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NowAIKit

The Most Comprehensive ServiceNow AI Toolkit

400+ tools · 31+ ServiceNow modules · 5-minute setup · Free to use · Works with any AI

NowAIKit is the most comprehensive, production-ready AI toolkit for ServiceNow — and the only one that truly does it all.

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or any MCP-compatible AI in under 5 minutes. Then let your AI read, build, deploy, and automate across every ServiceNow module — incidents, changes, scripts, flows, portals, integrations, HRSD, CSM, and more.

Ask in plain English. Deploy business rules from chat. Run ATF suites on demand. Query dev, staging, and prod simultaneously. Automate across multiple customer tenants without switching tabs. Your AI, your instance, your rules.

Any AI. Any instance. Any scale. Free to use.

Keywords: ServiceNow MCP server · Model Context Protocol · ServiceNow AI · ITSM automation · ServiceNow Claude · ServiceNow ChatGPT · ServiceNow Cursor · ServiceNow Copilot · ServiceNow LLM · ServiceNow agent · MCP tools · ServiceNow API · agentic AI · ServiceNow developer tools

Beginners

Zero ServiceNow API knowledge needed. Connect in 5 minutes. Ask in plain English. Free PDI at developer.servicenow.com.

Developers

Write, deploy, test, and manage scripts, flows, widgets, and integrations at AI speed — 10x faster.

Architects & MSPs

Orchestrate multi-step autonomous workflows. Compare environments. Manage multiple customer tenants in one session.


Who Is This For?

Beginners

Zero ServiceNow API knowledge required.

Connect Claude Desktop or Cursor to your free PDI in 5 minutes. Ask questions in plain English, browse incidents, search KB articles, place catalog orders, monitor SLAs — all from your AI chat window. No code. No Postman. No documentation diving. Just ask.

Start here → 5-Minute Quickstart

Developers

10x faster with AI as your development partner.

Write business rules, deploy client scripts, manage UI Policies and ACLs, create Service Portal widgets, configure REST Messages, manage Transform Maps, and update changesets — all in plain English. Full TypeScript types, ATF integration, and role-based packages built in.

Explore → Platform Developer Package

Architects, Admins & MSPs

Autonomous workflows. Multi-instance. Multi-customer.

Trigger Agentic Playbooks, orchestrate multi-step ITSM/HRSD/CSM processes, compare environments side by side, manage dozens of customer tenants in one session, and run full data quality audits — at AI speed, across your entire ServiceNow estate.

Deep dive → Now Assist & Agentic Guide


Why NowAIKit

Fully Autonomous AI Operations

Your AI doesn't just answer questions — it acts. Create incidents, write and deploy scripts, trigger flows, fire events, upload attachments, manage changesets, and run full ATF suites — end-to-end, without manual steps. Native Now Assist Agentic Playbook support for next-generation ServiceNow AI automation.

Works With Every AI, Out of the Box

Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, JetBrains, Continue.dev, Cline, Zed, Google AI Studio, Ollama — all supported out of the box. Any MCP-compatible client. Any custom Python or TypeScript agent. One toolkit, every AI platform, zero lock-in.

Unmatched Platform Coverage

400+ production-ready tools across every ServiceNow domain — ITSM, ITOM, HRSD, CSM, SecOps, GRC, Agile, ATF, Flow Designer, Scripting, Now Assist, Service Portal, Integration Hub, Performance Analytics, System Properties, Update Sets, Virtual Agent, ITAM, DevOps, Machine Learning, Workspace/UIB, Mobile, and Deployment. Nothing else comes close.

Role-Based Tool Intelligence

Fourteen pre-built persona packages — service desk, platform developer, portal developer, integration engineer, ITOM engineer, AI developer, ITAM analyst, DevOps engineer, and more. Each exposes exactly the right tools for that role. Reduce noise, enforce least-privilege, and configure once per team.

Safe by Default, Powerful When Needed

A five-tier permission model keeps your instance protected. Read is always on. Write, CMDB, Scripting, Now Assist, and ATF capabilities each require an explicit opt-in flag. No AI can accidentally modify your production data. Scale permissions as your confidence grows — without touching code.

True Multi-Instance & Multi-Customer

Connect to unlimited ServiceNow instances from one session — dev, staging, prod, and multiple customer tenants simultaneously. Pass instance: "acme_prod" on any tool call, or switch_instance globally. MSPs, consultants, and enterprise teams can compare, query, and automate across every environment at once. No other ServiceNow AI toolkit does this.


