Combined MCP Server Console release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for MCP Server Console from Zurich to Australia.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family MCP Server Console release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia.

Tip: If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says “No updates for this release.”

Important information for upgrading MCP Server Console to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for MCP Server Console.

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• Create tools from additional capabilities for use with ServiceNow MCP clients

With this release, you can now create tools from additional categories like, Knowledge graphs, Subflow, Action, and REST APIs and Now Assist skills.

• Create tools from additional capabilities for use with ServiceNow MCP clients

With this release, Moveworks is shipping a Moveworks Quickstart Server. This server allows users to pilot access to upcoming capabilities like Knowledge graph, Subflow, Action, and scripted REST APIs for use with Moveworks MCP client, and ServiceNow Model Context Protocol Client application. These tools can only be added to Moveworks Quickstart Server.

• ServiceNow product tiers

The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you an AI native experience with three licensing tiers available:

-   Foundation: AI agents and skills to deliver insights
-   Advanced: AI agents and skills to boost productivity across relevant use cases
-   Prime: Act autonomously with all AI agents and skills, and create your own

• Get started with the preconfigured Quickstart Server

Learn about MCP Server Console and connecting MCP Server Console clients to a ServiceNow instance with the preconfigured Quickstart Server. The Quickstart Server includes tools for looking up and summarizing incident and case records.

• Create MCP servers

Create MCP Server Console servers that expose different tools for different use cases, such as for HR or IT workflows, or for different MCP Server Console clients.

• Create tools from Now Assist skills

Create tools for MCP Server Console servers from Now Assist skills and configure which fields are exposed as tool inputs.

• Connect to MCP clients using an OAuth inbound integration

Create an OAuth inbound integration to use when configuring MCP Server Console clients to connect to an MCP Server Console server.

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Australia

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• Monitoring dashboard

Explore MCP Server monitoring dashboard to review the performance and usage of the MCP servers and tools in a specific time frame.

• Create client authorizations

Explore an alternate way of OAth creation with Client Authorization option by integrating OAuth Client registration directly within the MCP Server Console. This feature eliminates the need to switch between different consoles.

• View record access and flow execution from MCP clients

Monitor record access and flow executions from inbound agentic connections to MCP servers from the Agentic Usage Overview Dashboard.

• ServiceNow product tiers

The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you an AI native experience with three licensing tiers available:

-   Foundation: AI agents and skills to deliver insights
-   Advanced: AI agents and skills to boost productivity across relevant use cases
-   Prime: Act autonomously with all AI agents and skills, and create your own

• Create tools from additional capabilities for use with ServiceNow MCP clients

With this release, you can now create tools from additional categories like, Subflow, Action, REST APIs, Knowledge graphs and Now Assist skills.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing MCP Server Console features.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some MCP Server Console features or functionality were removed.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some MCP Server Console features or functionality were deprecated.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate MCP Server Console.

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• Activation information

MCP Server Console is available with activation of a Now Assist application. For more information, see Installing Generative AI Controller and Install plugins for ServiceNow Otto.

Note: For patch compatibility, see the Model Context Protocol Server listing in the ServiceNow Store.

Important: MCP Server Console is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the “Activation information” section of these release notes.

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Australia

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• Activation information

MCP Server Console is available with activation of a Now Assist application. For more information, see Installing Generative AI Controller and Install plugins for ServiceNow Otto.

Note: For patch compatibility, see the Model Context Protocol Server listing in the ServiceNow Store.

Important: MCP Server Console is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the “Activation information” section of these release notes.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for MCP Server Console we have noted them here.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for MCP Server Console we have noted them here.

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No updates for this release.

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Australia

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for MCP Server Console, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

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No updates for this release.

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for MCP Server Console we have noted them here.

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No updates for this release.

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No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody> </table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for MCP Server Console we have noted them here.

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• Unify the MCP Server creation process by embedding OAuth Client registration directly within the MCP Server Console wizard. This eliminates the need for users to switch contexts between multiple consoles.

• Enable administrators to configure annotations across all supported tool types. Annotations will be included in the tools/list response per MCP specification, allowing MCP clients like Claude to apply correct permission policies.

• Get started with the preconfigured Quickstart Server for looking up and summarizing incident and case records.

• Create MCP apps to implement and manage interactive interfaces for your tools that can be displayed by MCP clients.

• Integrate third-party identity provider (IDP) with MCP server to support users authentication through a third-party (IDP).

• Create MCP Server Console servers and tools based on various categories including Now Assist skills for different use cases.

• Connect to any MCP Server Console client using OAuth 2.0 authentication.

See MCP Server for more information.

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Australia

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• Unify the MCP Server creation process by embedding OAuth Client registration directly within the MCP Server Console wizard. This eliminates the need for users to switch contexts between multiple consoles.

• Enable administrators to configure annotations across all supported tool types. Annotations will be included in the tools/list response per MCP specification, allowing MCP clients like Claude to apply correct permission policies.

• Get started with the preconfigured Quickstart Server for looking up and summarizing incident and case records.

• Create MCP apps to implement and manage interactive interfaces for your tools that can be displayed by MCP clients.

• Integrate third-party identity provider (IDP) with MCP server to support users authentication through a third-party (IDP).

• Create MCP Server Console servers and tools based on various categories including Now Assist skills for different use cases.

• Connect to any MCP Server Console client using OAuth 2.0 authentication.

See MCP Server for more information.

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