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servicenow-mcp
by aartiq
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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servicenow-mcp · Summary

Comprehensive MCP server for ServiceNow with 400+ tools across all modules, supporting OAuth authentication and role-based tool packages.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

servicenow-mcp · Use cases

  • Automate incident management and service desk operations through natural language queries
  • Develop, deploy and test ServiceNow scripts and business rules using AI assistance
  • Manage and compare multiple ServiceNow instances across dev, staging and production environments

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

servicenow-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install the server package:
npm install -g @aartiq/servicenow-mcp
  1. Configure your ServiceNow instance credentials and permissions:
export SERVICENOW_INSTANCE=your_instance
export SERVICENOW_USERNAME=your_username
export SERVICENOW_PASSWORD=your_password
export WRITE_ENABLED=true  # Optional: enable write operations
  1. Add to Claude Desktop configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servicenow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aartiq/servicenow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
  1. For OAuth authentication in production, follow the setup guide in [docs/SERVICENOW_OAUTH_SETUP.md](docs/SERVICENOW_OAUTH_SETUP.md)

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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