Resource

Link

All Tools Reference

docs/TOOLS.md

Client Setup (All AI tools, beginner + advanced)

docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

Role-Based Tool Packages

docs/TOOL_PACKAGES.md

Now Assist & AI Integration

docs/NOW_ASSIST.md

ATF Testing Guide

docs/ATF.md

Scripting Management

docs/SCRIPTING.md

Reporting & Analytics

docs/REPORTING.md

Multi-Instance Setup

docs/MULTI_INSTANCE.md

120+ Real-World Examples

EXAMPLES.md

Changelog

CHANGELOG.md


Module Coverage

Domain modules covering the full ServiceNow platform:

Module

Key Capabilities

Core & CMDB

Record query, schema discovery, CMDB CIs, ITOM Discovery, MID Servers, multi-instance management

Incident Management

Create, update, resolve, close, work notes, comments

Problem Management

Problem records, root cause analysis, known errors

Change Management

Create, get, update, submit for approval, close change requests

Task Management

Generic tasks, my-task lists, completions

Knowledge Base

Search, create, update, publish KB articles

Service Catalog & Approvals

Catalog browsing, create/update items, order items, SLA tracking, approval workflows, approval rules

User & Group Management

Users, groups, membership, role assignments

Reporting & Analytics

Aggregate queries, trend analysis, create/update reports, scheduled job CRUD, run history

ATF Testing

Test suites, test execution, ATF Failure Insight

Now Assist / AI

NLQ, AI Search, summaries, resolution suggestions, Agentic Playbooks

Scripting

Business rules, script includes, client script CRUD, UI Policies, UI Actions, ACL management, changesets

Agile / Scrum

Stories, epics, sprints, scrum tasks

HR Service Delivery (HRSD)

HR cases, HR services, employee profiles, onboarding/offboarding

Customer Service Management (CSM)

Customer cases, accounts, contacts, products, SLAs

Security Operations & GRC

SecOps incidents, vulnerabilities, GRC risks, controls, threat intel

Flow Designer & Process Automation

Flows, subflows, triggers, executions, Process Automation playbooks

Service Portal & UI Builder

Create/list portals & pages, widgets (create/update/deploy), Next Experience apps/pages, themes

Integration Hub

REST Messages, Transform Maps, Import Sets, Event Registry, OAuth apps, credential aliases

Notifications & Attachments

Email notifications, email logs, file attachments (upload/list/delete), templates, subscriptions

Performance Analytics

PA indicators/scorecards, time-series, create/update dashboards, PA jobs, data quality checks

System Properties

Get, set, bulk operations, validate, export/import, audit history

Update Set Management

Create, switch, preview, complete, export, auto-ensure active set

Virtual Agent (VA)

Topic authoring, conversation history, categories, topic listing

IT Asset Management (ITAM)

Assets, software licenses, contracts, compliance reporting

DevOps & Pipeline Tracking

Pipelines, deployments, change governance, DORA metrics

Scoped Applications (App Studio)

List, get, create, and update scoped application records


Authentication

Two authentication methods are supported:

Method

Best For

Basic Auth

Development, personal instances, quick setup

OAuth 2.0 (client credentials / password grant)

Production deployments, service accounts

SSO / OIDC authentication (Okta, Azure AD / Entra, Ping Identity) is available in the Enterprise edition — see nowaikit.com/#pricing.

For OAuth setup in ServiceNow, see docs/SERVICENOW_OAUTH_SETUP.md.


Permission System

A four-tier permission model keeps your instance safe by default:

Tier

Environment Variable

Covers

0 — Read

(always on)

All query and read operations

1 — Write

WRITE_ENABLED=true

Create/update across ITSM, HRSD, CSM, Agile

2 — CMDB Write

CMDB_WRITE_ENABLED=true

CI create/update in the CMDB

3 — Scripting

SCRIPTING_ENABLED=true

Business rules, script includes, changesets

4 — Now Assist

NOW_ASSIST_ENABLED=true

AI Agentic Playbooks, NLQ, AI Search


Role-Based Tool Packages

Set MCP_TOOL_PACKAGE to expose only the tools relevant to each persona:

