Combined Now Assist for Creator release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
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  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Now Assist for Creator from Yokohama to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Now Assist for Creator release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Australia.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading Now Assist for Creator to Australia

    Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    Australia early availability (March)
    • To upgrade the Build Agent application, upgrade the Now Assist for Creator application (sn_now_creator), which includes the Build Agent Pro plugin (sn_build_agent_pro). To upgrade the Build Agent (Trial) app, upgrade the sn_build_agent plugin.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Now Assist for Creator.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Yokohama Patch 11
    Build Agent, an autonomous AI agent for ServiceNow application development
    Build Agent, located in a chat panel within the ServiceNow IDE, functions as an autonomous AI agent capable of independently generating a complete ServiceNow application. It can handle various code-related tasks, such as rewriting tables, explaining code, validating and improving existing applications, fixing application errors, and more.
    Generate catalog items conversationally with Now Assist in Catalog Builder
    Create catalog items and record producers efficiently using the conversational interface within Catalog Builder. Communicate your requirements and specifications for your desired catalog items through guided conversation. Now Assist for catalog generation helps to simplify and streamline the catalog item creation process.
    Yokohama Patch 6
    New third-party AI model provider options available for Now Assist
    Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, and AWS Claude 3.7 Sonnet are available for Now Assist skills and AI agents in addition to Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini.
    Note:
    Additional AI model providers are supported for the following Now Assist for Creator skills:
    • App generation
    • App summarization
    • Catalog item generation
    • Code generation
    • Flow generation
    • Flow summarization
    • Playbook generation
    • Process Mining
    • RPA bot generation
    • Spoke generation
    • Test generation
    Yokohama Patch 3
    Add columns to existing tables with Now Assist for app generation
    Add columns to existing tables in Now Assist for app generation.
    Add flows in Now Assist for app generation
    Create a flow when creating an application in Now Assist for app generation. Enhance an existing application by adding a flow.
    Add workspaces in Now Assist for app generation
    Create a workspace when creating an application in Now Assist for app generation. Enhance an existing application by adding a workspace.
    Configure an event handler with Now Assist
    Use Now Assist in UI Builder to configure event handlers. At present, you can configure links to a destination, open or close modals, and view load requested event handlers using Now Assist in UI Builder.
    Create a flow or subflow from an image
    Create a flow or a subflow from an image by using Now Assist. Capture the detailed process in an image and attach the image to Workflow Studio. Now Assist generates a preview of the flow that you can modify and regenerate.
    Enable Code Explain and Summarize
    Support Code Explain and Code Summarize features with the Now LLM Service. Ensure compliance with any regional restrictions and help APAC users who may face limitations with US-based models.
    Summarize client scripts
    Use client script summary generation to get both a high-level summary and a detailed explanation of the client scripts.
    Summarize a flow or subflow
    Summarize what a flow or subflow does by using generative AI.
    Support additional components in the RPA Bot generation skill
    Support 97 additional components with Now Assist for RPA Hub.
    Support Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with playbook generation
    Generate playbooks from inputs that refer to custom actions, flows, subflows, content from installed spokes, or activity definitions. Include the names of commonly used and recently published actions, subflows, flows, and activity definitions that are available on your instance in your playbook generation requests.
    Time out long running app summaries
    Time out app summary generation after two minutes.
    Use the Now LLM Service with Now Assist for app generation
    Choose Now LLM Service or OpenAI GPT-4o to ensure compliance with any regional restrictions. This feature is helpful for APAC users who may face limitations with US-based models, such as GPT-4.0.
    Yokohama Patch 1
    Create applications in ServiceNow Studio by using Now Assist with the guided app creator role
    Enable your users with the guided app creator role (in addition to users with the admin role) to create applications with the Now Assist for app generation skill.
    Create and edit automations and activities and extend automation logic flow in RPA Desktop Design Studio by using Now Assist

    Use the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bot generation skill in RPA Desktop Design Studio to create and edit automations and activities through short text instructions and preview options. This feature helps you to accelerate automation development because new and existing users can develop and build faster automations.

