Summarize a flow

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title: Summarize a flow
description: Generate a summary of a flow or flow execution details with AI.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/summarize-a-flow.html
release: australia
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-15"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [ServiceNow Otto, AI Agents, generative AI, agentic AI]
breadcrumb: [Build flows, Flows, subflows, and actions, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
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# Summarize a flow

Generate a summary of a flow or flow execution details with AI.

\[Omitted video\] Description: Summarize a flow with AI

## Before you begin

Role required:

-   now.assist.creator
-   flow\_designer or admin

Turn on the flow summarization skill. See [Turn on the flow summarization skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/turn-on-the-flow-summarization-skill.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Workflow Studio**.

2.  On the homepage, select **Flows**.

3.  Open the flow or flow execution details that you want to summarize.

4.  From the More Actions menu, select **Flow summary**.

5.  From the Flow summary dialog box, select **Summarize**.

    \[Omitted image "flow-summary-03.png"\] Alt text: An example summary of the Change - Standard flow.


## Result

The flow summarization skill generates a summary of the flow. The flow summary also displays its creation date.

## What to do next

You can regenerate the flow summary by selecting the **Refresh summary** icon next to the summary creation date.

**Parent Topic:**[Building flows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/flows.md)