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@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp

@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp

The most comprehensive ServiceNow MCP server. 17 tools for full CRUD, CMDB graph traversal, background scripts, ATF testing, and more.

Built by OnlyFlows · Published by @onlyflowstech

npm version License: MIT


Why This MCP Server?

Most ServiceNow MCP integrations are read-only and support a handful of tables. This one gives your AI assistant full access to the ServiceNow platform:

Feature

Others

@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp

Query records

Create records

Update records

Delete records

✅ (with safety confirm)

Bulk operations

✅ (dry-run by default)

Aggregations (COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX/SUM)

Table schema introspection

CMDB relationship traversal

✅ (recursive, configurable depth)

Instance health monitoring

✅ (version, nodes, jobs, stats)

Attachment management

✅ (list, upload, download)

System log queries

Code search across artifacts

Table/app/plugin discovery

ATF test execution

Natural language interface

Background scripts

✅ (with Playwright)

Total tools

1–3

17


Related MCP server: snow-mcp

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SN_INSTANCE": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SN_USER": "your_username",
        "SN_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SN_INSTANCE": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SN_USER": "your_username",
        "SN_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SN_INSTANCE": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SN_USER": "your_username",
        "SN_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "servicenow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@onlyflows/servicenow-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SN_INSTANCE": "https://yourinstance.service-now.com",
        "SN_USER": "your_username",
        "SN_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools Reference

Core CRUD

Tool

Description

sn_query

Query any table with encoded queries, field selection, pagination, sorting

sn_get

Get a single record by sys_id

sn_create

Create a new record on any table

sn_update

Update an existing record (PATCH)

sn_delete

Delete a record (requires confirm: true)

sn_batch

Bulk update/delete with dry-run safety (requires confirm: true to execute)

Analytics & Schema

Tool

Description

sn_aggregate

COUNT, AVG, MIN, MAX, SUM with grouping

sn_schema

Table field definitions, types, references

sn_health

Instance version, cluster nodes, stuck jobs, key stats

CMDB & Operations

Tool

Description

sn_relationships

CMDB CI graph traversal — upstream/downstream/both, configurable depth

sn_attach

List, download, upload attachments

sn_syslog

Query system logs with severity/source/time filters

sn_codesearch

Search business rules, script includes, client scripts, etc.

sn_discover

Discover tables, scoped apps, store apps, plugins

Testing & Automation

Tool

Description

sn_atf

Run ATF tests and suites, get results

sn_nl

Natural language → ServiceNow API calls

sn_script

Execute background scripts (requires Playwright)


Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Default

Description

SN_INSTANCE

Instance URL (e.g. https://yourinstance.service-now.com)

SN_USER

ServiceNow username

SN_PASSWORD

ServiceNow password

SN_DISPLAY_VALUE

true

Default display value mode (true, false, all)

SN_REL_DEPTH

3

Default CMDB relationship traversal depth


Usage Examples

Once connected, your AI assistant can:

Query incidents:

"Show me all P1 incidents assigned to the Network team"

Create a record:

"Create an incident for VPN outage affecting 50 users, P2, assign to Network Operations"

Aggregate data:

"How many incidents are there grouped by priority?"

Check health:

"Run a health check on our ServiceNow instance"

CMDB traversal:

"Show all upstream dependencies for the email-server-01 CI"

Schema introspection:

"What fields are on the change_request table?"

Code search:

"Find all business rules that reference GlideRecord('incident')"

ATF testing:

"Run ATF test suite abc123 and wait for results"


Safety Features

This server is designed for production use with multiple safety layers:

  • Delete operations require explicit confirm: true

  • Batch operations run in dry-run mode by default — shows match count without making changes

  • Bulk deletes require both confirm and force flags

  • Background scripts require confirm for destructive keywords (deleteRecord, deleteMultiple, etc.)

  • Natural language writes require execute: true (reads execute immediately)


Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/onlyflowstech/servicenow-mcp.git
cd servicenow-mcp

# Install & build
npm install
npm run build

# Run locally
SN_INSTANCE=https://yourinstance.service-now.com \
SN_USER=your_user \
SN_PASSWORD=your_pass \
node dist/index.js

# Watch mode
npm run dev

Testing with MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

Roadmap

  • SSE transport for remote hosting

  • OAuth 2.0 authentication support

  • sn_script full implementation with Playwright (SNS-39)

  • Streaming for large result sets

  • Caching for schema and relationship lookups


License

MIT © OnlyFlows


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