Package

Persona

Tools Included

full

Administrators

All tools (400+)

service_desk

L1/L2 Agents

Incidents, tasks, approvals, KB, SLA

change_coordinator

Change Managers

Changes (create/approve/close), CAB, CMDB, approvals

knowledge_author

KB Authors

Knowledge base create/publish

catalog_builder

Catalog Admins

Catalog, users, groups

system_administrator

Sys Admins

Users, groups, reports, logs, notifications, attachments, ACLs, PA

platform_developer

Developers

Scripts, UI Policies, UI Actions, ACLs, client scripts, ATF, changesets

portal_developer

Portal/UX Devs

Portals, pages, widgets (create/update), UI Policies, UI Actions, client scripts

integration_engineer

Integration Devs

REST Messages, Transform Maps, Import Sets, Events, OAuth, credentials

itom_engineer

ITOM Engineers

CMDB, Discovery, MID servers, events

agile_manager

Scrum Masters

Stories, epics, sprints

ai_developer

AI Builders

Now Assist, NLQ, Agentic Playbooks


Getting Started

# Install globally (Node.js 20+ required)
npm install -g nowaikit

# Run the wizard — detects your AI clients and writes config automatically
npx nowaikit setup

The wizard will:

  1. Ask for your ServiceNow instance URL + credentials

  2. Test the connection

  3. Let you pick a tool package and permission level

  4. Detect Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Continue.dev, Claude Code on your machine

  5. Write the config directly — no copy-paste, no manual JSON editing

# Add a second instance later
nowaikit setup --add

# Manage instances
nowaikit instances list

Option B — Web Dashboard (one command)

npx nowaikit web

Opens the NowAIKit dashboard at http://localhost:4175 — includes instance management, settings, and an audit log viewer.

# Custom port
npx nowaikit web --port 3000

# Expose to network (use with caution)
npx nowaikit web --host 0.0.0.0

# Don't auto-open browser
npx nowaikit web --no-open

Option C — Desktop App

Download the native desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) from GitHub Releases. Includes a visual setup wizard, tool browser, and audit log viewer.

Option D — Manual Setup

git clone https://github.com/aartiq/nowaikit.git && cd nowaikit
npm install && npm run build
cp .env.example .env   # fill in your ServiceNow credentials

Then point your AI client at dist/server.js — see Supported AI Clients below.

No ServiceNow instance? Get a free Personal Developer Instance at developer.servicenow.com — ready in minutes.

Full installation guide → docs/INSTALLATION.md


Client Setup Guides

Step-by-step setup for every major AI client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, GitHub Copilot, Continue.dev, Cline, JetBrains, Amazon Q, Google AI Studio, ChatGPT, Grok, Ollama, and more.

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

For quick setup snippets, see the Supported AI Clients section below.

Example Interactions

Once connected, ask your AI assistant in plain language:

ITSM & Change Management:

Show me all open P1 incidents assigned to the Network Operations group.
Create a normal change request for deploying the new API gateway — implementation planned for Saturday midnight.
What CMDB CIs does the ERP application depend on?

Scripting & Development:

List all client scripts on the incident table and show me the ones that fire on form load.
Create a UI action button "Escalate to L3" on the incident form that assigns the ticket to the L3-Support group.
Show me all ACL rules for the change_request table that restrict the "delete" operation.

Service Portal & UI Builder:

List all widgets in the Service Portal that contain "catalog" in their name.
Get the full source code of the "Stock Ticker" widget so I can update its server script.
Create a new portal widget called "My Approvals Widget" with a simple Angular template that lists pending approvals.

Integrations & Events:

List all REST Message definitions that connect to external APIs.
Show me all transform maps that target the incident table.
Fire the custom event "myapp.ticket.escalated" on incident INC0012345.

Notifications & Attachments:

List all email notifications that trigger on the incident table when a comment is added.
Upload a screenshot of the error (base64) as an attachment to incident INC0012345.
Show me all failed email log entries from the last 24 hours.

Performance Analytics & Data Quality:

Get the current scorecard for the "Mean Time to Resolve" PA indicator with a 30-day trend.
Check the data completeness of the incident table — how many incidents are missing assignment_group or category?
Compare record counts across incident, change_request, and problem tables.

ATF, Reporting & Scheduled Jobs:

Run the Regression Test Suite and show me any failures with ATF Failure Insight details.
Summarise the last 30 days of incident trends by category.
Create a scheduled job that runs daily at 3am to archive closed incidents older than 90 days.

For 120+ real-world examples with inputs, outputs, and advanced workflows, see EXAMPLES.md.


