Workday Unveils Workday Build, Giving Developers the Tools to Build the Future of Work
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Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) has announced Workday Build, a new developer platform that enables customers and partners to create, share, and scale AI-powered solutions directly on Workday's platform. The platform includes the new Workday Flowise Agent Builder, a low-code tool for building and managing custom AI agents.
Key components include AI Developer Products and Tools with a Developer Copilot, Workday Data Cloud for enhanced data access, expanded marketplace offerings, and a skilled developer community. The platform aims to transform how organizations leverage AI within Workday's secure environment.
The Workday Flowise Agent Builder will be available to Workday Extend Professional customers in H1 2026, while Workday Data Cloud will begin early adoption in H1 2026 with general availability later that year.
Positive
- Introduction of low-code AI agent development capabilities through Workday Flowise Agent Builder
- Enhanced data accessibility through new Workday Data Cloud feature
- Expansion of developer ecosystem and marketplace offerings
- Integration with existing Workday security infrastructure
Negative
- Extended timeline for general availability (H1 2026)
- Limited initial access to Workday Extend Professional customers only
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, WDAY declined 1.68%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +5.7% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 23 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $999M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $58.48B at that time.
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Open Developer Platform Empowers Customers and Partners to Create, Share, and Scale AI-Powered Enterprise Solutions
New Agent Builder Makes It Easy to Design, Deploy, and Manage Enterprise-Grade AI Agents Directly Within Workday
Workday Build will also feature the new Workday Flowise Agent Builder, a low-code tool that makes it simple to build, deploy, and manage custom AI agents within Workday. This will allow customers to leverage the data and context in Workday to create business-specific AI agents with speed, flexibility, and confidence.
"The era of one-size-fits-all enterprise software is over," said Peter Bailis, chief technology officer, Workday. "With Workday Build, customers go from consuming AI to creating with it, giving them the power to build intelligent solutions directly on their most trusted people and financial data. This transforms how they do work, within the security of the Workday platform they already depend on."
Announced at Workday DevCon 2025, Workday's new AI developer toolset brought the power of Workday Illuminate™ to developers, enabling them to customize and connect AI apps and agents on the Workday platform. Workday Build is the next step in this journey, unifying these tools and programs into a single developer platform that includes:
- New Workday Flowise Agent Builder: This low-code tool enables developers to design, deploy, and manage AI agents directly within Workday – from simple conversational experiences to complex workflows. Built on Workday's people and financial data, these agents are secure, context-aware, and enterprise-ready.
- New AI Developer Products and Tools: A unified set of tools to build apps, agents, and orchestrations on the Workday platform, including a gen AI-powered Developer Copilot to turbocharge productivity, and Agent Gateway, which leverages MCP-compliant APIs to seamlessly connect AI agents with Workday's Agent System of Record.
- New Workday Data Cloud: Zero-copy access to make it easier for customers to connect HR and finance data to their favorite enterprise data platforms. By unlocking trusted data where it already resides, organizations can generate deeper insights and power more intelligent, context-rich solutions.
- Workday Marketplace and Partner Programs: An expanded ecosystem of vetted, purpose-built solutions from Workday and partners – including those built with partner programs like Built on Workday, Workday Wellness, Global Payroll Connect, and Workday Agent Partner Network – designed to address industry, geography, and category-specific needs.
- Skilled Developer Community: A global network where developers can learn, earn certifications, and connect with the Workday ecosystem – expanding the pool of certified talent and accelerating innovation across industries.
Availability
The new Workday Flowise Agent Builder will be available to customers that have Workday Extend Professional in the first half of 2026. Workday Data Cloud will be available to early adopter customers in the first half of 2026 and generally available later that year.
For More Information
- Read the blog, "Introducing Workday Build: The Developer Platform to Build the Future of Work with AI."
- Register to attend Workday Rising sessions in the digital program:
- The Workday Platform: Transforming Work with Agentic AI [25-KEY2], Sept. 16 at 8:45am PT.
- Accelerating CIO Transformation with an AI-First Open Platform for Work [25-KEY6], Sept. 16 at 11:00am PT.
- Building on Workday | Workday Extend and Workday Orchestrate: Strategy and Vision [25-PSVIT1293], Sept. 16 at 4:40pm PT.
- What's New: Workday AI Agent Builder, Presented by Flowise [25-ITWN1296], Sept. 17 at 4:40pm PT.
About Workday
Workday is the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. Workday unifies HR and Finance on one intelligent platform with AI at the core to empower people at every level with the clarity, confidence, and insights they need to adapt quickly, make better decisions, and deliver outcomes that matter. Workday is used by more than 11,000 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than
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