--- sourceDocument: Yokohama Build or modify applications sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/yokohama/application-development Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Yokohama Build or modify applications ft:clusterId : - cadev bundleId : - cadev workflow : - Development, Data, and Analytics --- # ServiceNow IDE commands # ServiceNow IDE commands {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Yokohama * * Updated July 31, 2025 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 3 minutes to read Use commands from the command palette to perform many actions in the ServiceNow IDE. The command palette includes commands unique to the ServiceNow IDE for creating and managing applications and commands from Visual Studio Code, such as Git commands for using source control. The following commands are unique to the ServiceNow IDE. To open the command palette, use one of the following keyboard shortcuts: * Windows: Ctrl-Shift-P * Mac: Cmd-Shift-P {#servicenow-ide-commands__ul_htl_b2v_zbc} To close the command palette, press the Escape key. {#servicenow-ide-commands__table_r2y_gzd_42c__entry__2} | Command | Description | |-|-| | Fluent: Apply Template for an existing Fluent App | Adds template files and directories for development in ServiceNow Fluent to an existing application. | | Fluent: Build and Install | Build and install the application across the instance. Learn more: [Build and install an application in the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/NpZVL4t4OjS5y6ijBXoOLQ "Build an application to compile its source code and install application changes across an instance from the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Fluent: Build with Now SDK | Build the application into an installable package. | | Fluent: Convert a scoped app to Fluent | Convert an existing scoped application to support development in source code. Note: With ServiceNow IDE version 3.1.4 and earlier, the sn_glider.ide_fluent_admin role is required to use this command. Learn more: [Convert an application with the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qnEpxTMm7qEspoKyNRBtDA "Convert an existing scoped application to support development in source code with the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Fluent: Create Fluent App | Create a scoped application to develop in source code. Learn more: [Create an application with the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/UtAmaX8htnChLBwK7SIj9w "Create a scoped application to develop in source code with the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Fluent: Download script dependencies | Download script dependencies in your application to get type-ahead support for Glide APIs and script includes. Type definitions are downloaded into the @types/servicenow directory based on the scripts in your application. After downloading script dependencies, you can create a tsconfig.json file in the src/fluent directory that includes the type definitions. For example: "include": [ "./**/*.client.js", "./**/*.server.js", "../../@types/servicenow/*.client.d.ts", "../../@types/servicenow/*.server.d.ts", ] Learn more: [Downloading dependencies with the ServiceNow SDK](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/TUaMX85BdwFh9oTT32U5DA#downloading-dependencies-now-sdk "Download application dependencies and TypeScript definitions from an instance for IntelliSense and validation of scripts and ServiceNow Fluent code.") | | Fluent: Force Install Fluent App in Instance | Install an existing build artifact, which might overwrite recent changes. | | Fluent: Force Sync of Fluent App with all metadata | Synchronize all metadata in the application rather than only the metadata that changed since the last time that the application was synchronized. Warning: Force synchronizing all metadata in the application might overwrite any changes in the application that haven't been built and installed on the instance. Learn more: [Synchronizing applications in the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jbQrwiyonvtEZDpac2w4Qw "Synchronizing an application in the ServiceNow IDE downloads and transforms application metadata into ServiceNow Fluent code.") | | Fluent: Install Fluent App in Instance | Install the application across the instance without building it again. | | Fluent: Reinstall Fluent App | Uninstall and reinstall the application on the instance to verify that the metadata on the instance matches the metadata in the installation package. The source files in the application aren't changed. Warning: Changes to metadata on the instance that haven't been synced into your application in the ServiceNow IDE are removed. If you have previous versions of modules in the EcmaScript Module \[sys_module\] table that aren't needed, re-installing an application removes previous versions of the application's modules from the table. Note: With ServiceNow IDE version 3.1.4 and earlier, the sn_glider.ide_fluent_admin role is required to use this command. | | Fluent: Restart Fluent Server | Restart the ServiceNow Fluent language server. | | Fluent: Sync Fluent App with changed metadata | Synchronize changes made to the application metadata since the last time that the application was synchronized. Learn more: [Synchronizing applications in the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jbQrwiyonvtEZDpac2w4Qw "Synchronizing an application in the ServiceNow IDE downloads and transforms application metadata into ServiceNow Fluent code.") | | Git: Manage Git credentials | Manage existing Git credentials for a Git domain and your user on the instance. | | Git: Set IDE Git credentials | Configure basic or OAuth 2.0 credentials that are associated with your user to authenticate with a Git provider. Learn more: * [Connect to a Git provider using basic authentication with the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2VWgZiZ1Qo_SsLNIXe0~cQ "Connect to a Git domain using basic authentication credentials to manage applications in source control from the ServiceNow IDE.") * [Connect to a Git provider using OAuth 2.0 with the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/feQ39EH6wC6mkClq6KB6NQ#connect-git-provider-oauth-2 "Set up an OAuth 2.0 application registry and credentials to connect to your Git provider from the ServiceNow IDE.") {#servicenow-ide-commands__ul_lt3_n4y_x2c} | | Metadata Explorer: Focus on Metadata Explorer View | Navigate to the Metadata Explorer view. Learn more: [Create an application file from the Metadata Explorer](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZWi0y68yXQOsEE16NvN7yw "Create an application file in an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface from the Metadata Explorer in the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Metadata Explorer: Open in New Browser Tab | Open the Metadata Explorer in a new browser tab. | | Metadata Explorer: Reload | Refresh the Metadata Explorer view. | | Package Manager: Install Dependencies | Install third-party dependencies into the node_modules directory. Learn more: [Use third-party libraries in applications in the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BCfMk1eiyQQLS0jWBhFUaw "Call third-party libraries in your application to use existing open-source functionality with the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Workspaces: Add Application to Workspace | Add an existing application to a workspace. | | Workspaces: Add to Workspace | Create, open, or clone an application in a workspace. | | Workspaces: Browse Workspaces | Browse through and open your ServiceNow IDE workspaces. | | Workspaces: Create a Workspace | Create a ServiceNow IDE workspace. Learn more: [Create a workspace in the ServiceNow IDE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/w1vCBUCywJkX9Y6UGBhR6A "Create a workspace to view and organize the applications you're working on in the ServiceNow IDE.") | | Workspaces: Delete a Workspace | Delete a ServiceNow IDE workspace. | | Workspaces: Rename a Workspace | Rename a ServiceNow IDE workspace. | | Workspaces: Welcome | Navigate to the ServiceNow IDE home page, which lists all of your workspaces. | [Table 1. ServiceNow IDE commands] {#servicenow-ide-commands__table_r2y_gzd_42c}