--- title: Combined ITSM MCP Server release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia description: Consolidated page of all release notes for ITSM MCP Server from Zurich to Australia. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-zurich-australia/australia-zurich-itsmmcpserver-release-notes.html release: australia topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-10-09" reading_time_minutes: 8 breadcrumb: [Products combined by family] --- # Combined ITSM MCP Server release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia Consolidated page of all release notes for ITSM MCP Server from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ITSM MCP Server 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 ITSM MCP Server to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
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| Zurich | - **[Managing incidents](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-incidents-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Use incident management tools to get details, update fields, and find similar incidents in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Get incident fields including state, priority, assignment, CI, description, and work notes with `incident.get_details`. - Update incident fields and work notes through platform-native APIs with full business rule execution using `incident.modify`. - Search for similar incidents using semantic search with `incident.search_similar`, and look up assignment groups and users with `lookup_assignment_groups` and `lookup_users`. - Search similar Knowledge Base \(KB\) articles using `incident.search_similar_kb`, and retrieve details for a published KB article using `incident.get_kb_details`. - Link a KB article to an incident as a related reference using `incident.attach_kb`. - **[Managing change requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-change-requests-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Use change management tools to query, analyze, and update change requests in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Create and update change requests, calculate risk, and manage planned outages with `change.lifecycle`. - Analyze changes by recommending assignment groups, retrieving risk and impact data, and suggesting configuration items and templates with `change.analyze`. - Retrieve, search, and aggregate change data, check schedules and conflicts, and score data quality with `change.query`. - List tasks, affected CIs, approvals, incidents, problems, outages, and change policies with `change.relation`. - **[Managing request items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-employee-experience-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Use request item tools to create and manage your own tickets in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Create incidents or request catalog items through a guided workflow that includes knowledge base deflection, catalog item redirection, and duplicate detection using `requester.create_incident`. - Escalate an incident's urgency with a mandatory reason using `requester.escalate`. - Add customer-visible comments to your open incidents or requested items using `requester.add_comment`. - **[Managing on-call schedules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-on-call-schedule-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Use on-call management tools to look up coverage and manage your on-call schedule in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Identify current on-call engineers by assignment group or shift name, and view your next or active on-call shift details using `oncall.on_call_lookup`. - Request time off from an on-call shift and arrange coverage through a two-phase analyze-and-create workflow using `oncall.timeoff_request`. - **[Using ITSM MCP Server common tools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-tools-reference&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** Use common tools to use with the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Answer structured natural language questions about ITSM data, including details on incidents, change requests, and active catalog items using `itsm_knowledge_graph`. - Approve or reject your oldest pending approval for a change or request items using `task_approval_decision`. - Get the authenticated user's current session time zone and the current date and time in that time zone using `get_session_timezone`. |
| Australia | - **[Managing incidents](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-incidents-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Use incident management tools to get details, update fields, and find similar incidents in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Get incident fields including state, priority, assignment, CI, description, and work notes with `incident.get_details`. - Update incident fields and work notes through platform-native APIs with full business rule execution using `incident.modify`. - Search for similar incidents using semantic search with `incident.search_similar`, and look up assignment groups and users with `lookup_assignment_groups` and `lookup_users`. - Search similar Knowledge Base \(KB\) articles using `incident.search_similar_kb`, and retrieve details for a published KB article using `incident.get_kb_details`. - Link a KB article to an incident as a related reference using `incident.attach_kb`. - **[Managing change requests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-change-requests-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Use change management tools to query, analyze, and update change requests in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Create and update change requests, calculate risk, and manage planned outages with `change.lifecycle`. - Analyze changes by recommending assignment groups, retrieving risk and impact data, and suggesting configuration items and templates with `change.analyze`. - Retrieve, search, and aggregate change data, check schedules and conflicts, and score data quality with `change.query`. - List tasks, affected CIs, approvals, incidents, problems, outages, and change policies with `change.relation`. - **[Managing request items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-employee-experience-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Use request item tools to create and manage your own tickets in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Create incidents or request catalog items through a guided workflow that includes knowledge base deflection, catalog item redirection, and duplicate detection using `requester.create_incident`. - Escalate an incident's urgency with a mandatory reason using `requester.escalate`. - Add customer-visible comments to your open incidents or requested items using `requester.add_comment`. - **[Managing on-call schedules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-on-call-schedule-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Use on-call management tools to look up coverage and manage your on-call schedule in the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Identify current on-call engineers by assignment group or shift name, and view your next or active on-call shift details using `oncall.on_call_lookup`. - Request time off from an on-call shift and arrange coverage through a two-phase analyze-and-create workflow using `oncall.timeoff_request`. - **[Using ITSM MCP Server common tools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-tools-reference&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** Use common tools to use with the ITSM MCP Server. For example: - Answer structured natural language questions about ITSM data, including details on incidents, change requests, and active catalog items using `itsm_knowledge_graph`. - Approve or reject your oldest pending approval for a change or request items using `task_approval_decision`. - Get the authenticated user's current session time zone and the current date and time in that time zone using `get_session_timezone`. