Create an AI asset in the asset inventory

Use the asset library to create AI assets in your instance.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_na_center.nac_admin

About this task

Follow these steps to create an AI asset.

From the asset inventory, asset types are created by opening their respective application.

Create agents and agentic workflows with AI Agent Studio.

For more information, see AI Agent Studio.
Create Virtual Agent assets with Virtual Agent Assistant Designer, including topics, virtual assistants, subflows, and actions.

For more information, see .
Create custom skills with Now Assist Skill Kit.

For more information, see Now Assist Skill Kit.
Create datasets with Now Assist Data Kit.

For more information, see Now Assist Data Kit.
Create catalog items with Catalog Builder.

For more information, see .
Create knowledge graphs with Knowledge Graph Designer.

For more information, see Knowledge Graph.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Now Assist Center or Workspaces > Now Assist Center.
Select Asset inventory (

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Asset inventory icon.\) in the side navigation bar.

The Asset inventory tab opens.

Select the Create asset button.

The Create asset box opens showing the following options for the asset type.

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Create asset box showing options for the new asset type.

Asset type	Description
AI agent	Opens the New AI Agent form in AI Agent Studio. An AI agent is an autonomous digital worker that uses LLMs, tools, and workflows to complete tasks on behalf of users. They can reason, plan, and act independently or collaboratively. For more information on creating an AI agent in AI Agent Studio, see Create an AI agent.
Agentic workflow	Opens the New agentic workflow form in AI Agent Studio. An agentic workflow is a structured sequence of tasks executed by one or more AI agents with minimal human intervention to fulfill a business objective. For more information on AI Agent Studio, see Create an agentic workflow.
Custom skill	Opens the Now Assist Skill Kit home page. A skill is a self-contained unit of generative AI functionality that runs a prompt against a large language model \(LLM\) and returns a response. For more information, see Create a skill.
Subflow	Opens the New Subflow form in Assistant Designer. A subflow is an automated process that is part of a larger automated process. It consists of reusable actions and flow logic, data inputs, and outputs. For more information on creating an asset in Virtual Agent Designer, see .
Action	Opens the New Action form in Assistant Designer. An action is a single step or task performed by a an AI agent, a workflow, or a subflow. For more information on creating an asset in Virtual Agent Designer, see .
Virtual assistant	Opens the Create an assistant page in Assistant Designer. A virtual assistant is the container for the end-to-end administrative configuration for a chat or voice conversation. For more information on creating a virtual assistant in Assistant Designer, see .
Topic	Opens the Create a topic form in Assistant Designer. A conversational topic is used to structure back-and-forth conversations between the virtual agent and the end user. For more information on creating an asset in Virtual Agent Designer, see .
Catalog item	Opens the Catalog Builder. A catalog item is used to publish a service to users in the Service Catalog. For more information on creating a catalog item in Catalog Builder, see .
Data asset	Opens a Create data asset box. Choose one of the following options. Import and create data Opens the Create dataset form in Now Assist Data Kit. Generate synthetic data Opens the Now Assist Data Kit home page. A custom dataset and data collection in Now Assist Data Kit is used for evaluations in Now Assist Skill Kit. For more information on creating a dataset in Now Assist Data Kit, see Using Now Assist Data Kit.
Knowledge Graph	Opens Knowledge Graph Designer home page. A knowledge graph is a graphical representation of real-world entities \(tables\) and their relationships. It is used add context and meaning to information to enable intelligent search, insights, and AI-driven experiences. For more information on creating a knowledge graph in Knowledge Graph Designer, see Using Knowledge Graph Designer.

Select the type of asset you want to create.

Depending on your selection, theapplication will open in a separate browser tab.
Complete the form for the new asset and submit it.

Result

An asset is created and can be seen in the related asset inventory list.

Parent Topic:Using the asset inventory in Now Assist Center