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title: Autonomous Engineer reference
description: Reference information for Autonomous Engineer, including work item states, agent packs, and supported capabilities in Build Agent.
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-08"
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# Autonomous Engineer reference

Reference information for Autonomous Engineer, including work item states, agent packs, and supported capabilities in Build Agent.

This section contains reference information for Autonomous Engineer. Use it to look up work item states, agent pack details, and supported capabilities.

## Work item states

For a list of work item states and their definitions, see [Autonomous Engineer plan and work item states](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown).

## Agent packs

Autonomous Engineer uses agent packs with product-specific domain knowledge to run implementations. For details on available agent packs, see [Agent packs for Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown).

## Limitations

For information on limitations that apply to Autonomous Engineer and Build Agent, see [Build Agent limitations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent-limitations.md).

## Related reference

Additional reference topics for Build Agent:

-   [Build Agent reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent-reference-landing.md)
-   [Agent packs for Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown)
-   [Build Agent limitations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent-limitations.md)

-   **[Domain separation support in Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ae-domain-separation.md)**  
Autonomous Engineer supports domain separation, allowing you to set the domain \(`sys_domain`\) and use `sys_override` on APIs and records that support it.
-   **[Supported metadata in Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ae-supported-metadata.md)**  
Metadata and app file types that Autonomous Engineer can create and manage.
-   **[Supported file types for Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ae-supported-file-types.md)**  
Autonomous Engineer accepts images, documents, code files, and file types specific to ServiceNow as uploads. Supported formats, size limits, and general guidelines apply when generating apps and metadata.
-   **[Autonomous Engineer plan and work item states](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown)**  
Plan and work item states appear during planning and execution. Identify where a plan or work item is in the execution process and what action is required.

**Parent Topic:**[Autonomous Engineer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/autonomous-engineer.md)