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title: Configuring app generation
description: To build applications with app generation, install ServiceNow Otto for Creator and enable the app generation skill in the AI Admin Hub.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-app-gen-config-landing.html
release: australia
product: ServiceNow Studio Classic
classification: servicenow-studio-classic
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-07-24"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [agentic ai, app gen, app generation, now assist, application generation, app creation, application creation, servicenow studio, generative ai]
breadcrumb: [App generation, AI tools and files, Use, ServiceNow Studio, Developing your application, Building applications]
---

# Configuring app generation

To build applications with app generation, install ServiceNow Otto for Creator and enable the app generation skill in the AI Admin Hub.

Starting with the Australia release, app generation is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer activated on new instances but will continue to be supported. Build Agent provides the latest experience for this functionality. For more information, see [Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent.md).

Before you can generate applications, install ServiceNow Otto for Creator on your instance and enable the app generation skill in the AI Admin Hub. This gives app generation the permissions and AI capabilities it needs to build applications for you. You also need to set app generation as your preference for creating AI-assisted applications in the ServiceNow Studio user preferences menu.

-   **[Turn on the app generation skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-app-gen-install.md)**  
Install the ServiceNow Otto for Creator application so that you can get started with creating an application for your organization.
-   **[Use the app generation skill to generate apps](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-app-gen-use-app-gen-skill.md)**  
By default, ServiceNow Studio uses Build Agent to create apps with AI. To use the app generation skill instead, disable the Build Agent setting in your ServiceNow Studio preferences.

**Parent Topic:**[App generation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-now-assist-app-gen-landing.md)