> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.poly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 07.2026

> July 2026 release notes.

The **July 2026** PolyAI release brings two developer-focused ways to build and manage agents outside the Agent Studio UI: the **PolyAI Agent Development Kit (ADK)** for a local, Git-like workflow, and **Builder MCP** for building agents straight from your IDE or AI coding tool. Both ship with full documentation.

Expand the items below for details:

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  <Accordion title="PolyAI Agent Development Kit (ADK)" icon="terminal" id="adk">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/polyai/ISRx9QKOXWI-Hpbh/images/release-notes/2607/adk.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ISRx9QKOXWI-Hpbh&q=85&s=98abab3e409925ede64b7c83f635620b" alt="PolyAI Agent Development Kit" width="1700" height="640" data-path="images/release-notes/2607/adk.png" />

    The **PolyAI ADK** gives you a local, Git-like workflow for Agent Studio projects: pull a project to your machine, edit it with standard tooling, validate, and push it back to Agent Studio to review and deploy.

    * **Zero to a local project in a few commands** — install with `pip install polyai-adk`, then `poly start` handles self-serve sign-up, API key, and your first project in one go.
    * **Local, code-first editing** — work on flows, functions, topics, entities, variables, and variants as files, using the tooling you already have.
    * **Git-like project lifecycle** — pull, branch, validate, and push, with branch merging to bring changes back safely.
    * **Tutorials and reference** — build-an-agent and restaurant-booking walkthroughs, core-concept guides, worked examples, and a full CLI and configuration reference.

    See the [ADK docs](/adk) to get started, or jump straight to [Getting started](/adk/get-started/get-started) and the [CLI reference](/adk/reference/cli).
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  <Accordion title="Builder MCP" icon="wrench" id="builder-mcp">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/polyai/mC-hBNxhbQLRsMMg/images/integrations/mcp-homepage.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mC-hBNxhbQLRsMMg&q=85&s=98e17415379ae08caf183580b759de7d" alt="Builder MCP" width="3014" height="1650" data-path="images/integrations/mcp-homepage.png" />

    **Builder MCP** is PolyAI's authenticated [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server for building agents. Point an MCP client — Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, or Codex — at it and create, test, and deploy PolyAI agents from your IDE without calling the REST API yourself.

    * **Build from your IDE** — the client discovers the available tools and their input schemas on connect, so your AI coding tool can drive Agent Studio directly.
    * **Full agent lifecycle** — create and edit agents, run tests, and deploy, all over MCP.
    * **Authenticated and scoped** — connect with your workspace API key; see [Authentication](/mcp/authentication) for setup.
    * **Two directions, clearly separated** — Builder MCP is a client → PolyAI connection for *building* agents. To let a live agent call external tools during a conversation, see [Agent Studio MCP integrations](/mcp/agent-studio-integrations).

    See the [MCP overview](/mcp/overview) and [Builder MCP](/mcp/builder/introduction) for the full walkthrough.
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