    Enhance the automation logic by using the Build automation option, starting from components or from an empty design surface that is based on text instructions.

    Summarize an app in ServiceNow Studio
    Use the new Now Assist for app summary generation skill to quickly generate a summary of an app. You can then copy the summary to the app description, and then use the summaries to find duplicate or redundant apps.
    Generate and edit automated tests faster by using the Test generation skill
    Use the new Test generation skill to generate automated tests faster by simply describing your test requirements. Review the generated test, make edits directly, or refine your original prompt to generate a revised version of the test.

    Zurich

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    Upload brand guidelines to generate theme colors
    Upload brand guidelines as a PDF to the Theme Builder theme creation workflow to generate themes aligned with your brand.
    Test Agent for Build Agent
    The Test Agent can now execute Automated Test Framework (ATF) tests right from the Build Agent chat panel for test artifacts created in the same session. When tests fail, the tests and test results generated by Test Agent after execution are saved in the standard ATF record tables and can be scheduled for continued regression testing for the app. If tests were edited by the test agent after troubleshooting, those edits are automatically saved to the test records.
    Semantic search for instance artifact discovery
    Use semantic search in Build Agent to locate relevant instance artifacts, including tables, scripts, and business rules during build and edit tasks. Find files, applications, and knowledge on your instance based on meaning instead of requiring exact keywords.
    UI validation tool
    Validate user interface output automatically during Build Agent app creation using the integrated UI validation, which runs Playwright-based UI checks on Cloud Runner and surfaces failures with diagnostic context directly in the Build Agent panel.
    Create workflows, agents, and skills
    Turn business requirements into fully configured agents, skills, and agentic workflows for your custom applications. Build Agent inspects your app's existing tables, roles, business rules, and metadata to create tailored in-app agents, complete with the tools needed to support your specific use case.
    Zurich Patch 8
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    Access Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to build apps conversationally in a consolidated development environment.
    Improved LLM support
    Support for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.5 is now available in Build Agent to provide better contextual conversations.
    New metadata support
    Work with more metadata types, as Build Agent now supports working with the following:
    • Email integration
    • List controls
    • Service Catalog items
    • UI components
    • UI policies
    • UI views
    • Workspaces
    Zurich Patch 7
    Generate themes using the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder
    Leverage the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder to generate themes based on your brand image. After generating a theme, navigate to Theme Builder to publish and apply additional styling.
    Edit already published catalog items using Now Assist
    Edit and refine published catalog items conversationally using Now Assist in Catalog Builder.
    Generate UI policies in Catalog Builder
    Use Now Assist to create new UI policies, update existing ones, and deactivate them, all through simple, conversational prompts. Each UI policy can include multiple actions, and Now Assist can create that for you.
    Assign catalog item location with Now Assist
    When creating or editing a catalog item, you can use plain language to assign values for catalog, category, or topic. If the value you provide matches an existing entry, Now Assist automatically applies it to the item, helping to streamline the process and reduce manual data entry.
    Zurich Patch 4
    Configure AI model providers
    Choose a model provider for Now Assist for Code skills in the script editor. You can choose from the models that are enabled in the AI Control Tower.
    Planning tool available with the Build Agent
    Build a detailed, step-by-step plan for your application development with the Build Agent planning tool. You can refine the plan iteratively by prompting for changes and providing feedback until you reach a final version.
    Build Agent supports Azure OpenAI and Google Gemini
    Use Build Agent with Azure OpenAI and Google Gemini in addition to Anthropic Claude on AWS.
    Use images as prompts in Build Agent
    Attach images, such as architectural diagrams or UI wireframes, to provide context for prompts in the Build Agent.
    Generate catalog items conversationally with Now Assist in Catalog Builder
    Create catalog items and record producers efficiently using the conversational interface within Catalog Builder. Communicate your requirements and specifications for your desired catalog items through guided conversation. Now Assist for catalog generation helps to simplify and streamline the catalog item creation process.
    Preview catalog items during the creation process
    Preview catalog items during the creation process. Quick previews enable you to verify that catalog items appear and function as intended before publication.
    Getting help with the Now Assist panel in UI Builder
    Create pages using natural language text prompts with Now Assist in UI Builder. Quickly add layouts, components, and content to your pages without manually configuring each element. You can also quickly analyze page structure and data flow by asking questions using natural language.
    Key features
    Ask your questions about using UI Builder to the UI Builder agent. The UI Builder agent provides an overview of page configuration, such as the structure and interconnections of page elements. You can also use the UI Builder agent to apply different layouts, configure components, and update styling.
    ATF troubleshooting agent
    Accelerate troubleshooting and resolve test failures quickly by using ATF troubleshooting agent on covered metadata.
    Zurich Patch 3
    MCP connections and Build Agent
    You can now connect the Build Agent to the Figma MCP server. The Figma MCP server enables the Build Agent to access the structured data within Figma files. This connection accelerates the transition from application design to development, helping to make the developer workflow more efficient.
    Zurich Patch 2
    New Build Agent (Trial) available
    A trial version of the Build Agent is now available with Build Agent (Trial). With Build Agent (Trial), you can explore limited interactions with the Build Agent for free.
    Zurich release notesPreliminary release notes for Zurich Release Testing Preview (RTP)
    New third-party AI model provider options available for Now Assist
    Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, and AWS Claude 3.7 Sonnet are available for Now Assist skills and AI agents in addition to Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini.
    Build Agent, an autonomous AI agent for ServiceNow application development

