OutSystems launches agentic systems engineering for AI

OutSystems has introduced Agentic Systems Engineering for enterprise AI development, an approach designed to help organisations build and manage governed agentic systems.

The launch centres on the OutSystems Enterprise Context Graph and a new version of Mentor, its AI development tool. Together, they are intended to give developers a shared view of applications, workflows, data and dependencies across complex technology estates.

The move comes as software teams face a surge in AI coding tools and growing pressure to work across older systems that are often difficult to integrate. OutSystems argues that faster code generation has not necessarily improved software quality or clarified architectures, particularly in large organisations with fragmented application estates.

Platform focus

The Enterprise Context Graph sits at the core of the new approach. It draws on OutSystems' software development model and provides agents with contextual information about enterprise applications, workflows, data and the links between them.

That information is then used by the next generation of Mentor within the OutSystems platform. The updated tool includes a conversational application generation interface and an in-IDE experience intended to help development teams create and update systems while staying within architectural and governance rules.

OutSystems is also positioning the launch as part of a broader push towards an open ecosystem. Developers will be able to use external agentic coding tools, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Cursor, alongside the platform, with the same shared enterprise context and governance controls applied across environments.

Chief executive officer Woodson Martin said the company was responding to a gap between rapid AI-led development and enterprise governance needs.

"AI is creating more change, across more tools and surfaces, than ever before-but enterprises still need that change to be governed, secure, and production-ready," said Woodson Martin, Chief Executive Officer, OutSystems. "Agentic Systems Engineering is our answer to that challenge. With the Enterprise Context Graph and the next generation of Mentor, OutSystems gives organizations the context, connection, and control they need to use agentic tools across complex systems and deliver real enterprise outcomes," added Martin.

Customer examples

OutSystems pointed to several customer projects as early examples of how Mentor is being used by development teams. These include work at Kent State University, valantic, AllianceCorp Manufacturing and SRS Distribution.

Kent State University plans to use Mentor to analyse application logic and reduce the time developers spend manually navigating codebases across its eight-campus system. The institution said the tool would help teams focus on higher-level architecture while keeping automated processes subject to security and governance controls.

Valantic, an IT services provider, is using Mentor to generate starting structures for enterprise projects. OutSystems said this allows developers to move more quickly beyond initial setup and spend more time on business logic and project design.

AllianceCorp Manufacturing is exploring Mentor as its main AI development tool for work linked to semiconductor and e-mobility operations. One cited use case involves extracting specific data from 2D CAD drawings through an AI agent, with Mentor used to define the steps and relationships in that process.

SRS Distribution, part of The Home Depot group, said it had cut application development time by as much as 50% with Mentor. The tool has been used on projects including a time-tracking application, a field services mobile app, a customer data maintenance tool and a financial application.

"With Mentor, we can build a front-end and initial business logic to show a stakeholder in just a few days, whereas before it would take us weeks," said Mattheus Benitez, Technical Team Lead, SRS Distribution Inc. "That speeds up the overall development process tremendously," added Benitez.

Customer access to the new approach will begin through an early access programme. OutSystems said its wider customer base spans thousands of organisations across more than 75 countries.