add_group_members
Add users to an existing ServiceNow group by specifying group ID and member usernames or sys_ids. This tool manages group membership for access control and collaboration.
Instructions
Add members to an existing group in ServiceNow
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| group_id | Yes | Group ID or sys_id | |
| members | Yes | List of user sys_ids or usernames to add as members |
Implementation Reference
- The core handler function that adds users to a group by resolving user IDs and creating sys_user_grmember records via the ServiceNow API.
def add_group_members( config: ServerConfig, auth_manager: AuthManager, params: AddGroupMembersParams, ) -> GroupResponse: """ Add members to a group in ServiceNow. Args: config: Server configuration. auth_manager: Authentication manager. params: Parameters for adding members to the group. Returns: Response with the result of the operation. """ api_url = f"{config.api_url}/table/sys_user_grmember" success = True failed_members = [] for member in params.members: # Get user ID if username is provided user_id = member if not member.startswith("sys_id:"): user = get_user(config, auth_manager, GetUserParams(user_name=member)) if not user.get("success"): user = get_user(config, auth_manager, GetUserParams(email=member)) if user.get("success"): user_id = user.get("user", {}).get("sys_id") else: success = False failed_members.append(member) continue # Create group membership data = { "group": params.group_id, "user": user_id, } try: response = requests.post( api_url, json=data, headers=auth_manager.get_headers(), timeout=config.timeout, ) response.raise_for_status() except requests.RequestException as e: logger.error(f"Failed to add member '{member}' to group: {e}") success = False failed_members.append(member) if failed_members: message = f"Some members could not be added to the group: {', '.join(failed_members)}" else: message = "All members added to the group successfully" return GroupResponse( success=success, message=message, group_id=params.group_id, ) - Pydantic model defining the input parameters for the add_group_members tool: group_id and list of members.
class AddGroupMembersParams(BaseModel): """Parameters for adding members to a group.""" group_id: str = Field(..., description="Group ID or sys_id") members: List[str] = Field( ..., description="List of user sys_ids or usernames to add as members" ) - src/servicenow_mcp/utils/tool_utils.py:769-775 (registration)Registration of the add_group_members tool in the central tool definitions dictionary, mapping name to function, schema, return type, description, and serialization method.
"add_group_members": ( add_group_members_tool, AddGroupMembersParams, Dict[str, Any], # Expects dict "Add members to an existing group in ServiceNow", "raw_dict", ), - src/servicenow_mcp/tools/__init__.py:74-74 (registration)Import of add_group_members function from user_tools.py into the tools namespace.
add_group_members,