Workday Launches New Tools for Developers to Build, Connect, and Verify AI Agents For HR, Finance, and IT
Developer Agent Lets Developers Build AI Apps and Agents on
Agent-Ready Tools Enable Customer-Built and Third-Party Agents to Safely Act on HR and Finance Data from Any Surface
Agent Passport Tests, Verifies, and Continuously Monitors Every AI Agent in
Today's agent development tools help developers write code faster, but they lack the big picture ability to ensure data is correct, secure, and in line with company rules. One mistake in payroll, benefits, or the company ledger can mean a missed paycheck, exposed employee data, or a fine from a regulator. Developers need tools that enable them to move quickly without breaking the safeguards they already trust. New capabilities in
"Platforms win when they make the hard thing disappear for the developer," said
Developer Agent: From Prompt to Production in Minutes
The Developer Agent is designed to fit into how developers already work today. Instead of forcing teams into a new interface, it plugs into the agentic development tools they already use, including
For example, a developer can type a request like, "Build an agent that alerts finance when a department is trending to go over budget this quarter." Developer Agent then picks the right
"Agentic AI has permanently rewritten the developer playbook, shifting the focus from writing code to scaling impact," said
What the
"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
"Developer Agent is an important advancement that enables us to co-create knowledge‑encoded agents and reusable agent skills with our clients, turning expertise into action and business value," said
"Every developer I talk to feels the pressure to build agentic automation faster," said
Agent-Ready Tools: Powering Agents to Act Safely on
Once an AI agent is built, it needs a safe way to take action, like looking up a record, updating a benefit, or triggering an approval.
Unlike traditional APIs designed for data integrations, Agent-Ready Tools are purpose-built to power agents, providing agents with precise, easy-to-navigate business logic and context while reducing hallucination and latency. Hundreds of Agent-Ready Tools that act across all of
When agents need to act beyond
Agent Passport: Independent, Third‑Party Verification That An Agent is Safe to Run
When the agent is ready to act, Agent Passport validates its safety and compliance before it goes live. With standards-based stamps that show which security and compliance tests the agent has passed, who verified them, and which standards were used, companies can continuously monitor and govern every internal or third-party AI agent in
Cisco is the first attestation partner to power the stamps that appear in Agent Passport, providing independent, third-party verification that an agent meets open and industry recognized security and compliance standards.
Together, the new Developer Agent, Agent‑Ready Tools, and Agent Passport give customers a faster, safer way to bring AI into their most important HR and finance decisions, with the same trust they expect from
Availability
Developer Agent and Agent-Ready Tools are now available to early access customers through
For More Information
- Explore the three paths to build AI apps and agents with
Workday , without giving up control or safety. - Read how Agent Passport gives developers a verifiable way to confidently govern both internal and third-party AI agents.
- Learn how the latest expansions to
Workday Data Cloud allow developers to securely bring live HR and finance data into their existing AI, analytics, and applications without rebuilding data pipelines.
About Workday
Workday operates at the heart of the enterprise – HR, finance, and IT – where the margin for error is effectively zero. By tightly coupling AI with the context, guardrails, and trusted processes that run the business, Workday goes beyond AI that assists work to agents that do the work and drive measurable outcomes. More than 11,500 organizations worldwide, including more than 65% of the Fortune 500, trust Workday to deliver. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.
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