Work with Adobe Illustrator (Beta) documents from AI tools

Last updated on Apr 16, 2026

Learn how to edit and manage your Illustrator (Beta) artwork directly from your AI tool.

Before you begin

Ensure that you:

Install the latest version of Illustrator (Beta)
Install a desktop AI tool such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex on the same computer as Illustrator (Beta)
Create an MCP connection from Illustrator (Beta) to a desktop AI tool
Maintain a stable network connection

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Edit and manage Illustrator (Beta) documents from the AI tool

Open Illustrator (Beta), and then switch to the required document to make it the active document.

Open the AI tool to which you created the MCP server connection.

In the AI tool's prompt interface, describe a task involving any combination of the supported tools or actions given in the table, and then press Enter. The prompt interface will show the progress of the task, and then ask you to accept or reject the suggested changes. Accept them to see the changes in the document.

To undo changes, press Command + Z (macOS) or Ctrl + Z (Windows) in Illustrator (Beta).

Tip

If you're unsure how to craft an effective prompt, try the sample prompts given in the table.

Category	Tools and actions	Sample prompt
Documents and artboards	Create, open, list, and switch between documents. Create, rename, move, scale, duplicate, and delete artboards.	Create copies of the T-shirt in individual artboards, arranged in 2 rows, according to the labels in the uploaded .csv file.
Structure and inspection	View the objects in your canvas or artboard. Inspect any object's size, position, colors, and typography details. Take a preview image.	Tell me the sizes, positions, colors, and fonts used, and see if they match the design scheme used in the uploaded file.
Layers and groups	Create new layers and groups. Move objects into containers. Arrange object order (front/back). Create clipping masks.	Group all icons and rename each layer based on its content.
Selection and transforms	Select, move, scale, rotate, align, and space objects.	Rotate and align the design elements for a cleaner composition.
Art and text	Duplicate, delete, and rename objects. Edit simple text. Change the visual appearance of objects.	Make two versions of this poster in French and Japanese, while preserving the layout and positioning of the original.
Export	Export your work as PNG, JPEG, SVG, or PDF. Export the whole canvas, a specific artboard, the current selection, or a specific object by ID.	Export each product to a separate file following the <marketplace name> guidelines at <URL>.

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