Google has unveiled an AI agent builder tool designed to automate repititive tasks and help workers find information held across their organization faster.

AI agents have become a major focus for software vendors in recent months, including Atlassian, Microsoft, Salesforce, and numerous others. The "agent" concept is used in different ways, but generally refers to software systems that are able to take actions on behalf of a user, with varying degrees of autonomy. IDC analysts predict that at least 40% of Global 2000 businesses will use AI agents and agentic workflows to automate knowledge work, doubling productivity in the process -- at least in cases where the technology is successfully implemented.

On Friday, Google unveiled Agentspace, its own application where workers can access and build agents. The standalone app has three main purposes, according to Google.