---
title: Activate the Control Objective Change Agent
description: Enable the Control Objective Change Agent in AI Agent Studio to automate compliance workflows using generative AI.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/policy-and-compliance-management/activate-the-control-objective-ai-agent.html
release: australia
product: Policy and Compliance Management
classification: policy-and-compliance-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Now Assist, generative AI]
breadcrumb: [ServiceNow Otto for Integrated Risk Management \(IRM\), Policy and Compliance Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Activate the Control Objective Change Agent

Enable the Control Objective Change Agent in AI Agent Studio to automate compliance workflows using generative AI.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc\_sharegenai.compliance\_library\_aiagent\_user

Install the ServiceNow Otto for Integrated Risk Management \(IRM\) plugin \(sn\_irm\_gen\_ai\).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **AI Agent Studio** > **Create and manage**.

2.  Select the **AI agents** tab.

3.  Select **Control Objective Change Agent** from the list of available AI agents.

4.  On the Control objective change agent page, perform the following steps:

    1.  Under the **Define the specialty**, review the details and select **Continue** to proceed to the next section.

    2.  Under the **Add tools and information** section, review the details and select **Continue** to proceed to the next section.

    3.  Under the **Define security controls** section, review the details in **Define user access** and **Define data access** sub-sections, and select **Continue**.

    4.  Under the **Add triggers** section, review the details and select **Continue** to proceed to the next section.

    5.  Under the **Select channels and status** section, in the **Activation status** section, turn on the **This AI agent is active** toggle switch to make the AI agent available in related workflows.

    6.  Select **Save and test**.

    7.  On the Test AI reasoning page, select the **Version** and then enter details for **Task**.

    8.  Select **Start test** to initiate the testing of the AI agent.


## What to do next

Use the **Testing** playground to [Manually test the execution of an AI agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/test-ai-agent.md) using example utterances.

If not done already, set up the ServiceNow Otto panel. For more information see, [Activate the ServiceNow Otto panel standard chat](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/activate-now-assist-panel.md).