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Notion launches Custom Agents, rebuilding productivity tool into agent-native system

Notion has launched Custom Agents, a significant AI product effort that aims to transform their productivity tool into an agent-native system of record for enterprise work. This feature, which underwent multiple rebuilds over several years, is built on the "Agent Lab" thesis, focusing on creating a robust product system around frontier AI capabilities rather than just wrapping models. The development involved overcoming challenges like the lack of tool-calling standards and short context windows in earlier attempts. Notion's approach emphasizes an agentic work system, with Custom Agents capable of composing, invoking other agents, and managing complex tasks like code generation and data processing. AI

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Notion launches Custom Agents, rebuilding productivity tool into agent-native system

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