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# Integrating MCP server with third-party identity providers

# Integrating MCP server with third-party identity providers {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Configure the ServiceNow® Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to authenticate users through a third-party identity provider (IDP).
When you integrate a third-party IDP with an MCP server, users authenticate through the external IDP instead of ServiceNow's native authentication. This process involves three phases:

1. ServiceNow (Glide) configuration
2. Third-part IDP setup
3. Integration and testing
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The first phase is ServiceNow (Glide) configuration that involves setting up the necessary tables and mappings within your ServiceNow instance. This has three steps:

1. Configure the OIDC provider
2. Create the MCP server
3. Map the resource to the IDP
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The second phase is Third-party IDP setup that involves setting up the application and authorization server within the IDP. This has three steps:

1. Account setup
2. Create an app integration
3. Configure the authorization server
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The final phase is Integration and testing that involves connecting the MCP client (such as Claude Desktop) to the configured systems. This involves three steps:

1. Connect to the MCP client
2. Authenticate
3. Verify tool calls
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* **[ServiceNow(Glide) configuration for IDP](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/n65Ajn1UHbUKSAXLeTxvJw)**   
  This process involves setting up the necessary tables and mappings within your ServiceNow instance. This includes configuring ServiceNow, creating the MCP server, and connecting the MCP client.
* **[Integrate and test IDP with MCP server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KaNtLV62Ki1qaNL04mbpjQ)**   
  This phase within integration of MCP server with IDP involves connecting the MCP client (such as Claude Desktop) to the configured systems.

**Related tasks**   

* [Integrate and test IDP with MCP server](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KaNtLV62Ki1qaNL04mbpjQ "This phase within integration of MCP server with IDP involves connecting the MCP client (such as Claude Desktop) to the configured systems.")
* [ServiceNow(Glide) configuration for IDP](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/n65Ajn1UHbUKSAXLeTxvJw "This process involves setting up the necessary tables and mappings within your ServiceNow instance. This includes configuring ServiceNow, creating the MCP server, and connecting the MCP client.")