Apple is adding an AI assistant to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. The tool, built on models from Apple and OpenAI, can understand document context to perform specific tasks. In Keynote, it handles designing, animating, and refining slides. Pages allows the assistant to draft, restructure, and tweak written content. Numbers lets users calculate, visualise data, and organise information while suggesting chart types and building custom tables. These features run on macOS 27 or later via the Model Context Protocol, which enables third-party AI agents to plug into the apps.
The update expands the scope of generative tools within Apple’s native productivity suite. It moves beyond simple text generation to include complex document manipulation and data analysis. The inclusion of the Model Context Protocol creates a standard for external tools to interact with these applications. This approach allows developers to build agents that access local document data without requiring cloud uploads. The integration relies on existing hardware capabilities rather than new server infrastructure.
- Requires macOS 27 or later
- Supports third-party agents via Model Context Protocol
- Functions on local device data
