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ServiceNow MCP server

Give AI agents governed access to the ServiceNow MCP server through one audited gateway. Scoped permissions, full observability, and tamper-evident logs on every tool call.

What is the ServiceNow MCP server?

The ServiceNow MCP server is an open Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI agents to ServiceNow incidents, requests, and the CMDB. Through it an agent can search records, create and update incidents, and query configuration items without bespoke integration code, while the Averta MCP Gateway keeps every action scoped and audited.

servicenow-search-records

Search records across tables.

servicenow-create-incident

Create an incident with priority.

servicenow-update-incident

Update incident state and fields.

servicenow-list-incidents

List incidents by status and assignee.

servicenow-get-record

Read a record and its fields.

servicenow-create-request

Create a service catalog request.

servicenow-assign-task

Assign a task to a group or user.

servicenow-query-cmdb

Query configuration items in the CMDB.

servicenow-add-comment

Add a work note or comment.

servicenow-run-report

Run a report and read results.

Why the Averta MCP Gateway

Centralized governance

Unified authentication, audit logging, and rate control for every ServiceNow MCP connection.

Observability and control

Real-time visibility into usage, anomalies, and SLA compliance across every request.

One-click deployment

Enable the ServiceNow MCP server for your AI teams through one governed gateway, with no manual setup.

Enterprise hardening

High availability, security, and compliance alignment turn MCP from a developer utility into production-grade infrastructure.

OAuth and SSO enforcement

Enterprise authentication and SSO applied automatically to every ServiceNow endpoint.

Shared and per-user auth

Configure service accounts or per-user access, with secrets protected and centralized revocation.

One managed endpoint

Connect agents to ServiceNow through a single governed endpoint instead of locally run servers, improving your security posture.

Granular tool access control

Allow only the tools each role needs. Enable read-only access and block write tools like create and delete.

Works with every major AI platform

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Built for enterprise teams.

Cloud, private VPC, embedded SDK, or gateway integration. Run Averta where your data, policies, and auditors need it.

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Google Cloud
Azure
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Cloud (SaaS)

Fully managed by Averta. Fastest path to production, no infrastructure to run.

Private / VPC

Deploy in your own environment, so data never leaves your boundary.

Embedded SDK & Proxy

Drop Averta into your stack at the SDK or proxy layer, wherever your agents run.

Gateway Integration

Route agent traffic through the gateway, so policy and audit apply at the edge.

ServiceNow MCP use cases

Where teams put the ServiceNow MCP server to work, governed end to end through the Averta MCP Gateway.

Agents surface high-priority incidents and aging tickets.

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ServiceNow MCP · Incident triage

Find P1 incidents open over 24 hours.

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Flagged aging P1 incidents.

  • Filtering by priority and age
  • Reading the records

All actions logged and governed

Powering safe AI execution at leading teams.

Cyfrin secures its production AI agents with Averta.

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Averta gave our agents enforceable boundaries for the dev environment, so instructions like ‘don’t read .env files’ became policy instead of polite suggestions.
Mikhail Karan

Mikhail Karan

Head of Engineering

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ServiceNow MCP server, answered

Security and setup questions teams ask before connecting the ServiceNow MCP server to AI agents.

Yes. The Averta MCP Gateway sits between your AI agents and any MCP server, giving each agent scoped, per-agent permissions, applying allow, escalate, or block policies on every tool call, and recording a tamper-evident audit of every action. The “Why the Averta MCP Gateway” section on this page covers what it enforces.

It is as safe as the controls around it. The server can read and write records across ITSM and the CMDB through one token, so scoping and auditing are essential. The Averta MCP Gateway limits what each agent can reach and records every action.

Apply tool-level policy through the Averta MCP Gateway so queries and reads run automatically while creates and updates escalate for approval. Every call is logged.

Route agents through Averta's MCP Gateway for scoped per-agent permissions, tool-level policy, and tamper-evident audit across every ServiceNow action.

Yes. ServiceNow provides official MCP support for its platform. Routing it through the Averta MCP Gateway gives each agent scoped record access with a tamper-evident audit trail.

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