Progress unveils agentic AI UI tools for Telerik, Kendo

Progress Software has introduced agentic artificial intelligence features across its Telerik and Kendo UI developer tools, including a new system that generates full user interface screens from simple text prompts.

The Q4 2025 release targets development teams working with .NET and JavaScript frameworks. It embeds AI into design, coding and debugging workflows.

The company has released what it calls an Agentic UI Generator. The tool generates multi-component page layouts and applies styling based on natural language descriptions from the developer.

Progress said the generator works as a user interface agent rather than a simple code assistant. It runs inside popular integrated development environments and uses existing Telerik and Kendo UI components to create working screens.

The Agentic UI Generator is available for Telerik UI for Blazor, KendoReact and Kendo UI for Angular. Early adopters report that it cuts development time for some tasks by about half.

Progress said customers are also seeing more consistent layouts and fewer defects in new applications. These results remain specific to early projects.

FYIsoft, a financial reporting software provider, is one of the first users. It has worked with Progress on applying the new tools in production environments.

“The new Agentic AI capabilities in Telerik and Kendo UI can fundamentally reshape how development teams build applications, offering an approach like no one else on the market,” said Jeremy Schaab, VP, Software Development, FYIsoft. “What once took days can now take hours. This isn't just an incremental update-it's a game-changer for delivering modern apps faster and smarter. It's also worth noting Progress' proactive approach to partnering with AI-forward-looking customers like FYIsoft, which underscores their commitment to innovation.”

Progress has also expanded its AI coding tools across the product line. The release adds 12 new component-level coding assistants for .NET and JavaScript libraries.

These assistants analyse the code and the user interface structure. They then generate code fragments, wiring and configuration for specific grid, chart or form components.

Progress said internal measurements and early customer projects indicate at least a 30% gain in developer productivity in some scenarios. The figure applies to tasks that rely heavily on repetitive scaffolding and UI configuration.

The new release extends AI functions into end-user interface components. New tools include an Inline AI Prompt, an AI-optimised chat interface and a prompt-driven data grid.

These components let users type or paste natural language queries into business applications. The queries can drive filters, sorting and highlighting inside grids and other views.

Progress said examples include requests such as “Show me all orders processed last month” or “Highlight anything above the given threshold.” The components translate the text commands into structured operations against the underlying data.

The company has positioned these additions as part of a broader move towards conversational interfaces in line-of-business software. The tools integrate with existing Telerik and Kendo UI controls.

The Q4 2025 release adds what Progress describes as day-zero support for .NET 10 and Angular 21. The tools now compile and run with the latest versions of the Microsoft and Google frameworks.

This support means teams can start upgrades without waiting for later patches in the UI toolsets. It also aligns the Telerik and Kendo UI libraries with current security and performance updates from the framework vendors.

Progress said this approach reflects its plan to keep its tools aligned with major platform releases. The company has followed similar timing with previous .NET and Angular versions.

Progress has introduced AI-assisted debugging within its Fiddler Everywhere tool. The change uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to bring conversational analysis into the debugging process.

Developers can now query network traces and performance data in natural language. The system highlights possible bottlenecks and flags unusual patterns in traffic flows.

The AI interface appears inside the developer’s integrated development environment. It draws on the current project context and Fiddler’s traffic logs.

Progress said the aim is to move some diagnostic tasks earlier in the development cycle. It expects fewer issues to reach later test stages.

Progress has framed the launch as a shift from basic AI code generation towards production-focused tooling. It said the Agentic UI Generator embeds standard design practices into the generated screens.

Loren Jarrett, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Digital Experience at Progress, said the change reflects how customers now expect AI to work in development environments.

“With today's release, AI-based code generation is now enterprise-ready, providing new horizons for UI development,” said Loren Jarrett, EVP and GM, Digital Experience, Progress Software. “Instead of simply generating code with AI that requires review and revision, with the Agentic UI Generator, developers can now build production-ready interfaces based on best practices from simply a prompt. This marks an important milestone-not just for Telerik and Kendo UI, but for how modern applications will be built going forward.”