ServiceNow Incident MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | debug | info | warn | error | info |
| SNOW_INSTANCE | Yes | Instance base URL, e.g. https://dev123.service-now.com | |
| SNOW_PASSWORD | Yes | Basic auth password | |
| SNOW_USERNAME | Yes | Basic auth username | |
| SNOW_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Per-request timeout (ms) | 30000 |
| SNOW_MAX_RETRIES | No | Retry attempts on network/429/5xx errors | 3 |
| SNOW_DEFAULT_LIMIT | No | Default result count for search tools | 10 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_incidentA | Retrieve a single ServiceNow incident by its number (e.g. INC0012345). Returns number, state, priority, assignment group, assignee, descriptions and timestamps. |
| search_incidentsA | Search incidents by assignee (assignedTo), caller, priority, and/or state. All filters are optional and combined with AND. Results are newest-updated first. |
| get_userA | Look up a ServiceNow user by user_name. Returns name, email, phone, title, etc. |
| search_cmdbB | Search the CMDB (cmdb_ci) for configuration items whose name contains the given text. Returns name, class, category, status, IP and serial number. |
| get_knowledge_articleA | Search published knowledge base articles by keyword (matches title and body). Returns the article number, title, category and a plain-text excerpt. |
| create_incidentA | Create a new ServiceNow incident. Requires shortDescription; description, caller, assignment group, impact and urgency are optional. Returns the new incident number and sysId. |
| update_incidentA | Append a work note (internal) and/or a customer-visible comment to an incident. Provide at least one of workNote or comment. |
| assign_incidentA | Set the assignment group and/or assignee on an incident. Provide at least one of assignmentGroup or assignedTo. |
| close_incidentA | Resolve and close an incident with the given close notes (and optional close code). Sets state to Closed. |
| classify_incidentA | Analyze a free-text issue and determine its impact, urgency and priority (P1–P4) using a documented scope-based rule engine. Returns {impact, urgency, priority, reason}. |
| incident_summaryA | Retrieve an incident plus its comments and work notes, then generate a concise executive summary of the current status. |
| suggest_assignment_groupA | Suggest the most likely assignment group for a free-text issue using a documented keyword-routing rule engine. Returns {assignmentGroup, reason}. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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