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# Activate a skill

# Activate a skill {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated July 31, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
After you create and publish a custom skill, you must activate it in AI Admin Hub. Activating the skill enables you to trigger the skill within the UI.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllNow Assist AdminFeatures.
2. Find the custom skill that you created.
3. Select Activate skill.  
   Make sure you are in the correct application scope when you activate the skill. To learn more about application scopes, see [Application scope](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ApplicationScope&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-application-development&ft:locale=en-US).  
   Note:  
   Some skills might need to be reviewed and approved by a data steward before you can activate it.

## What to do next

You can enable AI Guardian for your skills. To learn more about AI Guardian, see [AI Guardian](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/H0bVbM_NdghPjzLAF~OnJg#now-assist-guardian "AI Guardian is built on the ServiceNow Small Language Model (SLM) and monitors generative AI interactions to detect offensive content, prompt injection attacks, and sensitive topics.")
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a skill](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/STS2~EcquBF4Ct8rn6jb1w "Create a custom skill for Now Assist. Creating a custom skill enables you to have greater flexibility with Now Assist's generative AI capabilities.")
* [Create a prompt](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/qTSu5eX_BswhzP62OfCoQA "After you create a custom skill, create a prompt. Creating a prompt enables you to choose what skill inputs to use, as well as the type of tool.")
* [Use prompt assistance](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/27144i3Feb41~berr37kAQ "Use prompt assistance to get a jump start with your prompt development by selecting an example from the prompt library or using Now Assist to generate one.")
* [Test a prompt](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JRdaUKARJHETKgOWLhNtCA "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.")
* [Evaluate a prompt](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/AxwF9HFZ~8nfhKUMWf6riA "Use the AI Skill Kit evaluation tools to evaluate the effectiveness of your skill prompts.")
* [Finalize and publish a skill](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/arwqW2eolVhkf5DbBKjcuw "When you’re satisfied with your prompt, you can publish your custom skill. Publishing the skill enables a Now Assist admin to activate it.")
* [Call a custom skill from a script](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hKRWNfxvqfCFUlM_NfiOgQ "You can use a script to call a custom skill.")

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