Autonomous Engineer chat panel

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title: Autonomous Engineer chat panel
description: The Autonomous Engineer chat panel within Build Agent is where you interact with the AI agent during planning and development. Use it to submit requests, review responses, run tests, and apply generated code.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/ae-chat-panel.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-18"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Autonomous Engineer, Build Agent, chat panel, mode selector]
breadcrumb: [Overview, Autonomous Engineer, Build, AI Workflow Factory Prime, Agentic app development, Building applications]
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# Autonomous Engineer chat panel

The Autonomous Engineer chat panel within Build Agent is where you interact with the AI agent during planning and development. Use it to submit requests, review responses, run tests, and apply generated code.

\[Omitted image "ba-sns-select-plan-mode.png"\] Alt text: Autonomous Engineer option selected from the Build Agent mode selector.

For details on using the chat panel, see [Build Agent and Autonomous Engineer chat panel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ba-chat-panel.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Exploring Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/exploring-autonomous-engineer.md)