    The Build Agent, located in a chat panel within the ServiceNow IDE, functions as an autonomous AI agent capable of independently generating a complete ServiceNow application. It can handle various code-related tasks, such as rewriting tables, explaining code, validating and improving existing applications, fixing application errors, and more.

    Australia

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    Upload brand guidelines to generate theme colors
    Upload brand guidelines as a PDF to the Theme Builder theme creation workflow to generate themes aligned with your brand.
    Australia Patch 1
    Release lifecycle documentation AI agent
    Improve transparency across your app development environment using the release lifecycle documentation AI agent to generate update set descriptions and release notes seamlessly.
    Generate themes using the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder
    Leverage the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder to generate themes based on your brand image. After generating a theme, navigate to Theme Builder to publish and apply additional styling.
    ServiceNow product tiers
    The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available:
    • Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights
    • Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases
    • Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own

    Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents.

    Australia early availability (March)
    Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
    Use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to create and edit full-stack applications conversationally.
    Module generation

    Now Assist generates application modules in UI Builder workspaces using natural-language prompts. The Now Assist agent processes your prompts and generates various modules, including lists, records, URLs, scripts, dashboards, and folders.

    New vibe coding documentation
    Documentation is now available that introduces vibe coding, which is a natural language approach to application development in ServiceNow, including how to get started, when to use it, and how it fits within the broader suite of AI-powered development tools.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Now Assist for Creator features.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Yokohama Patch 11
    Changes to Now Assist usage measurement
    Starting with Yokohama Patch 5, Now Assist usage measurement is transitioning from a 365-day look-back model to a 365-day burn-down model, with usage resetting at the contract anniversary date. For more information, refer to KB KB2704710: Now Assist Usage - Overview & New Measurement Logic.
    Some Now Assist skills, agents, and agentic workflows are turned on by default
    The skills are automatically available to appropriate role users for the application, such as ITIL roles on incident forms or change forms. This change simply activates the skill and does not touch the roles that may be needed to use the skill. The new default behavior works as follows:
    • New customers: When you install a Now Assist product, designated skills and agentic workflows are turned on automatically.
    • Existing customers who are upgrading (starting with Yokohama Patch 11): Any previously unconfigured skill, agent, or agentic workflow is turned on automatically (the AI asset was never configured and turned on, then turned off again). Previously configured skills and agentic workflows that were turned on, then off, remain inactive.
    Previous Patch releases
    More easily identify changes when previewing and updating applications
    When previewing an application, any requested changes made by the Now Assist for app generation skill are listed when the preview pane loads.
    Edit applications without having to change the scope manually
    When editing applications, the Now Assist for app generation skill now changes the scope that you’re working in to the scope of the application automatically.
    More easily query Analytics Generation
    Analytics Generation now uses a semantic filter instead of Natural Language Query (NLQ), resulting in less rigid requirements for queries.
    Yokohama Patch 1
    Improved query engine for Analytics Generation
    Starting in Yokohama Patch 1, analytics generation supports GPT-4o for generating queries, to provide better accuracy in responses. These improvements include support for up to two levels of dot-walking based on user utterances.

