Google launches a Knowledge Work layout in Antigravity

Google says it is launching a Knowledge Work layout in Antigravity, a second interface beside the Software Engineering view. Both layouts use the same agent, the company says.

Non-engineers already use the app each week. Google says tens of thousands of its employees outside software engineering now use Antigravity every week, along with engineers. It names sales, finance, legal, product, design, research, marketing, and operations. The company says more daily sessions now focus on research, data analysis, document and presentation drafts, design prototypes, and routine workflow automation.

The agent does not change. Google says the Knowledge Work and Software Engineering layouts run the same Antigravity agent. It says that agent still reaches frontier models, files on the machine, plugins, skills, rules, custom agents, and MCP servers. The company says the new layout is a visual change, not a cut in what the agent can do.

New accounts pick a role first. Google says a new sign-in flow asks what best describes the user's work. The starting choices are Software Engineering, Knowledge Work, Data & Analytics, Science, and Design. The company says that pick sets the first layout, the starter prompts, and the plugins it recommends.

Existing users keep the coding layout. Google says Software Engineering stays the default for people who already use the app. The switch sits in Settings, then General, then Interface Layout. It says the change applies at once to open and new conversations, and that no restart is required.

The new layout drops the coding chrome. Google says Knowledge Work can open folder-based projects, and standalone conversations with no project, without asking about Git worktrees. It hides Git branch pickers and the button that opens an IDE. In the thread, expandable tool-call groups, inline code diffs, and subagent cards give way to a progress line that clears when the turn ends. Permission prompts use plain-language summaries, the company says.

The side panel waits for output. Google says Overview stays hidden until a conversation produces something. The layout removes Review and Terminal, renames the Files tree to Folders, and centers Documents, Artifacts, Links, Uploads, and Background Tasks. Extensions remain when a UI plugin or an MCP app is active. Developer controls for Terminal, Workspaces, and detailed permission rules move under Advanced Settings. Installed skills, rules, custom agents, and MCP servers keep running in the background, Google says.

Coding remains the core. Google says software development stays at the center of Antigravity. It says a tailored layout is only the start, and that the Knowledge Work view is available to try in the app now.