Adobe adds new AI features to Creative Cloud and releases MCP tool

In short: Adobe announced new AI features across Creative Cloud apps and introduced a Model Context Protocol (MCP) option that can let chatbots use more Adobe tools.

What happened

Adobe used its MAX event in Miami to unveil more AI features for apps many people use for creative work, including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom. Some updates focus on quick fixes, like removing a background or generating a video thumbnail.

In Firefly, Adobe is adding new tools for design and video. A new “Builder” tool, now in private beta, helps people create prototypes, which are rough, clickable drafts used to show what an app or website could look like. Adobe is also adding tools for things like making on-brand charts and editing part of an image without changing other objects.

Firefly is also getting an AI-powered video tool that can help assemble a video from clips, images, and sound effects. Adobe said it is making its AI “agent” more proactive and always on, so it can keep track of what you are working on and be ready to help.

Separately, Adobe is releasing a local MCP. MCP, short for Model Context Protocol, is a way for AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to connect to other software tools (like giving the chatbot a set of remote controls). Adobe said it will expose more Creative Cloud features through MCP over time, and it will use customer feedback to decide what to add.

Why it matters

For everyday users, these changes could mean less time spent on repetitive editing and more work done through simple requests. MCP could also make it easier to use a chatbot as a helper inside Adobe apps, although Adobe and others are still debating how well this approach works as a shared standard.

Source: TechCrunch AI