    Zurich

    Zurich Patch 5
    Changes to Now Assist usage measurement
    Starting with Zurich Patch 5, Now Assist usage measurement is transitioning from a 365-day look-back model to a 365-day burn-down model, with usage resetting at the contract anniversary date. For more information, refer to KB KB2704710: Now Assist Usage - Overview & New Measurement Logic.
    Zurich Patch 4
    Some Now Assist skills are turned on by default
    The new default behavior works as follows:
    • New customers: When you install a Now Assist product, designated skills are turned on automatically.
    • Existing customers who are upgrading (starting with Zurich Patch 4): Any previously unconfigured skill is turned on automatically (the skill was never configured and turned on, then turned off again). Previously configured skills that were turned on, then off, remain inactive.

    Australia

    Use the app generation skill to generate apps
    Build Agent is the default setting for app generation in ServiceNow Studio. To continue using the app generation skill, change the setting in ServiceNow Studio.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Now Assist for Creator features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Yokohama Patch 12
    • Spoke generation has been removed from Now Assist for Creator. See the ServiceNow Store website for additional information.

    Zurich

    Zurich Patch 6
    • Spoke generation has been removed from Now Assist for Creator. See the ServiceNow Store website for additional information.
    Zurich Patch 4
    • Starting with version 28.4.3 of Now Assist for Creator, the now.assist.creator role has been removed as a required role for using most Now Assist for Creator skills and agents. Some skills and agents might have additional role requirements. See the Now Assist for Creator product documentation for more information.

    Australia

    Spoke generation has been removed from Now Assist for Creator. See the ServiceNow Store website for additional information.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Now Assist for Creator features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Now Assist for Creator.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Install Now Assist for Creator by requesting it from ServiceNow Store.

    Zurich

    Install Now Assist for Creator by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Australia

    Install Now Assist for Creator by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Now Assist for Creator we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Now Assist for Creator we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Now Assist for Creator, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Now Assist for Creator we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Now Assist for Creator we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    Yokohama Patch 11
    • Review changes to Now Assist usage measurement.
    • Create, edit, and deploy fully functional ServiceNow applications using the Build Agent in the ServiceNow IDE.
    • Generate catalog items conversationally and preview them during the creation process with Now Assist in Catalog Builder.
    • Choose an AI model provider for all Now Assist for Code skills in the script editor.
    Yokohama Patch 8
    • Removed the now.assist.creator role as a requirement for test generation.
    Yokohama Patch 6
    • Use Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on AWS as AI model providers for Now Assist skills and AI agents in addition to Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI.
      Note:
      Additional AI model providers are supported for the following Now Assist for Creator skills:
      • App generation
      • App summarization
      • Catalog item generation
      • Code generation
      • Flow generation
      • Flow summarization
      • Playbook generation
      • Process Mining
      • RPA bot generation
      • Spoke generation
      • Test generation
    Yokohama Patch 3
    • Summarize what a flow or subflow does by using generative AI.
    • Generate playbooks from inputs that refer to active actions, flows, subflows, content from installed spokes, or activity definitions.
    • Create automation and UI components in Now Assist for app generation.
    • Use the code explain and summarize feature of Now Assist for Code to explain and summarize the code. This feature is supported by both Now LLM Service and the Azure OpenAI model providers.
    • Use the Client Script Summarization skill to generate a high-level summary and a detailed explanation of a client script.
    Yokohama Patch 1
    • Enable your users to create applications by using the Now Assist for app generation skill even if they don't have the admin role.
    • Use the improved application preview before generating an application by using the Now Assist for app generation skill.
    • Enable your RPA Desktop Design Studio users to create and edit automations and activities, and extend automation logic flow with Now Assist for RPA Hub.
    • Enable your ServiceNow Studio users to generate a summary of an app.
    • Use the Quick Actions button in the Now Assist for Code enabled script editor to edit code and add comments.
    • Use the prompt modal in inline or floating mode with Now Assist for Code.
    • Now Assist for Code now supports both Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI model providers. When you select the Azure OpenAI model provider, all requests for the Now Assist for Code model are redirected to Azure OpenAI for evaluation and response. Additionally, you get access to the Code Explain and Code Summarize features.
    • Use the auto-complete feature of Now Assist for Code to get contextually relevant code suggestions while typing.