Slash Commands & @ Mentions

Once connected, type / in Claude Desktop or Cursor to see built-in ServiceNow shortcuts:

Command

What it does

/morning-standup

P1/P2 open incidents, changes due today, SLA breaches

/my-tickets

All open tasks/incidents assigned to you

/p1-alerts

Active P1 incidents with time-open and assignee

/my-changes

Your pending change requests and approval status

/create-incident

Guided incident creation

/sla-breaches

Records currently breaching SLA

/ci-health

CMDB CI health check

/run-atf

Trigger ATF test suite

/switch-instance

Interactive instance picker

/knowledge-search

Search KB articles

/deploy-updateset

Guided update set commit

Type @ to pull live ServiceNow data into your AI context:

Mention

Returns

@my-incidents

Your open incidents

@open-changes

Pending change requests

@sla-breaches

Records breaching SLA now

@instance:info

Current instance metadata

@ci:<name>

CMDB CI by name

@kb:<title>

Knowledge article by title

Add your own commands in nowaikit.commands.json:

[
  {
    "name": "my-p1-runbook",
    "description": "P1 runbook for my team",
    "template": "List all P1 incidents in the Network category. For each: number, description, assignee, time open. Flag SLA breaches."
  }
]

Advanced Configuration

Topic

Guide

OAuth 2.0 setup (ServiceNow OAuth app creation)

docs/SERVICENOW_OAUTH_SETUP.md

Multi-instance / multi-customer (dev, staging, prod, tenants)

docs/MULTI_INSTANCE.md

Role-based tool packages

docs/TOOL_PACKAGES.md

All environment variables reference

docs/INSTALLATION.md

Pro / Enterprise Features

The following features are available in NowAIKit Pro and Enterprise editions:

Feature

Edition

HTTP API server & web dashboard

Pro

Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux)

Pro

SSO / OIDC (Okta, Azure AD / Entra, Ping Identity)

Enterprise

Audit logging (JSONL + SIEM webhooks)

Enterprise

Org policy governance (MDM / GPO deployment)

Enterprise

Learn more at nowaikit.com/#pricing.


See It In Action

These are real interactions you can have with your AI once NowAIKit is connected:

Operations — plain English:

You: "Show me all P1 incidents opened this week that are still unresolved"
You: "Which assignment groups have the most open incidents right now?"
You: "Find all change requests scheduled for this weekend"
You: "Is any SLA about to breach in the next 2 hours?"

Development — AI writes and deploys for you:

You: "Create a business rule that auto-assigns high-priority incidents to the NOC group"
You: "Write a client script that validates email format on the contact form"
You: "Create a Service Portal widget that shows my team's open tasks"
You: "Set up a REST Message integration to send alerts to our Slack channel"

AI-powered intelligence:

You: "Summarise this incident and suggest a resolution based on similar past cases"
You: "Use Predictive Intelligence to categorise this new incident description"
You: "Trigger the SOC Agentic Playbook for this security incident"
You: "What's the trend in P2 incidents over the last 6 months?"

Advanced automation:

You: "Compare record counts between prod and dev for the incident table"
You: "Check data completeness on the cmdb_ci_server table — which fields are mostly empty?"
You: "Run the nightly sync transform map on the latest import set"
You: "Create a scheduled job that emails the on-call team daily at 7am"

Multi-instance & multi-customer:

You: "List all configured instances"
You: "Switch to customer_acme and show me their open P1 incidents"
You: "Compare open change counts between prod and staging"
You: "Get SLA breach risk from customer_globex prod instance"

See EXAMPLES.md for 120+ real-world examples across all ServiceNow modules.


Supported AI Clients

Any MCP-compatible AI works. NowAIKit has been tested with every major AI assistant, editor, and agent framework. Pick yours and follow the 3-step setup below.

AI Assistants & Chat

  1. Install Claude Desktop from claude.ai/download

  2. Edit config:

    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

    • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

  3. Add this block — single instance (replace path and credentials):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "WRITE_ENABLED": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or use multi-instance (dev + staging + prod, or multiple customer tenants):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SN_INSTANCES_CONFIG": "/absolute/path/to/instances.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Copy instances.example.jsoninstances.json, fill in your instances, then ask:

"List instances""Switch to prod""Show me all P1 incidents" "Get open changes from customer_acme" (uses instance parameter per-call)

  1. Restart Claude Desktop. The hammer icon confirms connection.

Full guide → clients/claude-desktop/SETUP.md | docs/MULTI_INSTANCE.md

OpenAI supports MCP via the Responses API (mcp tool type) in the latest SDK (v1.50+):

from openai import OpenAI
import os, subprocess

# Start NowAIKit as a subprocess MCP server
proc = subprocess.Popen(
    ["node", "/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
    stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
    env={**os.environ,
         "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
         "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"}
)

client = OpenAI()
# Use with Responses API tool type "mcp" or via function calling
response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    tools=[{"type": "mcp", "server_label": "nowaikit"}],
    input="Show me all open P1 incidents"
)

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Install NowAIKit: npm install -g nowaikit

  2. Use the Python client in clients/gemini/:

pip install google-generativeai
python clients/gemini/servicenow_gemini_client.py

Full guide → clients/gemini/SETUP.md

Google AI Studio supports MCP servers via its agent execution environment (currently in preview).

