Workday has unveiled its Agent Partner Network, a global ecosystem of partners building AI agents that will connect with the Workday Agent System of Record (ASOR).
Accenture, Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Auditoria.AI, Compa, Deloitte, Glean, Google Cloud, IBM, Kainos, KPMG, Microsoft, Paradox, PwC, and WorkBoardAI are among the first to partner with Workday to help joint customers “thrive in a future where AI agents are a central part of how work gets done”, said the vendor.
Workday has also announced Agent Gateway, which will enable customers to “seamlessly connect and manage” AI agents from Workday and its Agent Partner Network within the Workday Agent System of Record.
"For nearly two decades, Workday has helped organisations manage their people and their money on a unified, secure platform," said Matthew Brandt, senior vice president, global partners, Workday. "Now, as AI agents increasingly collaborate with human workforces, customers are looking to Workday to manage everything - people, money, and agents - together on one platform they can trust. That's why we're partnering with leading technology organisations to ensure they can do so seamlessly while maintaining enterprise control."
As AI agents become a core part of the workforce, the Workday ASOR will provide the tools to hire, onboard, assign responsibility, and manage agent outcomes the same way businesses manage people, it is promised. It will help businesses set clear roles for agents, define what data they can access, control what actions they take, and track their performance – “so every human and agent contributor are aligned to business goals”.
Whether an agent is built by Workday, a partner, or a customer, the Workday ASOR will help ensure it operates securely, efficiently, and with accountability, we are told.
By connecting their AI agents to the Workday Agent System of Record, partners will help create a “more seamless, intelligent, and collaborative experience across systems”.
For example, when a recruiter or hiring manager needs to quickly schedule an interview, they can use the Paradox Interview Scheduling agent within the Workday ASOR. Because Paradox integrates directly to Workday Recruiting, users have access to the Scheduling agent that helps them across the entire interview process, from coordinating scheduling, sending reminders, answering candidate questions, and more.
Workday's new Agent Gateway will “make it easy” for Workday partners to connect their AI agents with Workday's ASOR. Using shared protocols, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent Protocol (A2A), these agents can collaborate and exchange information “seamlessly” - whether they're built by Workday or Workday partners. “This means Workday Illuminate agents can operate wherever people are working, across systems, to deliver real-time support and automation that saves time and reduces friction,” said the firm.
Agents from Workday and its Agent Partner Network are now available on Workday Marketplace. Illuminate agents available today on Workday Marketplace include Business Process Optimize Agent, Financial Audit Agent, Payroll Agent, Recruiting Agent, and Talent Mobility Agent.
Illuminate is the next generation of Workday AI. Agent Gateway will be available to “early adopter” customers “by the end of 2025”.
