Freshdesk MCP vs Servicenow Nodejs
A side-by-side look at the Freshdesk MCP and Servicenow Nodejs MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Freshdesk MCP for support & service management work over a hosted endpoint; choose Servicenow Nodejs for support & service management as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Freshdesk MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Support & Service Management domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
get_ticket, get_ticket_summary, batch_get_ticket_summaries.
Choose Servicenow Nodejs when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Support & Service Management domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SERVICENOW_INSTANCE, HAPPY_CONFIG_PATH, HAPPY_MCP_BIND_HOST, HAPPY_MCP_API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
SERVICENOW_INSTANCE, SN-Set-Instance, instance.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Support & Service Management | Support & Service Management |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SERVICENOW_INSTANCEHAPPY_CONFIG_PATHHAPPY_MCP_BIND_HOSTHAPPY_MCP_API_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 56 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Freshdesk MCP | View Servicenow Nodejs |
Tools & capabilities
Freshdesk MCP tools 15
get_ticketFetch a single ticket by ID. Returns status name, group name, company ID.get_ticket_summaryTicket + all conversations + attachments in one call.batch_get_ticket_summariesMultiple ticket summaries in parallel.search_ticketsFilter by query, status, priority, type, overdue, escalated, dates, company, requester, agent, group. Full ticket history.list_ticketsAll tickets with optional filters.get_conversationsAll replies and notes for a ticket (fully paginated).list_attachmentsAll attachments across ticket and conversations. Filters scanning placeholders.get_attachment_textExtract text from docx, xlsx, json, txt, csv, png, jpg (Vision OCR).query_attachmentSearch within a JSON attachment.find_image_attachmentsScan multiple tickets for image attachments.get_description_imagesOCR inline images in ticket description HTML and conversation replies.find_requesterSearch contacts by name/email → requester_id.- +3 more on the listing page
Servicenow Nodejs tools 3
SERVICENOW_INSTANCESN-Set-Instanceinstance
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Freshdesk MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"omnom62-freshdesk-mcp": {
"url": "https://your-deployment-url/mcp"
}
}
}
Servicenow Nodejs
{
"mcpServers": {
"servicenow-nodejs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"happy-platform-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVICENOW_INSTANCE": "YOUR_SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_HERE",
"HAPPY_CONFIG_PATH": "YOUR_HAPPY_CONFIG_PATH_HERE",
"HAPPY_MCP_BIND_HOST": "YOUR_HAPPY_MCP_BIND_HOST_HERE",
"HAPPY_MCP_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_HAPPY_MCP_API_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Freshdesk MCP is categorized under Support & Service Management and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Servicenow Nodejs belongs to Support & Service Management and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Freshdesk MCP for support & service management work and Servicenow Nodejs for support & service management.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Freshdesk MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Servicenow Nodejs has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add omnom62-freshdesk-mcp and servicenow-nodejs as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Freshdesk MCP has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Servicenow Nodejs has 60/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 56 GitHub stars.