- Adobe MAX takes place from November 10-12 in Miami and presents Creative Agent for Firefly and Creative Cloud.
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects will accept ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini agents via MCP in private beta in early 2027.
- General Creative Cloud features and Firefly quick actions are available from November 10; Open Eyes, Co-editing and Firefly Design are coming in beta.
- Adobe has not yet specified the credit consumption of agents or the cost of an external assistant's work.
At its MAX conference, held November 10-12 in Miami, Adobe unveiled a new phase for its creative tools. The company will open Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects to third-party agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini via the MCP protocol, though the private beta won't arrive until early 2027.
The initiative relies on Adobe Creative Agent, an AI assistant that interprets natural language instructions and can coordinate editing, organization, and production tasks. The company emphasizes that the user remains in control: they can review a plan before executing it, switch models, or resume manual work without losing layers, vectors, or sequences.
Adobe Creative Agent: what it can do and where it will be available
Creative Agent will be in beta in Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Frame.io, and will also power the Firefly assistant. In Premiere, it will allow users to apply effects to all clips in a sequence, track a masked subject, or correct the color and exposure of an entire edit with a single instruction. In Firefly, it adds Plan Mode to approve or edit the agent's steps and a model selector to choose between Adobe or partner models.
The company has also showcased always-on agents, designed to organize resources, review their quality, or prepare content for different channels while the creator is away. According to Anil Chakravarthy, president and future CEO of Adobe, the goal is for professionals to have "the tools, models, and agents they need to bring their most ambitious ideas to life" and stand out with work that reflects their unique taste, style, and vision.
Firefly is no longer just an image generator; it now encompasses video, audio, image, and design creation and editing. The platform integrates its own models with those from ByteDance, Google, Kling, OpenAI, and Eleven Labs, among others, and adds Firefly Video, Firefly Design, Firefly Graph, and Firefly Builder in various testing phases. Some of these features will be available in beta, while others will require access to a private beta.
Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom and InDesign: new features and availability dates
In Creative Cloud, Adobe has announced Generative Restyle and Relight in Photoshop, Color Mode in Premiere, Open Eyes in Lightroom, and Co-editing in InDesign. It also incorporates Wonder 4 and Image HDR models from Topaz Labs to improve image quality , reduce noise, eliminate blur, and enhance sharpness. General Creative Cloud features, Edit Text, Retouch, Relight, and Firefly Quick Actions have been available since November 10.
The update isn't limited to the web or the cloud. Adobe has introduced local MCP integrations that allow third-party agents to work on native files stored on the user's computer, with the applications installed and licensed. The company assures that layers, vectors, and sequences will remain editable, and the private beta is planned for early 2027.
Who does this affect, and what will a creator need to take into account?
The change primarily affects designers, video editors, marketing teams, and professionals who work daily with Creative Cloud. The promise is to delegate repetitive tasks, such as organizing materials, checking quality, or adapting content, and dedicate more time to creative decisions. Adobe has not yet specified how many credits agents will consume or how external assistants will be billed.
To use local integrations, Adobe applications must be installed and licensed on the computer, because the agent works on the project files. The company maintains that the user can then manually intervene and that the work is not destroyed when it goes through the agent. The private beta of MCP is scheduled for early 2027.
Partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and Disney to expand the ecosystem
Adobe is also expanding its partnerships to bring its AI to more services. With Google, Acrobat will be available in Google Workspace, and Google's AI models will be integrated into Firefly, Photoshop, Express, and Premiere. With Microsoft, Adobe Express will be natively available in Microsoft Photos, and some tools will be optimized for Arm-based Windows PCs. With Disney, Adobe has become a multi-year innovation partner to explore AI in storytelling and experiences.
The strategy aims to make Firefly a unique environment where Adobe tools, third-party models, and external partners coexist. The company's stated goal is to allow creators to move from initial idea to finished product without constantly switching applications or subscriptions.
The announcement outlines a two-speed roadmap: general features have been available since November 10, while local MCP integrations and some external agents will have to wait for the private beta in early 2027. For professionals, the key will be to see how these agents fit into their workflows and what their cost in credits is.
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