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title: Managing custom skills in Assistant Designer Asset library
description: View custom skills through Assistant Designer Asset library.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/managing-custom-skills.html
release: australia
product: Virtual Agent
classification: virtual-agent
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [Conversational, Action, Virtual Agent, Designer, GenAI]
breadcrumb: [Getting started with the Asset library in Assistant Designer, Build and deploy, Virtual Agent, Conversational Interfaces]
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# Managing custom skills in Assistant Designer Asset library

View custom skills through Assistant Designer Asset library.

**Note:** Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents. For more information, see [ServiceNow product tiers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/ai-native-sku-overview.md).

**Note:** An updated Assistant Designer Asset library user interface is available when you install ServiceNow Otto in Virtual Agent. This content assumes that you can see the list view. If ServiceNow Otto in Virtual Agent is not installed, you see the legacy UI and topics page. For more information, see [Virtual Agent Designer legacy topics page](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/vad-prev-topics-page.md).

**Role required**: virtual\_agent\_admin

When you select a custom skill, it opens the skill in AI Skill Kit. Custom skills currently can't be created in Virtual Agent Designer. You can only view them in Assistant Designer Asset library. The skills can be created, tested, and deleted only in AI Skill Kit. For more details on creating skills, see [Create a skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/create-new-skill.md).

\[Omitted image "vad-custom-skills.png"\] Alt text: Custom skills pill inAssistant Designer Asset library.

|Column|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Name|Name of the skill. Select the skill to open it in AI Skill Kit.|
|Type|Custom skill.|
|Status|Status type such as Published.|
|Active|Whether the skill is active or inactive.|
|Last modified|Time that the skill was last modified.|
|Description|Description of the custom skill.|

Use the row actions icon \[Omitted image "kebab-menu.png"\] Alt text: to work with visibility settings for **Promoted**, **Discoverable**, **Visible**, and **Active**:

|Option|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Promoted|Option to toggle the skill's **Promoted** status to show as a suggested conversational asset in the virtual assistant.|
|Discoverable|Option to toggle the skill's **Discoverable** status. If discoverable, the skill is invoked when matched with a user's utterance.|
|Visible|Option to toggle the skill's visibility to users. If visible, the skill appears whenever the **Show me everything** option is selected in the conversation.|
|Active|Option to toggle the skill's active status. If active, the skill is available within the conversation.|
|Delete|Delete option for skills is inactive in Assistant Designer Asset library. The skills can only be deleted from AI Skill Kit.|

Custom skills become available in Assistant Designer Asset library based on the deployment settings in AI Skill Kit.

1.  Navigate to **ServiceNow Otto Skill Kit** > **Home** and select the skill.
2.  Select **Skill settings** > **Deployment settings**.
3.  For the skill to become available in Assistant Designer Asset library, the following options should be selected:
    -   Select **Platform skills** in the **Feature** list.
    -   Select the **ServiceNow Otto panel** card to enable the skill through the ServiceNow Otto Panel.

-   For more information about the ServiceNow Otto Panel, see [ServiceNow Otto panel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-panel-overview.md).
-   For more information about AI Skill Kit, see [AI Skill Kit](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit-landing.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Getting started with the Asset library in Assistant Designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/conversation-designer-virtual-agent.md)