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# Contextual development environment

# Contextual development environment {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The platform is a contextual development environment that displays the currently
selected application, identifies the scope of every application artifact, and prevents any changes
that violate the access settings for an application.

Application developers can use the contextual development environment to:  
* Determine the application context
* View and select applications
* Enforce application version standards
* Enforce application resource throttling
* Enforce script protection policies
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