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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

ServiceNow IDE commands

Use commands from the command palette to perform many actions in the ServiceNow IDE.

The command palette includes commands unique to the ServiceNow IDE for creating and managing applications and commands from Visual Studio Code, such as Git commands for using source control. The following commands are unique to the ServiceNow IDE.

To open the command palette, use one of the following keyboard shortcuts:

  • Windows: Ctrl-Shift-P
  • Mac: Cmd-Shift-P

To close the command palette, press the Escape key.

CommandDescription
Fluent: Apply Template for an existing Fluent AppAdds template files and directories for development in ServiceNow Fluent to an existing application.
Fluent: Build and InstallBuild and install the application across the instance.Learn more: Build and install an application in the ServiceNow IDE
Fluent: Build with Now SDKBuild the application into an installable package.
Fluent: Convert an app to Fluent

Convert an existing application to support development in source code.Note: With ServiceNow IDE version 3.1.4 and earlier, the sn_glider.ide_fluent_admin role is required to use this command.

Learn more: Convert an application with the ServiceNow IDE

Fluent: Create Fluent AppCreate an application to develop in source code.Learn more: Create an application with the ServiceNow IDE
Fluent: Download script dependenciesDownload script dependencies in your application to get type-ahead support for Glide APIs and script includes. Type definitions are downloaded into the `@types/servicenow` directory based on the scripts in your application.After downloading script dependencies, you can create a `tsconfig.json` file in the `src/fluent` directory that includes the type definitions. For example: 
"include": [
    "./**/*.client.js",
    "./**/*.server.js",
    "../../@types/servicenow/*.client.d.ts",
    "../../@types/servicenow/*.server.d.ts",
]
Learn more: Downloading dependencies with the ServiceNow SDK
Fluent: Force Install Fluent App in InstanceInstall an existing build artifact, which might overwrite recent changes.
Fluent: Force Sync of Fluent App with all metadata

Synchronize all metadata in the application rather than only the metadata that changed since the last time that the application was synchronized.Warning: Force synchronizing all metadata in the application might overwrite any changes in the application that haven't been built and installed on the instance.

Learn more: Synchronizing applications in the ServiceNow IDE

Fluent: Install Fluent App in InstanceInstall the application across the instance without building it again.
Fluent: Reinstall Fluent App

Uninstall and reinstall the application on the instance to verify that the metadata on the instance matches the metadata in the installation package. The source files in the application aren’t changed. Warning: Changes to metadata on the instance that haven’t been synced into your application in the ServiceNow IDE are removed.

If you have previous versions of modules in the EcmaScript Module [sys_module] table that aren't needed, re-installing an application removes previous versions of the application’s modules from the table.

Note: With ServiceNow IDE version 3.1.4 and earlier, the sn_glider.ide_fluent_admin role is required to use this command.

Fluent: Restart Fluent ServerRestart the ServiceNow Fluent language server.
Fluent: Sync Fluent App with changed metadataSynchronize changes made to the application metadata since the last time that the application was synchronized.Learn more: Synchronizing applications in the ServiceNow IDE
Git: Manage Git credentialsManage existing Git credentials for a Git domain and your user on the instance.
Git: Set IDE Git credentialsConfigure basic or OAuth 2.0 credentials that are associated with your user to authenticate with a Git provider.Learn more: - Connect to a Git provider using basic authentication with the ServiceNow IDE - Connect to a Git provider using OAuth 2.0 with the ServiceNow IDE
File Categories: Focus on File Categories ViewNavigate to the File Categories view.Learn more: Create an application file in the ServiceNow IDE
Package Manager: Install DependenciesInstall third-party dependencies into the `node_modules` directory.Learn more: Use third-party libraries in applications in the ServiceNow IDE
Workspaces: Add Application to WorkspaceAdd an existing application to a workspace.
Workspaces: Add to WorkspaceCreate, open, or clone an application in a workspace.
Workspaces: Browse WorkspacesBrowse through and open your ServiceNow IDE workspaces.
Workspaces: Create a WorkspaceCreate a ServiceNow IDE workspace.Learn more: Create a workspace in the ServiceNow IDE
Workspaces: Delete a WorkspaceDelete a ServiceNow IDE workspace.
Workspaces: Rename a WorkspaceRename a ServiceNow IDE workspace.
Workspaces: WelcomeNavigate to the ServiceNow IDE home page, which lists all of your workspaces.