`	`--target agent` (default)	`servicenow-api[agent]` — full agent runtime + epistemic-graph engine	`servicenow-agent`

docker build --target mcp   -t knucklessg1/servicenow-api:mcp    docker/   # slim MCP server
docker build --target agent -t knucklessg1/servicenow-api:latest docker/   # full agent

docker/mcp.compose.yml runs the slim :mcp server; docker/agent.compose.yml runs the agent (:latest) with a co-located :mcp sidecar.

Knowledge-graph database (`epistemic-graph`)

The full agent ([agent] / :latest) embeds the epistemic-graph engine (pulled in transitively via agent-utilities[agent]). For production — or to share one knowledge graph across multiple agents — run epistemic-graph as its own database container and point the agent at it instead of embedding it. Deployment recipes (single-node + Raft HA), connection config, and the full database architecture (with diagrams) are documented in the epistemic-graph deployment guide. The slim [mcp] server does not require the database.

Documentation

The complete documentation is published as the official documentation site and is the recommended reference for installation, deployment, and day-to-day operation.

Page	Contents
Installation	pip, source, extras, prebuilt Docker image
Deployment	run the MCP and agent servers, Compose, Caddy + Technitium, env config
Usage	the MCP tools, the `Api` client, the command line
Overview	the standardized agent-package pattern and MCP configuration
Concepts	concept registry (`CONCEPT:SNOW-*`)

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Deploy with `agent-os-genesis`

This package can be provisioned for you — skill-guided — by the agent-os-genesis universal skill (its single-package deploy mode): it picks your install method, seeds secrets to OpenBao/Vault (or .env), trusts your enterprise CA, registers the MCP server, and verifies it — the same machinery that stands up the whole Agent OS, narrowed to just this package. Ask your agent to "deploy servicenow-api with agent-os-genesis".

Install mode	Command
Bare-metal, prod (PyPI)	`uvx servicenow-mcp` · or `uv tool install servicenow-api`
Bare-metal, dev (editable)	`uv pip install -e ".[all]"` · or `pip install -e ".[all]"`
Container, prod	deploy `knucklessg1/servicenow-api:latest` via docker-compose / swarm / podman / podman-compose / kubernetes
Container, dev (editable)	deploy `docker/compose.dev.yml` (source-mounted at `/src`; edits live on restart)

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