--- sourceDocument: australia Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-zurich-australia Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - australia Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3az bundleId : - delta3az --- # Combined MCP Server Console release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined MCP Server Console release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 6 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined MCP Server Console Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated release note page provides ServiceNow customers with essential information about upgrading MCP Server Console from the Zurich release family to Australia. It summarizes new features, changes, activation details, and important upgrade considerations to help you prepare effectively and leverage the latest capabilities. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Expanded Tool Creation:** You can now create MCP Server Console tools from additional categories such as Knowledge Graphs, Subflows, Actions, REST APIs, and Now Assist skills, enhancing integration and functionality for various use cases. * **Moveworks Quickstart Server:** Introduced to pilot capabilities like Knowledge Graph and scripted REST APIs tailored for Moveworks and ServiceNow MCP clients. This preconfigured server provides tools for incident and case record lookup and summarization. * **ServiceNow AI Platform Licensing Tiers:** The platform now offers three AI licensing tiers---Foundation, Advanced, and Prime---enabling scalable AI agent and skill usage from insights delivery to autonomous actions. * **OAuth Enhancements:** OAuth client registration is embedded directly within the MCP Server Console wizard, streamlining authentication setup and eliminating the need to switch between consoles. * **Monitoring and Usage Dashboards:** The MCP Server monitoring dashboard and Agentic Usage Overview Dashboard provide insights into server performance, tool usage, record access, and flow executions. * **Client Authorization Integration:** New client authorization options integrate OAuth client registration within the console, simplifying client-server connectivity and security management. * **Third-Party Identity Provider (IDP) Support:** MCP Server Console now supports user authentication via third-party IDPs, enhancing security and flexibility. ## Activation and Compatibility MCP Server Console is activated through the Now Assist application. For installation details, consult the Generative AI Controller and ServiceNow Otto plugin instructions. MCP Server Console is available in the ServiceNow Store, and patch compatibility information can be found alongside the Model Context Protocol Server listing. ## Changes, Removals, and Deprecations There were no changes, removals, or deprecations to MCP Server Console features between Zurich and Australia releases. ## Additional Notes * **Unified Server Creation:** OAuth client registration embedded within the MCP Server Console wizard simplifies server setup. * **Annotations Configuration:** Administrators can configure annotations across all supported tool types, which are included in tool responses to ensure correct permission policies for MCP clients like Claude. * **Interactive MCP Apps:** Ability to create MCP apps to manage interactive interfaces for tools displayed by MCP clients. * **Browser, Accessibility, and Localization:** No updates were noted in these areas for this release. ## What This Enables for ServiceNow Customers Upgrading to the Australia release enhances your MCP Server Console with broader tool creation options, streamlined OAuth integration, improved monitoring, and better AI platform flexibility. These improvements empower your teams to build richer, more secure, and manageable MCP client-server interactions, improving productivity and user experience within your ServiceNow environment. 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. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for MCP Server Console. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [Create tools from additional capabilities for use with ServiceNow MCP clients](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=creating-tools-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=creating-tools-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-native-sku-overview&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-mcp-server-console&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-tool-mcp-server&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=connect-mcp-server-client&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Create an OAuth inbound integration to use when configuring MCP Server Console clients to connect to an MCP Server Console server. | | Australia | [Monitoring dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=monitoring-dashboard&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-client-authorizations&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=agentic-usage-overview-dashboard&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Monitor record access and flow executions from inbound agentic connections to MCP servers from the Agentic Usage Overview Dashboard. [ServiceNow product tiers](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-native-sku-overview&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=creating-tools-mcp-server&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : With this release, you can now create tools from additional categories like, Subflow, Action, REST APIs, Knowledge graphs and Now Assist skills. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing MCP Server Console features. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some MCP Server Console features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Australia, some MCP Server Console features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate MCP Server Console. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Activation information : MCP Server Console is available with activation of a Now Assist application. For more information, see [Installing Generative AI Controller](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installing-generative-ai-controller&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) and [Install plugins for ServiceNow Otto](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-now-assist-feature-plugins&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US). Note: For patch compatibility, see the [Model Context Protocol Server listing](https://store.servicenow.com/store/app/6e521bf447713e9482f632c4f16d434e#versionSummary) 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. | | Australia | Activation information : MCP Server Console is available with activation of a Now Assist application. For more information, see [Installing Generative AI Controller](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=installing-generative-ai-controller&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) and [Install plugins for ServiceNow Otto](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=install-now-assist-feature-plugins&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US). Note: For patch compatibility, see the [Model Context Protocol Server listing](https://store.servicenow.com/store/app/6e521bf447713e9482f632c4f16d434e#versionSummary) 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. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for MCP Server Console we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for MCP Server Console we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for MCP Server Console, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for MCP Server Console we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for MCP Server Console we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-mcpserverconsole-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | * 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mcp-server-console-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | * 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mcp-server-console-landing&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]