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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Install Now Assist in AI Search

As an administrator, you can install the Now Assist in AI Search application (sn_ais_assist) from the Now Assist Admin module.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

The Now Assist in AI Search plugin is automatically installed when you install any of these feature plugins from Now Assist Admin:

Note: When you upgrade to the latest version of Now Assist in AI Search, the system reindexes content from the Catalog Item Table and Knowledge Table indexed sources. While these reindexing tasks are ongoing, searches may not return Catalog and Q&A Genius Result answers. After reindexing completes, Catalog and Q&A Genius Result answers should appear normally.

Procedure

  1. In Now Assist Admin, install one or more of the prerequisite feature plugins found in "About this task".

    For Now Assist feature plugin installation instructions, see Install Now Assist plugins.

  2. Verify that Now Assist in AI Search is installed:

    1. Navigate to All > Now Assist Admin > Skills.

    2. In the workflow list, select Platform.

    3. Verify that the Conversational experience feature card displays, and that the Now Assist Q&A Genius Results and Now Assist Actions skills appear in the All Conversational experience skills listing.

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Conversational experience feature card showing Now Assist Q&A Genius Results and Now Assist Actions skills.

What to do next

With the plugin installed, search administrators can enable Now Assist Genius Results in the following contexts.

To learn more about configuration settings for the plugin, see Configuring Now Assist in AI Search.

  • Review available versions of Now Assist in AI Search
    View all versions of the Now Assist in AI Search application on the ServiceNow Store. Use this information to find the latest version of the application that's compatible with your instance's current ServiceNow AI Platform® family release.

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