--- title: ServiceNow Otto for App Engine release notes description: The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/release-notes/now-assist-for-app-engine-rn.html release: australia topic_type: topic last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 3 breadcrumb: [App development and low-code release notes, Features and changes by product, Release notes for upgrading from Zurich, Learn about the Australia release, Australia release notes] --- # ServiceNow Otto for App Engine release notes The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release. ## About ServiceNow Otto for App Engine [Australia Patch 5](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/australia-patch-5.md) - ServiceNow Otto® is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including ServiceNow Otto for App Engine. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features. [Australia Patch 4](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/australia-patch-4.md) - Prepare for Now LLM Service to be deprecated in a future release. [Australia Patch 2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/australia-patch-2.md) - If you have a ServiceNow Otto for Creator subscription, you can create AI assets conversationally using Build Agent. See [ServiceNow Otto for App Engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/application-development/add-ai-to-custom-apps-with-now-assist-for-app-engine-enterprise.md) for more information. ## Activation and other requirements **Important:** ServiceNow Otto for App Engine is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. - **Activation information** Install ServiceNow Otto for App Engine by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html). **Parent Topic:**[App development and low-code release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/build-automate-rn-landing.md) ## August 2026 The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release. ### What's changed - **[Now Assist > ServiceNow Otto® announcement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/sn-ai-implementation-landing.md)** ServiceNow Otto introduced AI on the platform. As that experience has evolved, there's a new name for the experience. ServiceNow Otto® is the conversational AI platform integrated into ServiceNow workflows. It provides agentic capabilities, supports multimodal interactions across web, mobile, and messaging channels, and enables autonomous orchestration for cross-system workflows. ## July 2026 The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release. ### What's changed - **[Large language models on the ServiceNow AI Platform®](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/exploring-large-language-models.md)** The Now LLM Service is no longer the default model provider for new or inactive AI assets. A third-party LLM is now selected by default, while existing configurations using the Now LLM Service continue unchanged. The Now LLM Service is still available for manual selection. ## Australia General Availability The ServiceNow Otto for App Engine application enables creators to enhance custom applications with AI assets that app users can leverage at runtime. ServiceNow Otto for App Engine was enhanced and updated in the Australia release. ### What's new - **[Create AI assets conversationally with Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/application-development/create-custom-ai-agent.md)** If you have a ServiceNow Otto for Creator subscription, you can use Build Agent to conversationally create agentic workflows, AI agents, and skills for custom apps. - **[ServiceNow product tiers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/ai-native-sku-overview.md)** The ServiceNow AI Platform now brings you a new AI experience with three licensing tiers available: - Foundation: AI basics to deliver insights - Advanced: AI to boost productivity across relevant use cases - Prime: Act autonomously with all AI assets, and create your own Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents.