Ten research projects were previewed at Adobe MAX 2026 Sneaks in Miami Beach, showing automated video editing, audio isolation, and direct canvas manipulation.
Adobe rolled out new features on November 10, 2026, across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, and InDesign, turning software into agentic workflows to handle multi-step production tasks. The update brings the Adobe Creative Agent into desktop tools to orchestrate background workflows while people retain creative control.
Adobe is back, officially releasing MCP support for its entire creative cloud stack. they are back on their toes, feels exciting to see this be released in real-time in Miami. Adobe becoming headless!? pic.twitter.com/okVCZCo1gt
Existing subscribers can use the latest version at no extra cost in the 2027 version of Adobe Creative Cloud. During a conference demonstration, Anil Chakravarthy showed how a third-party AI agent turned a long-form podcast into multiple short clips for social media platforms. Chakravarthy becomes Adobe chief executive on December 1, 2026.
“Adobe will meet you where you are,” said Anil Chakravarthy.
Organizing your work just got easier! Graphstorm uses the new AI Assistant (beta) in Adobe Illustrator to clean up their files, so their deliverables are client-ready and they have more time to create! Learn more here: https://t.co/kvpX7U7JS6 🎨: IG | graphstorm pic.twitter.com/SHCYQgMHle
Adobe is opening selected Creative Cloud apps to external AI agents through local Model Context Protocol integrations. These let chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude work directly with native files while preserving editable project elements like layers, vectors, bins, and sequences.
Adobe vice president Deepa Subramaniam said the company is deciding which Creative Cloud features to expose through MCP and plans to expand access based on user feedback. The company previewed always-on agents and MCP integrations planned for private beta testing in early 2027.
Firefly is expanding into a full AI creative studio that combines image, video, audio, and design tools onto a single canvas. New additions include Firefly Design, Firefly Graph, and “Firefly Builder,” which lets people build interactive app and website prototypes from natural-language instructions.
Firefly Graph focuses on processing steps used to create deliverables rather than the images themselves, letting users visually assemble, edit, and reuse workflows. Adobe added new image editing automation features, such as “Open Eyes“in Lightroom and”Relight” in Photoshop, which adds light sources that blend naturally into a scene.
When the update unlocks more time to create. 🤌 Across Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, https://t.co/mOEdMFajs1, Lightroom, Premiere, and Firefly, we're introducing AI Assistant (beta) to help cut down on the repetitive tasks that… pic.twitter.com/XDHrIayAO2
Earlier coverage: Adobe and Google Expand Partnership to Integrate AI and Creative Tools
