AINov 10, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC·1 min read

Adobe Max: AI Agents to Control Photoshop and Premiere Pro

Adobe is bringing more AI to Creative Cloud: an agent in Firefly will handle complex tasks, and third-party AI is to edit Photoshop documents via MCP.

Creative software interface showing Photoshop and Premiere Pro with an AI agent assistant panel on a designer's screen. — Image: heise online

Adobe is expanding the role of artificial intelligence in its Creative Cloud apps. At its Adobe Max conference, the company announced that AI agents are set to operate Photoshop, Premiere Pro and other applications in the suite.

An agent inside Firefly

At the center is a new AI agent in Adobe Firefly. According to Adobe, it will take over complex tasks in the future, rather than simply responding to single prompts. The idea is that users describe a goal and the agent works through the individual steps.

Third-party AI via MCP

Adobe is also opening Photoshop to outside AI systems. Through MCP, the Model Context Protocol, AI services from other providers are supposed to be able to edit Photoshop documents. That would let creators work with the assistant of their choice while the actual editing still happens in Adobe's software.

Why it matters

For designers, video editors and agencies, the announcement points toward workflows in which routine and multi-step jobs are delegated to software agents. Support for MCP, a protocol that connects AI models with external tools, suggests Adobe wants its applications to be reachable from other AI environments, not only from its own interface.

The announcement leaves open details that matter in practice, such as which apps and features will be covered first, which third-party AI services will be supported and when the functions will become available. Adobe has so far presented the direction rather than a complete rollout plan.

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