Workday, Inc. has unveiled new agentic capabilities in Workday Build, its platform for developers to build custom AI apps and agents that run on Workday.
“Platforms win when they make the hard thing disappear for the developer,” said Gabe Monroy, chief technology officer, Workday. “Anyone can give an agent speed, the hard part is letting it act on the org chart or ledger and trusting every step – and that’s the part that Workday Build makes disappear.”
New agentic capabilities
The new capabilities include:
- Developer Agent: allows developers to build AI apps and agents in plain language from the agentic tools they already use
- Agent-Ready Tools: provides controlled guardrails for agents to access HR and finance data over Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Agent Passport: gives agents digital stamps from trusted security and compliance vendors to verify they are safe to deploy.
“Agentic AI has permanently rewritten the developer playbook, shifting the focus from writing code to scaling impact,” said Jay Wieczorkowski, general manager, Developer Platform, Workday. “Developer Agent brings the power and trust of Workday Build to the agentic tools developers love, fast-tracking development so they can focus on something bigger: transforming the way the world works.”
“As the only developer at Waste Connections, the Developer Agent will give me a real starting point to build agents on top of my existing Extend apps, handling the technical work so I can build cool, creative apps and agents while still learning,” said Jules Mayberry, Workday developer, Waste Connections.
