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title: Use ServiceNow Virtual Agent as a secondary bot in synchronous or asynchronous mode
description: Use ServiceNow Virtual Agent as a secondary bot in synchronous or asynchronous mode with Bot Interconnect.
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# Use ServiceNow Virtual Agent as a secondary bot in synchronous or asynchronous mode

Use ServiceNow Virtual Agent as a secondary bot in synchronous or asynchronous mode with Bot Interconnect.

You can use ServiceNow Virtual Agent as a secondary bot in synchronous or asynchronous mode. See [Enable synchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/enable-sync-mode-secondary-sn-bot.md) or [Enable asynchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/enable-async-mode-secondary-sn-bot.md).

-   **[Enable synchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/enable-sync-mode-secondary-sn-bot.md)**  
Enable synchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance to use ServiceNow® Virtual Agent as a secondary bot with Virtual Agent Bot Interconnect.
-   **[Enable asynchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/enable-async-mode-secondary-sn-bot.md)**  
Enable asynchronous mode on the secondary ServiceNow Virtual Agent instance to use ServiceNow® Virtual Agent as a secondary bot with Virtual Agent Bot Interconnect.

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