Test a prompt

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated September 16, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • After you create a prompt for your custom skill, test the prompt template before you finalize it. Testing the prompt verifies that you’re seeing the expected prompt results before it’s activated.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_skill_builder.admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Now Assist Skill Kit > Home.
    2. Select the skill that you created the prompt for.
    3. In the Test prompt section, select Run tests.
    4. Choose a test incident or record.
    5. Select Run test.
      Note:
      Testing your skill consumes an assist.
      Table 1. Prompt results
      Tab Description
      Response The response is the result that the large language model (LLM) sends back from the prompt.
      Grounded prompt The grounded prompt enables you to see the data that was brought into the prompt from your skill inputs and tools. With this view, you can see if your skill inputs and tools are returning the correct data.
    6. Optional: If the skill is deployed as a flow, disable the system property com.glide.oneapi.fdih.async.quick.mode, and then enable flow reporting.
      This property allows the generation of flow execution details when running flows, subflows, and actions from a custom skill. You can use flow execution details to test and troubleshoot your flow, subflow, or action. For more information about the system property, see Workflow Studio flow system properties.
    7. Optional: Refine the prompt if you want, and repeat testing as necessary.
    8. Optional: Select the run test history icon Run test history icon. to see the results from your previous run tests.

    What to do next

    After you test your prompt, you must finalize and publish it. To learn more about publishing a skill, see Finalize and publish a skill.

    If you have not configured the deployment settings for your skill, see Configure skill deployment settings.