    See Now Assist for Creator for more information.

    Zurich

    Zurich Patch 9
    • Upload brand guidelines as a PDF to the Theme Builder theme creation workflow to generate themes aligned with your brand.
    • Leverage the new widget generation and widget updation skills to create widgets and modify existing widgets within the Next Experience UI Framework using natural language prompts.
    • Troubleshoot Automated Test Framework (ATF) tests using the Test Agent available in the Build Agent chat panel.
    • Use the Build Agent semantic search tool to find files, applications, and knowledge on your instance.
    • Validate your UI output in real-time using the Build Agent UI validation tool.
    • Use Build Agent to create agentic workflows, agents, and skills.
    Zurich Patch 8
    • Build Agent is now available in ServiceNow Studio.
    • Leverage improved large language model (LLM) support with Build Agent.
    • With Build Agent, you can edit entire instances, not just individual apps.
    • Build Agent features extended metadata support, such as flows, Service Catalog workspaces, UI components, list controls, UI policies, and emails.
    • A new granular admin role enables users to use the mobile card generation skill.
    Zurich Patch 7
    • Generate themes and color palettes from brand images using the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder.
    • Edit published or live catalog items directly through conversations with Now Assist.
    • Configure UI policies, location, access, fulfillment, and portal settings for catalog items with the catalog item generation skill.
    Zurich Patch 5
    • Review changes to Now Assist usage measurement.
    Zurich Patch 4
    • Some Now Assist skills are now turned on by default.
    • Additional role configuration is required for agentic workflows and AI agents included with Now Assist applications.
    • Expedite the troubleshooting process by using the ATF troubleshooting agent store application.
    • Learn about how to use UI Builder and modify UI pages with the UI Builder agent.
    • Plan your application development with the Build Agent planning tool.
    • Generate catalog items conversationally and preview them during the creation process with Now Assist in Catalog Builder.
    Zurich Patch 3
    • Accelerate the transition from application design to development by connecting the Build Agent to the Figma Model Context Protocol server.
    Zurich Patch 2
    • Try the Build Agent for free with the Build Agent (Trial).
    Zurich Patch 1
    • Use Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on AWS as AI model providers for Now Assist skills and AI agents in addition to Now LLM Service and Azure OpenAI.
    • Create, edit, and deploy fully functional ServiceNow applications using the Build Agent in the ServiceNow IDE.
    • Enable security implementation to execute AI agents and agentic workflows through access control lists (ACLs) and user identities.

    See Now Assist for Creator for more information.

    Australia

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    • Upload brand guidelines as a PDF using the theme creation workflow to generate themes that align with your brand.
    • The app generation and test generation plugins are being planned for deprecation in a future release.
    • Learn about Build Agent updates in the new Build Agent release notes.
    Australia Patch 1
    • Generate readable documentation throughout the app development lifecycle using the new release lifecycle documentation AI agent.
    • Generate themes and color palettes from brand images using the new theme generation workflow in Theme Builder.
    Australia early availability (March)
    • Create and update applications in ServiceNow Studio using Build Agent.
    • Generate application modules in UI Builder workspaces using natural-language prompts.
    • Learn how to vibe code, using an AI-first approach to development, in the new vibe coding documentation.

    See Now Assist for Creator for more information.