IBM watsonx Assistant for Z

Modernize and secure mainframe operations with agentic AI for IBM Z
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Discover what’s new in IBM watsonx Assistant for Z
The latest release introduces new capabilities designed to simplify enterprise operations, improve productivity and help organizations scale AI more effectively across mission-critical environments.
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A new era of productivity

IBM® watsonx Assistant® for Z modernizes how teams interact with and manage the mainframe by bringing agentic AI and generative capabilities directly into IBM Z environments. 

It integrates across AI agents, assistants, data and applications to transform traditional workflows into AI-augmented experiences. New capabilities such as multilingual knowledge ingestion and graphical workflow builder help teams access answers faster and automate operational tasks.

With expanded authentication integration across IBM Z security frameworks, AI interactions remain secure while maintaining trusted access control and governance.
Client Zero: The IBM CIO Organization case study
Accelerated Onboarding

AI-powered, context-aware answers from proprietary knowledge in any supported language1.
Operational Efficiency

Turn conversations into actions — automate complex tasks without scripting.
Workflow Modernization

Collaborating AI agents streamline operations across tools and teams.
Secure AI

Run AI where your data resides — secure, compliant, and high-performance.

Agentic AI capabilities

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z makes it easy to build, manage, deploy and scale AI agents for the mainframe—delivering faster value.
Hybrid UI illustration of Watsonx Assistant for Z describing conversational assistant features
Agent Collaboration

Need help? Just ask and the right agent will act.

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z intelligently coordinates across agents, assistants and tools in your IBM Z environment—planning, negotiating and collaborating to get the job done​.
Hybrid UI illustration of watsonx Assistant for Z describing intelligent automation features
IBM Z agents

Get started quickly with out-of-the-box agents for IBM Z upgrades, topology insights and system health checks and much more. Minimal setup required.

Connect and interact with your mainframe with minimized context switching.
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Agent catalog

Explore a unified catalog of IBM, partner and custom-built agents.

Search by domain, use case or application to find the right agent for your Z tasks.
Hybrid UI illustration of Watsonx Assistant for Z describing the skills catalog feature
Custom agent builder

Quickly create custom agents tailored to your business needs by using intuitive no-code or pro-code tools.

Build and test agentic workflows using a graphical flow builder.

 
Hybrid UI illustration of Watsonx Assistant for Z describing conversational assistant features
Agent Collaboration

Need help? Just ask and the right agent will act.

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z intelligently coordinates across agents, assistants and tools in your IBM Z environment—planning, negotiating and collaborating to get the job done​.
Hybrid UI illustration of watsonx Assistant for Z describing intelligent automation features
IBM Z agents

Get started quickly with out-of-the-box agents for IBM Z upgrades, topology insights and system health checks and much more. Minimal setup required.

Connect and interact with your mainframe with minimized context switching.
Capabilities for IBM watsonx Assistant agent catalog screenshot
Agent catalog

Explore a unified catalog of IBM, partner and custom-built agents.

Search by domain, use case or application to find the right agent for your Z tasks.
Hybrid UI illustration of Watsonx Assistant for Z describing the skills catalog feature
Custom agent builder

Quickly create custom agents tailored to your business needs by using intuitive no-code or pro-code tools.

Build and test agentic workflows using a graphical flow builder.

 

Why do we stand apart?

Domain expertise built in

Trusted, context-aware responses with AI solution that embed decades of IBM Z expertise and best practices.
Unified orchestration

A single solution to coordinate with different agents, assistants, tools and data in your mainframe environment.
Trust, governance and scalability

Scalable AI with Granite LLM, built for compliance and security and uses IBM Z Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
On-platform intelligence with Spyre Accelerator

Spyre Accelerator enables secure AI inference on IBM Z, keeping data and agentic workflows on-platform in a trusted environment.

Resources

Bridging the skills gaps
IBM CIO Organization speeds onboarding, automates ops, and reduces mainframe skill needs with watsonx Assistant for Z.
Take the next step

Get new levels of productivity on the IBM Z platform with IBM watsonx Assistant for Z with Spyre Accelerator support. Schedule a live demo or speak with one of our IBM experts.

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Footnotes

1Language support depends on the LLM used. More info here.