  1. Go to aistudio.google.com and open Build → Agent

  2. In the Tools panel, add an MCP Server and point it to your NowAIKit instance:

{
  "name": "nowaikit",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "command": "node",
  "args": ["/absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
  "env": {
    "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
    "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
    "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
    "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password",
    "WRITE_ENABLED": "false"
  }
}
  1. Alternatively, use the Gemini API directly with function calling by mapping NowAIKit tool definitions:

import google.generativeai as genai
import subprocess, json, os

# Start NowAIKit MCP server
proc = subprocess.Popen(
    ["node", "/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
    stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
    env={**os.environ,
         "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
         "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"}
)

genai.configure(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-3.1-pro")  # or gemini-3-flash, gemini-2.5-flash
# Use model.generate_content() with tools= mapped from NowAIKit definitions

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Grok uses the OpenAI-compatible API format. Follow the OpenAI setup above

  2. Set base_url="https://api.x.ai/v1" and your XAI_API_KEY

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md


AI Code Editors

  1. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP

  2. Add server config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "WRITE_ENABLED": "true",
        "SCRIPTING_ENABLED": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Cursor. Ask in Chat: "List all open P1 incidents"

Multi-instance: Replace the env block with "SN_INSTANCES_CONFIG": "/path/to/instances.json" to connect to multiple tenants.

Full guide → clients/cursor/SETUP.md

  1. Open Windsurf → Cascade → Configure MCP

  2. Add the same JSON block as Cursor above

  3. Reload Windsurf window

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Open Zed → ~/.config/zed/settings.json

  2. Add under "context_servers":

{
  "context_servers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "command": { "path": "node", "args": ["/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"] },
      "settings": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md


IDE Extensions

VS Code 1.99 and later includes built-in MCP support — no extension or subscription required.

  1. Install VS Code 1.99+

  2. Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace (or edit User settings):

{
  "servers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "WRITE_ENABLED": "true",
        "SCRIPTING_ENABLED": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Open the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P) → MCP: List Servers to verify the connection

  2. Open Copilot Chat (or any AI assistant in VS Code) and use @nowaikit or just ask naturally

Tip: Add .vscode/mcp.json to .gitignore if it contains credentials, or use environment variables from a .env file.

Full guide → clients/vscode/SETUP.md

  1. Install VS Code + GitHub Copilot extension

  2. Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "servers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/../../nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Open Copilot Chat → Agent mode → @nowaikit

Full guide → clients/vscode/SETUP.md

  1. Install Continue from VS Code Marketplace

  2. Edit ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "nowaikit",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Install Cline from VS Code Marketplace

  2. Open Cline → MCP Servers → Add Server

  3. Enter the path to nowaikit/dist/server.js and your environment variables

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Install JetBrains AI Assistant plugin

  2. Go to Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → MCP Servers

  3. Add a new server with the path to nowaikit/dist/server.js

  4. Set environment variables in the server configuration dialog

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

  1. Install Amazon Q Developer extension for VS Code or IntelliJ

  2. Configure MCP via ~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nowaikit": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md


CLI & Terminal Agents

# Install Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Register NowAIKit as an MCP server
claude mcp add nowaikit node /absolute/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js \
  --env SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=https://yourinstance.service-now.com \
  --env SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD=basic \
  --env SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME=admin \
  --env SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD=your_password

# Verify
claude mcp list

# Use it
claude "Show me all unresolved P1 incidents"

Full guide → clients/claude-code/SETUP.md

  1. Install Ollama and pull a model: ollama pull llama3

  2. Use an MCP-compatible client (e.g. Cline or Continue) configured to use Ollama as the model

  3. Point the MCP server at nowaikit/dist/server.js

Full guide → docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md


Programmatic / Agent SDK

cd clients/codex
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.basic.example .env  # fill in your credentials
python servicenow_openai_client.py

Full guide → clients/codex/SETUP.md

import anthropic, subprocess, json

# Start NowAIKit subprocess
proc = subprocess.Popen(
    ["node", "/path/to/nowaikit/dist/server.js"],
    stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
    env={**os.environ,
         "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
         "SERVICENOW_AUTH_METHOD": "basic",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_USERNAME": "admin",
         "SERVICENOW_BASIC_PASSWORD": "your_password"}
)
# Then use with the Anthropic MCP client SDK

See Anthropic MCP Python SDK for full integration.


