Apple adds AI assistant to Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Logic Pro with MCP support
Apple is adding a beta AI assistant built on Apple and OpenAI models to its productivity apps Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Logic Pro. The assistant can draft and restructure content in Pages, organize data in Numbers, and design or animate slides in Keynote. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers now support the Model Context Protocol on macOS 27 or later, allowing third-party AI agents to integrate with the apps.
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Apple is bringing an AI assistant to its suite of productivity apps , including Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The assistant, which is built on AI models from Apple and OpenAI, can understand a document's context to perform tasks like designing, animating, and refining slides in Keynote. In Pages, Apple says the AI assistant can draft, restructure, and tweak written content. It can also calculate, visualize, and organize data in Numbers, while suggesting chart types and building custom tables. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers now support the Model Context Protocol on macOS 27 or later, allowing third-party AI agents to plug into the apps. The AI … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Emma Roth / The Verge : Apple adds a beta AI assistant built on Apple and OpenAI models to Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Logic Pro, plus MCP support to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers — The new AI assistant can draft and restructure content in Pages, while organizing data in Numbers.
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