Create a new experience

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Develop ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code experiences from scratch.

    About this task

    This procedure describes how to create net new experiences. To create an experience that extends an existing application, see Extend an existing experience.

    Before you begin

    Role required: none

    The ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code extension requires the following:
    Application Version Resources for more information
    Visual Studio Code 1.97 later Visual Studio Code updates
    Node.js 24 or later Node.js
    pnpm 10 or later pnpm
    ServiceNow SDK 4.10 or later ServiceNow SDK
    ServiceNow instance
    • Australia Patch 5 or later
    • Zurich Patch 12 or later
    		 Prepare your upgrade

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Visual Studio Code.
    2. Select the ServiceNow icon in the side panel to open the ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code extension.
    3. On the home page, select + New project.
      Select + New project to create an experience in ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code.
    4. Select the instance that you want to deploy changes to.
      During ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code extension setup, you connect to the instance that contains the files you want to access and where you want to preview and deploy changes. For more information or to connect another instance, see Connect ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code extension to an instance.
    5. Select the location where you want your want your project to live on your local drive.
    6. Enter a name for your experience and then select the Enter key.
    7. Enter a name for the folder for your experience and then select the Enter key.
    8. From the list, select the option Standalone App.
    9. Enter a name for your application scope and then select the Enter key.
      ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code extension scaffolds your experience. Once created, Visual Studio Code reloads with your experience files loaded.

    Result

    Your new experience is created. Inside your experience, you can see sample pages, widgets, and other ServiceNow® AI Experience Lab for VS Code experience metadata.

    What to do next

    Start creating pages and widgets within your experience. For more information, see Create a page.