{"slug": "build-your-way-use-any-ai-agent-of-your-choice-in-android-studio", "title": "Build your way: Use any AI agent of your choice in Android Studio", "summary": "Google introduced Bring Your Own Agent (BYOA) support in Android Studio, letting developers integrate third-party coding agents including Anthropic's Claude Agent, OpenAI's Codex, and Google's Antigravity, with the feature rolling out in preview in the Android Studio Rabbit 2 canary release. Google said BYOA pairs a chosen agent with Android Studio's AI-optimized infrastructure, Android skills, and Android Knowledge Base, and that developers wanting the best Gemini experience should select the Google Antigravity agent for access to models such as Gemini Flash 3.8 and increased AI usage quota. The built-in Gemini agent remains available, and enterprise users on Gemini Enterprise can keep using either the built-in agent or Antigravity with Google Cloud security and privacy.", "body_md": "AI-powered developer tools have become an essential multiplier for engineering productivity, with teams adopting specialized AI coding agents, custom enterprise harnesses, and autonomous tools. It’s important for you to be able to build Android apps in the way that works best for you and your team, and agentic Android development is more open and flexible than ever before.\n\nLast year, Android Studio opened up to [any AI model](https://developer.android.com/studio/gemini/use-a-remote-model). Today, we’re taking the next step by introducing support for your choice of coding agents. With our new **Bring Your Own Agent (BYOA)** feature, you can seamlessly integrate your preferred coding agent into Android Studio—featuring Anthropic’s Claude Agent, Open AI’s Codex, and Google’s Antigravity—and supercharge it with Android Studio’s AI-optimized infrastructure and tool support.\n\nBYOA pairs your favorite agent with IDE-native intelligence, making it faster, more accurate, and more cost-effective. BYOA is available in the latest [Android Studio Canary](https://developer.android.com/studio/preview) with benefits including:\n\nAgents can plan and execute complete technical workflows directly in your environment, unlocking powerful use cases:\n\nAgents running in Android Studio also benefit from Android skills and the Android Knowledge Base, ensuring they have access to the latest Android best practices. And if you want to learn more about how agents impact model performance, read more about our [latest updates to Android Bench](http://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/09/android-bench-2-long-horizon-tasks.html).\n\nMany developers have been using Gemini directly in Android Studio through the built-in agent, and we will continue to offer this experience in Android Studio. However, for the best experience with Gemini, we recommend selecting the Google Antigravity agent for access to the latest Gemini models such as Gemini Flash 3.8, along with increased AI usage quota. You can also login to the Google Antigravity agent with your [Google AI Pro or Ultra plan](https://one.google.com/intl/en_us/about/google-ai-plans/#code) to take advantage of your benefits in Android Studio, or pay per token rates with a Gemini API key.\n\nIf your organization is using [Gemini Enterprise](https://developer.android.com/ai-in-android#why-enterprise-developers-choose-ai-in-android-studio), you can continue to use the built-in agent or the Antigravity agent. In either case, your organization continues to benefit from the added security and privacy of Google Cloud.\n\nBYOA support is rolling out in preview starting with the [canary release of Android Studio Rabbit 2](https://developer.android.com/studio/preview) featuring commonly used agents like Google Antigravity, Claude Agent, and Codex. Both enterprise and consumer AI plans are supported - subject to the agent provider. To connect an agent, follow these steps:\n\nYour feedback is essential as we continue to refine the AI experience in Android Studio. If you find a bug or issue, please [file an issue](https://developer.android.com/studio/report-bugs). 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