---
title: Exploring AI Data Kit
description: The AI Data Kit plugin for Now Assist enables you to add datasets to a data catalog and create collections for use in ServiceNow SDK.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-data-kit/exploring-now-assist-data-kit.html
release: australia
product: Now Assist Data Kit
classification: now-assist-data-kit
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [AI Data Kit, Enable AI experiences]
---

# Exploring AI Data Kit

The AI Data Kit plugin for Now Assist enables you to add datasets to a data catalog and create collections for use in ServiceNow SDK.

## AI Data Kit overview

If the base system Now Assist skills don't fit your needs, you can use AI Data Kit to create custom datasets and data collections that can be used in AI Skill Kit for evaluation.

## AI Data Kit users

|User|Description|
|----|-----------|
|AI practitioner|AI practitioners manage data set creation in AI Data Kit. They develop and evaluate skills and other technical solutions for various use cases.|
|Analyst|Analysts confirm data quality for AI development and evaluation. They work with AI practitioners to follow data curation guidelines set for specific AI use cases.|

## AI Data Kit workflow

The following diagram shows the user journey for AI Data Kit.

\[Omitted image "na-data-kit-infographic.png"\] Alt text: Now Assist Data kit workflow

1.  Create a skill in AI Skill Kit
2.  Create an evaluation dataset in AI Data Kit
3.  Add table data to the catalog as a dataset
4.  Create a data collection
5.  Add the dataset
6.  Publish the data collection
7.  Return to AI Skill Kit and select the data collection to use in the evaluation tool
8.  Run the evaluation and review the results to see if you must iterate upon the prompt
9.  Publish the skill

## AI Data Kit benefits

|Benefit|Feature|Users|
|-------|-------|-----|
|Addition of datasets to a data catalog.|[Add a dataset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-data-kit/add-dataset.md)|AI developer|
|Create smaller datasets from existing datasets.|[Create a derived dataset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-data-kit/create-derived-dataset.md)|AI developer|
|Merge multiple datasets and create a collection that can be used by AI Skill Kit.|[Activate a skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/activate-skill.md)|AI developer|

## What to explore next

To learn more about configuring and using AI Skill Kit, see:

-   [Configuring AI Skill Kit](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/configuring-now-assist-skill-kit.md)
-   [Using AI Skill Kit](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/using-now-assist-skill-kit.md)