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | - **[Changes to the ITSM MCP Server tools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-tools-reference&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** - You need the sn\_mcp\_server.viewer role as the base role to access ITSM MCP server. - The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.get\_details** and **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** incident tools are available to both fulfillers and requesters. - As a fulfiller, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** tool to also escalate incidents. - As a requester, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.get\_details** to check the status of a specific incident. - The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.add\_comment** tool has been renamed to **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.request.modify**. - As a requester, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.request.modify** tool to add customer-visible comments to the requested items. - As a fulfiller, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** to add customer-visible comments to incidents. |
| Australia | - **[Changes to the ITSM MCP Server tools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-tools-reference&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** - You need the sn\_mcp\_server.viewer role as the base role to access ITSM MCP server. - The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.get\_details** and **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** incident tools are available to both fulfillers and requesters. - As a fulfiller, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** tool to also escalate incidents. - As a requester, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.get\_details** to check the status of a specific incident. - The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.add\_comment** tool has been renamed to **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.request.modify**. - As a requester, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.request.modify** tool to add customer-visible comments to the requested items. - As a fulfiller, you can use the **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** to add customer-visible comments to incidents. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | - **[Deprecated sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.escalate tool](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-employee-experience-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)** The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.escalate** tool is turned off by default. Use **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** with the **escalate** and **escalation\_reason** inputs instead. |
| Australia | - **[Deprecated sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.escalate tool](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=manage-employee-experience-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)** The **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.requester.escalate** tool is turned off by default. Use **sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server.incident.modify** with the **escalate** and **escalation\_reason** inputs instead. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | - **Activation information** Activate these plugins to use ITSM MCP Server: - Now Assist for ITSM plugin \(sn\_itsm\_gen\_ai\) - Model Context Protocol Server \(sn\_mcp\_server\) - ITSM MCP Server \(sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server\) For details, see [Activate the ITSM MCP Server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=set-up-itsm-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). |
| Australia | - **Activation information** Activate these plugins to use ITSM MCP Server: - Now Assist for ITSM plugin \(sn\_itsm\_gen\_ai\) - Model Context Protocol Server \(sn\_mcp\_server\) - ITSM MCP Server \(sn\_itsm\_mcp\_server\) For details, see [Activate the ITSM MCP Server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=set-up-itsm-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
| Zurich | No updates for this release. |
| Australia | No updates for this release. |
| Release | Release notes |
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| Zurich | Using ITSM MCP Server, manage incidents, change requests, and on-call schedule. You can also check the status of your own incidents and requested items, and escalate incidents. - **Incident management:** Retrieve, modify, and search incidents; answer natural-language questions about incident data. - **Change management:** Execute end-to-end change lifecycle with approvals, risk evaluation, and quality assurance across multiple tables. - **Request management:** Create incidents with knowledge deflection, check status, escalate, and add customer-visible comments. - **On-call scheduling:** Retrieve rosters and shifts, request time off, and query availability through natural-language questions. See [ITSM MCP Server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-overview&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. |
| Australia | Using ITSM MCP Server, manage incidents, change requests, and on-call schedule. You can also check the status of your own incidents and requested items, and escalate incidents. - **Incident management:** Retrieve, modify, and search incidents; answer natural-language questions about incident data. - **Change management:** Execute end-to-end change lifecycle with approvals, risk evaluation, and quality assurance across multiple tables. - **Request management:** Create incidents with knowledge deflection, check status, escalate, and add customer-visible comments. - **On-call scheduling:** Retrieve rosters and shifts, request time off, and query availability through natural-language questions. See [ITSM MCP Server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=itsm-mcp-server-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. |