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Google opens Android development to third-party AI agents, Claude and Codex can plug directly into the IDE

2026-10-29AIToolingLast updated: 28 Oct 2026, 11:35 pm UTC
Original sourceAndroid Developers BlogAdditional: The Decoder

Summary

At Android Dev Summit, Google announced a 'Bring Your Own Agent' mode for Android Studio Rabbit 2, letting developers run more than 40 external agents inside the IDE via the open Agent Client Protocol (ACP), including Claude Agent, Codex, and Antigravity, with direct access to project structure, sy…

Key points

  • Android developers can plug their preferred agents into the IDE and get full project context without locking into a single vendor.
  • For the first time, a mobile development IDE embraces external agents at scale through an open protocol, markedly increasing vendor choice in developer workflows.
  • Existing Android teams can connect agents like Codex or Claude Code via official plugins, and use Android skills and CLI tools for remote device testing and performance checks.
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