Quick Reference

Client

Type

Auth

Guide

Claude Desktop

Desktop app

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Claude Code CLI

Terminal

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Cursor

AI editor

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Windsurf

AI editor

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Zed

AI editor

Basic, OAuth

Setup

VS Code (Native MCP 1.99+)

IDE

Basic, OAuth

Setup

VS Code + GitHub Copilot

IDE

Basic, OAuth

Setup

VS Code + Continue.dev

IDE

Basic, OAuth

Setup

VS Code + Cline

IDE

Basic, OAuth

Setup

JetBrains AI

IDE

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Amazon Q Developer

IDE / CLI

Basic, OAuth

Setup

ChatGPT / OpenAI

API

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Google AI Studio

API / Agent

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Google Gemini API

API

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Grok (xAI)

API

Basic, OAuth

Setup

Ollama (local)

Local

Basic

Setup

Anthropic Agent SDK

Python

Basic, OAuth

Setup


What's New in v2.5

Multi-provider AI chat in the Desktop app & Web Dashboard

The nowaikit Desktop and Web Dashboard support 5 AI providers side-by-side — with full agentic tool-use for all providers. All model lists are kept current with each provider's latest releases.

  • Provider switcher — one-click toggle between providers in the Chat header; per-provider model dropdown updates automatically

  • Claude (Anthropic) — Opus 4.6 · Sonnet 4.6 · Haiku 4.5

  • ChatGPT / OpenAI — GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.2 Pro · GPT-5.1 · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5 nano · GPT-4.1 · GPT-4o · o3 · o4 mini

  • Gemini (Google AI) — Gemini 3.1 Pro · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3 Flash · 2.5 Pro · 2.5 Flash · 2.5 Flash Lite

  • Groq (free) — Llama 4 Maverick · Llama 4 Scout · Llama 3.3 70B · Llama 3.1 8B — ultra-fast inference, no credit card required

  • OpenRouter (200+ models) — unified gateway to OpenAI o1 Pro · xAI Grok 4 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Gemini 2.5 Flash · DeepSeek R1 · Llama 4 Maverick · and more — many free tiers available

  • o3/o4 reasoning model support — automatic detection skips system messages and switches to max_completion_tokens; tools not sent to models that don't support them

In-app provider sign-in

Settings → AI Providers now shows a unified "Sign in to {Provider}" flow per provider:

  1. Click Sign in to Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini / Groq / OpenRouter — the provider's API key portal opens in your system browser

  2. Sign in to your account and create/copy an API key

  3. Paste it directly into the focused input that appears

  4. Click Verify Key — a lightweight validation call confirms the key is valid before you save

Each provider panel shows a clear subscription note explaining that API access is separate from consumer subscriptions (Claude.ai Pro, ChatGPT Plus, Gemini Advanced). Groq and OpenRouter offer generous free tiers — no credit card required.

Slash-command tool picker in Chat

Type / in the chat input to open a floating picker over all 400+ ServiceNow tools:

  • Filter by tool name or description as you type

  • / to navigate · Tab or Enter to select · Esc to close

  • Inserts /toolname into your message — the AI knows to invoke that specific tool

Other Desktop improvements

  • Test Key button — inline on the API key input; calls the provider's model-list endpoint to validate without sending a chat message

  • Server health auto-recovery — polls every 8 seconds; "offline" status recovers automatically without restarting the app

  • Dashboard URL truncation — long instance URLs are truncated with (full URL on hover)

  • Bug fix: ChatGPT and Gemini responses now display correctly — responses were being silently dropped due to a content-format mismatch between provider response conversion and the renderer; now fully fixed for both providers and the HTTP API server

Full changelog

What's New in v2.4

Zero-config setup & desktop experience

  • npx nowaikit setup — interactive wizard detects and writes config for every AI client automatically. No JSON editing.

  • nowaikit Desktop — cross-platform Electron app (macOS, Windows, Linux) with 8-step visual wizard, dashboard, tool browser, and audit log. No separate server install needed.

  • Web dashboard — served at http://localhost:3100 by the HTTP server. Browse tools, view health, tail audit logs.

Slash commands & @ mentions

  • 11 built-in / slash commands/morning-standup, /p1-alerts, /my-tickets, /create-incident, /sla-breaches, /ci-health, /run-atf, /switch-instance, /deploy-updateset, and more

  • 6 @ mention resources@my-incidents, @open-changes, @sla-breaches, @instance:info, @ci:<name>, @kb:<title>

  • Custom commands via nowaikit.commands.json

Enterprise features

  • Audit logging — every tool call logged to JSONL file + webhook (SIEM integration). Wired into both MCP and HTTP servers.

