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# General guidelines

# General guidelines for agentic development {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated June 5, 2026  
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General guidelines for agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform cover prompt writing, context management, compliance validation, and development environment setup.

## Agentic development guidelines {#vibe-cooding-guidelines__gg-overview}

* Use clear, focused prompts with as much detail as possible to generate more accurate and relevant output.
* If you're using Build Agent, include as much context as possible in your first prompt to enable more robust development. Include roles, data requirements, and success criteria.
* When switching between two separate applications in Build Agent, specify the new application context.
* Save your successful prompts to repurpose and reuse. For more information, see [Example prompts for agentic development](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/aZQFTheHinh6VDNprO136A "Use these example prompts to build data models, implement security, create business rules, and generate user interfaces when building an app with ServiceNow AI Platform agentic development tools.").
* Save your session to quickly resume working where you stopped.
* Use the Build Agent chat panel for iterative development.
* Validate compliance using Vault Console to check audit trails and security settings before deployment.
* Develop in a sandbox using Developer Sandboxes for isolation and safety, or use a Personal Development Instance (PDI) or a non-production instance to avoid production deployment.
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