I was already logged-in and was also able to see my username listed as a member under "tools" in https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:NovaProject
However, when I tried to access "Create New Tool" via https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NovaServiceGroup&action=addservicegroup&projectname=tools , I get the following error:
Your account is not in the project tools. You cannot complete the action requested as your user account is not in the project tools.