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title: Web automation AI agent
description: This AI agent executes automated actions across any web page, enabling form filling, clicking, data extraction, and navigation tasks.
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# Web automation AI agent

This AI agent executes automated actions across any web page, enabling form filling, clicking, data extraction, and navigation tasks.

## Workflow

1.  Understand the user's goal. If critical details are missing \(such as website or data values\), ask the user to provide them.
2.  Revise the plan until the user approves it.
3.  Use the Web Automation tool to execute the plan.
4.  If more information is needed, ask the user.
5.  Show results to the user.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Allow third party to access this AI agent

</td><td>

When enabled, third-party AI agents can use this agent. This value is off \(false\) by default. This setting is defined in the AI Agent configs \[sn\_aia\_agent\_config\] table on the External discoverable field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Allow AI specialists to access this AI agent

</td><td>

When enabled, AI specialists can use this agent. This value is off \(false\) by default. When set to true, more configuration options for tools become available so that an AI specialist can map inputs and response templates to tool outputs. This setting is defined in the AI Agent configs \[sn\_aia\_agent\_config\] table on the Specialist enabled field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Manage long-term memory

</td><td>

When enabled, all previous user interactions are used as context for the LLM. This value is off \(false\) by default. This setting is defined by the **sn\_aia.ltm.enable\_long\_term\_memory** system property. For more information, see [ServiceNow Otto AI agents reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/na-aia-reference.md).

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Tools

</td><td>

-   **Desktop action**

Web Automation Tool


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Allowed user roles The specific user roles that can access this AI agent.

</td><td>

snc\_internal

</td></tr><tr><td>

Data access roles The specific user identity roles that determine which data the AI agent can access and what actions it can take.

</td><td>

sn\_aaa.web\_agent\_runtime

</td></tr><tr><td>

Triggers

</td><td>

Optional. None defined by default. An admin can specify triggers if desired. For more information, see [Add a trigger to an AI agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/add-trigger-aia.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Channels

</td><td>

Configure an assistant for Virtual Agent or ServiceNow Otto panel using [Assistant Designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/conversational-interfaces/configure-now-assist-va.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Used in agentic workflows

</td><td>

Web Automation

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[ServiceNow AI Platform AI agents](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/platform-ai-agents-overview.md)