Exploring agentic development

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title: Exploring agentic development
description: To build apps agentically on the ServiceNow AI Platform, you interact with tools through a multi-turn conversation interface to build apps, write documentation, or brainstorm ideas. Describe what you want in plain language, and the ServiceNow AI Platform generates complete applications including logic, UI, configuration, and tests.
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# Exploring agentic development

To build apps agentically on the ServiceNow AI Platform, you interact with tools through a multi-turn conversation interface to build apps, write documentation, or brainstorm ideas. Describe what you want in plain language, and the ServiceNow AI Platform generates complete applications including logic, UI, configuration, and tests.

## Agentic development overview

The ServiceNow core offerings for agentic development include several products, such as Build Agent, ServiceNow Otto for Creator, built-in security and governance, and an enhanced developer experience.

\[Omitted image "vc-vs-trad.png"\] Alt text: Differences between agentic development and traditional development

## Build Agent and agentic development

Build Agent can do the following:

-   Convert plain language prompts into production-ready apps.
-   Handle UI design, database schema, business logic, integrations, and testing automatically.
-   Include audit trails, security controls, and governance for enterprise compliance.
-   Build a custom AI agent, agentic workflow, or AI skill for the ServiceNow AI Platform.
-   Integrates with ServiceNow Otto for Creator and App Engine for enterprise-grade workflows.

## ServiceNow Otto for Creator and using AI to build out apps

While not exclusively an agentic development tool, ServiceNow Otto for Creator can do the following for agentic development:

-   Provide AI-powered developer tools embedded in ServiceNow Studio and ServiceNow IDE.
-   Generate JavaScript for server-side and client-side logic to enable text-to-code.
-   Convert complex scripts into human-readable explanations and documentation.
-   Suggest secure and efficient alternatives for code refactoring and optimization.
-   Create forms and app scaffolding from natural language prompts.
-   Provide a chat panel that offers a multi-turn conversational interface for building apps and querying data.

## Security and governance with agentic development

Security and governance enforces enterprise standards for every app with built-in compliance, and includes the following:

-   App Engine Management Center enforces compliance with corporate policy through its lifecycle management tools.
-   AI Control Tower serves as the central governance hub for all AI activities across the enterprise, including agentic development workflows.
-   ServiceNow Vault Console enables you to discover and protect sensitive data across workflows.
-   Machine Identity Console helps you govern API connections and authenticate AI agents.

For details on security and governance and agentic development, see [Governance for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vc-governance.md).

## Enhanced developer experience

An enhanced developer experience for agentic development is available in the following ways:

-   Build Agent is available in several development products, including ServiceNow Studio and the ServiceNow IDE.
-   ServiceNow Fluent is a declarative, TypeScript-based language designed specifically for ServiceNow metadata that enables AI to communicate effectively with the ServiceNow AI Platform.
-   Build agentically in your choice of development environments, such as:
    -   An isolated sandbox using Developer Sandboxes, which enables safe spaces for testing and collaboration.
    -   A Personal Development Instance \(PDI\), which is a non-production instance.
-   Tools like the ServiceNow SDK can work in conjunction with tools like Claude Code to interface with your ServiceNow instance when working locally.
-   AI agents can analyze and repair code issues through debugging and automated error-fixing.

## Agentic development users

|User|Description|
|----|-----------|
|Admin|Admins can use Build Agent and other agentic development tools to generate an app using the conversational interface.|

## What to explore next

To learn more about agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform, see:

-   [Onboarding for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-onboarding.md)
-   [Agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-using.md)
-   [Agentic development reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-reference-landing.md)

-   **[Who should use this guide](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-audience.md)**  
This guide provides a holistic view of agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform. It helps you understand the range of agentic development approaches available, from fully automated code generation to agentic development workflows.
-   **[What is agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vc-what-is-vibe-coding.md)**  
Agentic development uses AI to turn a natural language description of the outcome you want into applications using prompts in a conversation. Autonomous app development is agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
-   **[AI-led software development life cycle \(SDLC\) on the ServiceNow AI Platform](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/servicenow-ai-sdlc.md)**  
Build, test, source-control, and release ServiceNow applications end to end using the recommended ServiceNow stack.
-   **[Governance for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vc-governance.md)**  
Agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform accelerates application development by using AI to generate code and configurations from natural language prompts. However, speed must not compromise security, compliance, and maintainability.
-   **[Tool comparison for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-tool-comparison.md)**  
Compare ServiceNow development tools to select the right approach for your agentic development needs.
-   **[Workflow for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-coding-workflow.md)**  
The agentic development workflow begins with developers providing conversational prompts to the Build Agent tool, which then creates tables, forms, workflows, and automation rules.
-   **[General guidelines for agentic development](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/vibe-cooding-guidelines.md)**  
General guidelines for agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform cover prompt writing, context management, compliance validation, and development environment setup.

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