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AI Desktop Action - Screens, Anchors, and Steps: The Building Blocks of Desktop Action (UI blocks)

New article articles in ServiceNow Community · Apr 30, 2026 · article

When you record a desktop automation in Agentic Desktop, the recorder organises everything you do into three building blocks: screens, anchors, and steps. These are not just labels. They are the structural foundation that determines whether your automation runs reliably across every machine and session.  Understanding how they relate to each other is the single most important concept for building automations that actually hold up in production.

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