Reimagine every process as a digital workflow. With ServiceNow App Engine, you can build and extend workflow apps to work the way you work.
App Engine Overview Plans and Packages Getting Started
Product App Engine Build and run custom workflow applications on ServiceNow. Developers work in the tools they know, and every app ships enterprise-ready. Try App Engine Now
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How does App Engine work? Describe what you need in plain language, and App Engine builds or updates the workflows, UI, and AI agents running inside your application. That's Build Agent at work. Now Assist for App Engine keeps your apps running intelligently, handling tasks and answering questions for the people who use them. Governance, security, and change management are built in and all run on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
Benefits of App Engine Build smarter, deploy faster Shrink the gap between idea and working app. Build Agent generates every component in a single session, so what you ship is already production-ready. Video CTA Watch Video (3:52) Trust built in Governance is built into every app, not bolted on afterward. Security policies, access controls, and audit trails apply automatically, no matter where the app was built. Video CTA Learn More Apps that get smarter over time Once deployed, your apps keep getting smarter. Now Assist for App Engine adds AI skills and agents to live applications, turning reactive workflows into proactive ones. Video CTA Get Analyst Report Transform with a single platform The ServiceNow AI Platform unites AI agents, data, and workflows on one enterprise-grade platform built for scale, trust, and efficiency. Video CTA Explore Platform
Use cases for App Engine AI-Infused Apps
Build apps that do the work Create complete workflow applications from a plain language description. Build Agent handles every component, including the AI agents that run inside the app after it's live. See Build Agent in Action (4:25)
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Unified Developer Tools
Unite every developer and every tool on one platform Make it easy for your developers to build custom applications starting in ServiceNow Studio with built-in AI assistance. They can use external tools like Cursor or Claude Code connected through the Build Agent SDK and work with the same capabilities and governance. Explore ServiceNow Studio
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Intelligent Governance
Govern everything you build in one place Give your platform teams control across every custom app in your portfolio with App Engine Management Center. Set guardrails, automate reviews, and enforce compliance at scale. Watch Video (4:57)
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Agentic Experience
Create apps that act on your behalf Build and deploy AI agents tailored to your app's use cases, all in the same session. When the app is live, those agents handle tasks, route decisions, and act on your data automatically. Watch Vibe Coding Video (4:25)
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Frequently asked questions Expand All Collapse All What is App Engine?
App Engine is ServiceNow's platform for building, deploying, and governing custom workflow applications. It includes Build Agent, which generates apps, workflows, and agents from natural language descriptions, along with the full development, testing, and deployment infrastructure to take those apps to production.
What is agentic app development?
Agentic app development means building applications that don't just display information, they act on it. On ServiceNow, describe what you need in plain language and Build Agent generates a working app with AI agents already built in. Those agents handle tasks, route decisions, and respond to events inside the workflows your teams use every day.
What is Now Assist for App Engine?
Now Assist for App Engine brings AI capabilities to apps already running on your platform. Developers can add skills like record summarization, in-app guidance, and AI-assisted search directly into their custom applications. The apps your teams use every day get smarter without rebuilding them from scratch.
How is App Engine different from other low-code tools?
Two things set App Engine apart. First, apps built on App Engine run on the same governed platform as your core ServiceNow workflows. Security, audit trails, and change management are part of how they're built, not configured afterward. Second, Build Agent generates production-ready output, not prototypes. It knows your instance, your data model, and your platform standards before it generates anything.
Who can build with App Engine?
App Engine is for every kind of builder. Business technologists and admins work in ServiceNow Studio with AI assistance built in. Pro developers work in the ServiceNow IDE. Teams using external tools like Cursor or Claude Code connect through the Build Agent SDK. Every path delivers the same AI capabilities, the same governance, and the same production-ready output on ServiceNow.
Can I use Build Agent with tools like Cursor or Claude Code?
Yes. External AI development tools like Cursor, Lovable, and Claude Code connect to Build Agent through the Build Agent SDK and inherit Build Agent's platform knowledge and governance policies automatically. Build Agent also works as an Model Context Protocol (MCP) client, pulling design specs and project context from tools like Figma, GitHub, and Miro directly into your build session. Anyone on your team can work in their preferred environment without bypassing platform standards.
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