Hygraph's AI capabilities bring intelligent automation and content generation into your composable content workflows. These features support both content teams and developers, enabling faster content creation, smarter enrichment, and scalable workflow automation.
This section introduces the three core components of AI in Hygraph.
| Component | Primary user | Purpose |
|---|
| AI Assist | Editors | Generate, improve, and translate content directly in the editor |
| AI Agents | Editors, Developers | Automate content tasks through manual runs or workflow steps |
| MCP Server | Developers | Connect external AI assistants to your Hygraph project |
AI Assist and AI Agents serve complementary purposes: AI Assist is editor-driven and on-demand, while AI Agents can be triggered manually on selected entries or run automatically as part of a configured workflow. The MCP server is independent of both and enables external AI assistants like Claude or Cursor to interact with your project directly.
#AI Assist
AI Assist is Hygraph's intelligent content editing assistant, embedded directly in the content editor. It helps editors generate, improve, and translate content within the content entry experience without leaving the editor or requiring developer support.
AI Assist is available out of the box on all Hygraph plans and requires no configuration before use. Editors can start using it immediately on any supported text field.
#Example use cases
- Content generation — Draft new product descriptions, blog introductions, or marketing copy based on a short prompt.
- Content improvement — Refine existing text for clarity, tone, or readability to ensure consistent quality.
- Translation — Translate content into one or more target locales while preserving tone and meaning.
See the AI Assist overview.
#AI Agents
AI Agents automate editorial tasks by running purpose-built agents on your content entries. Agents can be triggered manually from the content table or content entry form, or run automatically when an entry reaches a configured workflow step.
Agents are configured in Hygraph without writing code. Each agent is set up once and can be used immediately for manual runs or as part of a workflow.
#Available agents
- SEO expert: Generates an SEO report with feedback on how well content is optimized for search, posted as a comment on the entry. Can be triggered manually or through a workflow step.
- Translator agent: Translates content into one or more target locales, either triggered manually or automatically through a workflow step.
- Content summarizer: Generates short summaries or abstracts and writes the output to a specified target field. Can be triggered manually or through a workflow step.
See the AI Agents overview.
#MCP Server
The MCP Server connects external AI assistants, such as Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf, to your Hygraph project using the Model Context Protocol. It gives these assistants a direct, permission-aware connection to your project's Content and Management APIs through a standardized interface.
Instead of setting up integrations manually, you describe what you want in plain language and your AI assistant handles it. Tasks like bulk content updates, schema inspection, and cross-environment migrations can be completed with a single prompt.
#Example capabilities
- Schema inspection — Ask your AI assistant to describe available content models, fields, and types in your project.
- Content operations — Create, read, update, and publish entries via the MCP interface using natural language.
- Bulk workflows — Run multi-step operations such as finding all draft entries and updating their priority in a single prompt.
See the MCP Server overview.
#Where to start
- Editors — Start with AI Assist. It requires no setup and is available immediately in the content editor.
- Content teams on Enterprise — Explore AI Agents to automate repetitive content tasks like translation, summarization, and SEO review.
- Developers — See the MCP Server overview to connect your AI assistant of choice to your Hygraph project.