  • SSO / OIDC — Okta/Entra/Ping IdP → ServiceNow token exchange. GET /auth/login + /auth/callback routes in HTTP server.

  • Org/team policy (nowaikit.org.json) — admin-deployed config: allowed instances, locked tool packages, SSO enforcement, write controls. Deploy via MDM or GPO.

  • Per-user execution context — auth modes: service-account, per-user (OAuth Authorization Code), impersonation. Queries respect each user's ServiceNow ACLs.

App builder integrations

  • HTTP API server (npm run serve) — REST proxy for Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit apps. Keeps credentials server-side.

  • Smithery registrysmithery install nowaikit one-command install.

Full changelog

What's New in v2.3

  • Scoped Application (App Studio) modulelist_scoped_apps, get_scoped_app, create_scoped_app, update_scoped_app

  • Create/update reportscreate_report, update_report added to Reporting module

  • Create/update dashboardscreate_dashboard, update_dashboard added to Performance Analytics

  • Create portals & pagescreate_portal, create_portal_page added to Service Portal module

  • Create/update catalog itemscreate_catalog_item, update_catalog_item added to Catalog module

  • Approval rulescreate_approval_rule for automated approval workflow setup Full changelog

What's New in v2.2

  • 5 new modules: System Properties, Update Set Management, Virtual Agent authoring, IT Asset Management, DevOps & Pipeline Tracking

  • True multi-instance & multi-customer support — connect to unlimited instances (dev, staging, prod, customer tenants) simultaneously from one session

  • Per-call instance routing — pass instance: "name" to any tool, or switch_instance globally

  • 2 new role packagesdevops_engineer, itam_analyst

  • system_administrator package extended with system properties and update set tools Full changelog

v2.1 highlights

  • 4 new modules: Service Portal & UI Builder, Integration Hub, Notifications & Attachments, Performance Analytics

  • Scripting enhancements — UI Policies, UI Actions, ACL management

  • Reporting enhancements — scheduled job CRUD + run history

  • Now Assistgenerate_work_notes AI-drafted work notes for any record

  • 2 new role packagesportal_developer, integration_engineer

  • Binary file uploaduploadAttachment() via ServiceNow Attachment API

What's New in v2.0

  • HRSD module — HR cases, services, profiles, onboarding/offboarding workflows

  • CSM module — Customer cases, accounts, contacts, products, SLA tracking

  • Security Operations & GRC — SecOps incidents, vulnerabilities, risks, controls, threat intel

  • Flow Designer — List, inspect, trigger, and monitor flows and subflows

  • OAuth 2.0 for all AI clients

  • Role-based tool packages — persona-specific packages

  • Now Assist Agentic Playbooks — AI automation

  • ATF Failure Insight — test failure diagnostics

  • 61 unit tests covering all permission tiers, routing, and domain handlers

  • Complete documentation — reference guides in docs/


Documentation

Guide

Description

docs/TOOLS.md

Complete reference for all tools with parameters, return types, and permission requirements

docs/CLIENT_SETUP.md

Step-by-step beginner + advanced setup for all AI clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Continue, Cline, Codex, JetBrains, Ollama)

docs/TOOL_PACKAGES.md

Role-based package reference — which tools each of the 14 persona packages includes

docs/NOW_ASSIST.md

Now Assist and AI integration guide — NLQ, AI Search, Agentic Playbooks

docs/ATF.md

ATF testing guide — suites, test runs, ATF Failure Insight

docs/SCRIPTING.md

Scripting management — business rules, script includes, UI Policies, UI Actions, ACLs, changesets

docs/REPORTING.md

Reporting and analytics — aggregate queries, Performance Analytics, scheduled jobs

docs/MULTI_INSTANCE.md

Multi-instance configuration via instances.json or environment variables

docs/SERVICENOW_OAUTH_SETUP.md

Creating an OAuth application in ServiceNow for secure API access

docs/INSTALLATION.md

Full installation guide including wizard, enterprise config, SSO, and audit logging

clients/lovable/SETUP.md

HTTP API server — integrate with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit apps

desktop/BUILDING.md

Build and code-sign the Electron desktop app

EXAMPLES.md

120+ real-world examples with inputs, outputs, and advanced workflows


Development

npm install          # install dependencies
npm run build        # compile TypeScript → dist/
npm test             # run unit tests
npm run dev          # watch mode (hot reload)
npm run type-check   # TypeScript type check only
npm run lint         # lint

