AI Native ITSM + CMDB
Build an IT access-request resolver that takes a plain-English request (e.g. "give Jordan admin on Salesforce"), grounds it in a CMDB, decides what to do against an editable policy, acts on that decision, and closes out an incident — so an IT/IAM service desk gets consistent, auditable, policy-driven handling of routine access tickets instead of doing every step by hand. Trigger it with an HTTP route: POST an access request as JSON { text, requester }. Keep the route private to space members unless otherwise specified. Wire it as a short linear flow: Receive — validate the incoming request and normalize it for the rest of the flow. Understand — use an LLM to extract who is asking, which application, the intent, and urgency; then look those up in a CMDB / asset-inventory system so the decision is based on real records rather than the raw text. Decide — use an LLM to apply an editable policy (kept in one file a human can easily change) to the enriched facts, returning a strict decision such as auto-approve, needs-manager-approval, or deny, along with the action to take and rule-citing reasoning. Act — create/update an incident ticket, then carry out the decision (grant access, request approval, or reject), and post a notification. Its output is the HTTP response summarizing what happened. For the external systems, name my choices but keep them swappable: use an LLM (I used Anthropic's Claude — any capable model works), a CMDB + ITSM data service for lookups, records, and access-group changes (mine is a combined CMDB/ITSM API — swap in ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, or your own), and post notifications to Slack (or your team's chat tool). Make notifications optional: if chat isn't configured or a call fails, fall back to logging and a note in the result so the loop still closes. This workflow is read-write — it creates/updates tickets and changes access-group membership. Tools used: Anthropic, CMDB/ITSM data service, Slack
What this prompt builds
An AI-powered IT service management workflow that automates access-request handling by grounding requests in a CMDB, applying editable policies, and executing decisions to resolve incidents. Built to demonstrate how ITSM and CMDB capabilities can be delivered natively in 3B as an alternative to legacy platforms like ServiceNow or emerging startups. IT and IAM teams reduce manual ticket handling while maintaining consistent, auditable, policy-driven outcomes.
The problem
IT and IAM service desks spend significant time manually processing routine access requests — reading tickets, checking systems, applying policies, granting permissions, and updating records for every request. This workflow solves that by taking plain-English access requests, grounding them in a CMDB to enrich context, applying an editable policy to make consistent decisions, and automatically executing those decisions while closing out incidents. Teams get policy-driven, auditable access handling that frees humans from repetitive ticket work.
Solution and impact
The workflow automates the entire access-request lifecycle by validating requests, using an LLM to extract intent and enrich data from a CMDB, applying editable policies to decide on approval or denial, then executing the decision and updating incident tickets. IT departments reduce manual ticket handling and free staff for higher-value work, while maintaining consistent, auditable outcomes across all access requests.
