---
title: Call a custom skill from a script
description: Call a custom skill from a UI action script so that you can run the skill and use its output in your instance logic.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skill-kit/call-custom-skill-from-script.html
release: australia
product: Now Assist Skill Kit
classification: now-assist-skill-kit
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using AI Skill Kit, AI Skill Kit, Enable AI experiences]
---

# Call a custom skill from a script

Call a custom skill from a UI action script so that you can run the skill and use its output in your instance logic.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System UI** > **UI Actions**.

2.  Create a UI action.

    For more information on creating UI actions, see [Create a UI action](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_EditingAUIAction.md).

3.  Add your script.

    The following script is an example. You can replace the variables with your data.

    ```
    var inputsPayload = {};
    
    // create the payload to deliver input data to the skill
    
    inputsPayload[‘input name’] = {
    
      tableName: 'table name',
    
      sysId: 'sys_id',
    
      queryString: ''
    
    };
    
    
    //create the request by combining the capability sys ID and the skill config sys ID
    
    var request = {
    
        executionRequests: [{
    
            payload: inputsPayload,
    
            capabilityId: ‘capability sys id’,
    
            meta: {
    
                skillConfigId: ‘skill config sys id’
    
            }
    
        }],
    
        mode: 'sync'
    
    };
    
    
    //run the custom skill and get the output in a string format
    try {
    var output = sn_one_extend.OneExtendUtil.execute(request)['capabilities'][request.executionRequests[0].capabilityId]['response'];
    var LLMOutput = JSON.parse(output).model_output;
    } catch(e) {
     gs.error(e);
     gs.addErrorMessage('Something went wrong while executing the skill.');
    }
    action.setRedirectURL(current);
    ```


**Parent Topic:**[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)

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