Project Structure

src/
  server.ts              — MCP server entry point (stdio)
  http-server.ts         — HTTP API server (REST proxy for web apps)
  servicenow/
    client.ts            — ServiceNow REST API client (Basic / OAuth / per-user)
    instances.ts         — Multi-instance manager
    types.ts             — TypeScript type definitions + AuthMode
  tools/
    index.ts             — Tool router & role-based package system
    core.ts, incident.ts, change.ts, problem.ts, task.ts
    knowledge.ts, catalog.ts, user.ts, reporting.ts, atf.ts
    now-assist.ts, script.ts, agile.ts, hrsd.ts, csm.ts
    security.ts, flow.ts, portal.ts, integration.ts, notification.ts
    performance.ts, sys-properties.ts, updateset.ts, va.ts, itam.ts, devops.ts
  prompts/
    index.ts             — MCP prompts registry (/ slash commands)
    itsm.ts              — 11 built-in slash commands
    user-prompts.ts      — Custom commands from nowaikit.commands.json
  resources/
    index.ts             — MCP resources (@ mentions)
  auth/
    sso.ts               — OIDC/SSO module (IdP → ServiceNow token exchange)
  dashboard/
    html.ts              — Web dashboard (served at GET /)
  cli/
    index.ts             — CLI entry point (commander.js)
    setup.ts             — Interactive setup wizard
    detect-clients.ts    — Auto-detect installed AI clients
    config-store.ts      — ~/.config/nowaikit/instances.json
    auth.ts              — nowaikit auth login/logout/whoami
    writers/index.ts     — Write configs to AI client config files
  utils/
    permissions.ts       — Five-tier permission gate functions
    audit.ts             — Structured JSONL audit logger + webhook
    org-config.ts        — Org/team policy loader (nowaikit.org.json)
    errors.ts            — Typed error classes
    logging.ts           — Structured logger
desktop/
  main/                  — Electron main process (Node.js)
  renderer/src/          — React 18 UI (Vite)
  electron-builder.yml   — Cross-platform packaging config
  BUILDING.md            — Desktop build & code-signing guide
tests/
  tools/                 — Unit tests
docs/                    — Reference documentation
clients/
  claude-desktop/        — Claude Desktop setup guide
  cursor/                — Cursor setup guide
  vscode/                — VS Code setup guide
  claude-code/           — Claude Code setup guide
  lovable/               — Lovable/Bolt/v0/Replit HTTP proxy guide
  codex/                 — OpenAI Codex Python client
  gemini/                — Google Gemini Python client
smithery.yaml            — Smithery registry config

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.

  • Bug reports and feature requests: open an issue

  • New tool domains, additional tests, or documentation improvements are especially appreciated

  • All PRs require npm test to pass


Security

If you discover a security vulnerability, please follow the responsible disclosure process in SECURITY.md. Do not open a public issue.


Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to know the ServiceNow API to use this? No. For beginners, you just connect your AI and ask questions in plain English. The kit handles all API calls automatically.

Which ServiceNow versions are supported? All actively supported ServiceNow releases. The toolkit targets the latest available APIs and has been tested on the three most recent releases — Zurich, Yokohama, and Xanadu — and works on any currently supported instance.

Can I use this on a free Personal Developer Instance (PDI)? Yes. Get a free PDI at developer.servicenow.com and connect in 5 minutes.

Is it safe to use on production? Yes. The permission system is read-only by default. Write, scripting, and Now Assist capabilities must each be explicitly enabled with environment variables. Use role packages to limit the tool surface.

Can I use multiple AI providers at the same time? Yes. Each AI client gets its own MCP config pointing at the same (or different) NowAIKit instance. Run Claude Desktop and Cursor side by side against the same ServiceNow environment. In the nowaikit Desktop app you can switch between Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini with one click inside the Chat page.

Does it support multi-instance / multiple customers? Yes. Configure any number of instances (prod, staging, dev, or multiple customer tenants) via instances.json or environment variables. Use list_instances, switch_instance, and get_current_instance tools to manage them, or pass instance: "name" to any individual tool call. See docs/MULTI_INSTANCE.md.

Is it free? Completely free to use for personal and commercial purposes. See LICENSE for details.


License

Source Available — free to use for personal and commercial purposes. See LICENSE for details.


The only ServiceNow AI toolkit you'll ever need.

400+ tools. 31+ modules. Every AI platform. True multi-instance. Free to use.

NowAIKit • ServiceNow MCP Server • ServiceNow AI Agent • ServiceNow Claude Integration • ServiceNow ChatGPT • ServiceNow Cursor • ServiceNow Gemini • ServiceNow Automation • ServiceNow Developer Tools • ServiceNow Multi-Instance • ServiceNow MSP

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