Build Agent reference

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read build-agent-reference-landing.md

Reference topics provide additional information about using Build Agent to create and edit apps, as well as ServiceNow metadata.

Reference topics provide metadata compatibility information and example prompts to support your development workflow. Use the following topics alongside the task and concept documentation to get the most out of Build Agent.

Supported metadata in Build Agent
Metadata and app file types that Build Agent can create and manage.
Example prompts
Explore example prompts for building apps, as well as adding governance, UI and other ServiceNow metadata to help you get started with prompting Build Agent.
Supported file types for Build Agent
Build Agent accepts images, documents, code files, and file types specific to ServiceNow as uploads. Supported formats, size limits, and general guidelines apply when generating apps and metadata.
Domain separation and Build Agent
Domain separation is supported for Build Agent. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.

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title: Build Agent reference
description: Reference topics provide additional information about using Build Agent to create and edit apps, as well as ServiceNow metadata.
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Build Agent reference

Reference topics provide additional information about using Build Agent to create and edit apps, as well as ServiceNow metadata.

Reference topics provide metadata compatibility information and example prompts to support your development workflow. Use the following topics alongside the task and concept documentation to get the most out of Build Agent.

-   **[Supported metadata in Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent-supported-metadata.md)**  
Metadata and app file types that Build Agent can create and manage.
-   **[Example prompts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent-example-prompts.md)**  
Explore example prompts for building apps, as well as adding governance, UI and other ServiceNow metadata to help you get started with prompting Build Agent.
-   **[Supported file types for Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ba-supported-file-types.md)**  
Build Agent accepts images, documents, code files, and file types specific to ServiceNow as uploads. Supported formats, size limits, and general guidelines apply when generating apps and metadata.
-   **[Domain separation and Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ba-domain-separation.md)**  
Domain separation is supported for Build Agent. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.

**Parent Topic:**[Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent.md)