Activate a skill

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title: Activate a skill
description: After you create and publish a custom skill, you must activate it in AI Admin Hub. Activating the skill enables you to trigger the skill within the UI.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/activate-skill.html
release: australia
product: Now Assist Skill Kit
classification: now-assist-skill-kit
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using AI Skill Kit, AI Skill Kit, Generative AI skills, Enable AI Experiences]
---

# Activate a skill

After you create and publish a custom skill, you must activate it in AI Admin Hub. Activating the skill enables you to trigger the skill within the UI.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Now Assist Admin** > **Features**.

2.  Find the custom skill that you created.

3.  Select **Activate skill**.

    Make sure you are in the correct application scope when you activate the skill. To learn more about application scopes, see [Application scope](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/application-development/c_ApplicationScope.md).

    \[Omitted image "nask-activation.png"\] Alt text: Skill activation page in AI Admin Hub.

    **Note:** Some skills might need to be reviewed and approved by a data steward before you can activate it.


## What to do next

You can enable AI Guardian for your skills. To learn more about AI Guardian, see [AI Guardian](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-guardian.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Using AI Skill Kit](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/using-now-assist-skill-kit.md)

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