# Coding Agents

> The Coding Agents tab in Studio's Tools section, where you manage the UiPath CLI and give coding agents the skills and Studio extensions they need to work with UiPath projects.

Studio's **Coding Agents** tab brings together everything a coding agent needs to work with UiPath projects: the UiPath CLI it depends on, the UiPath skills that teach it your project structure, and the Studio extension it can install for tighter integration.

In Studio, open the tab from **Home** (Backstage View) > **Tools** > **Coding Agents**.

## UiPath CLI

The **UiPath CLI** (`uip`) is the command-line interface that lets coding agents build, package, and publish UiPath projects and solutions.

The card reports how `uip` reached this machine — bundled next to Studio by the installer, installed globally through npm, or resolved from the `UIPATH_CLI_PATH` environment variable — and its description adapts accordingly. For example, when the installer bundled `uip`, the card explains that the installer already added it to your PATH and that the toggle below removes it or adds it back.

* **Enabled** - adds or removes the `uip` folder from your user PATH, so coding agents can find it.
* **Update channel** - picks which `uip` releases you get:
  * **Stable** - recommended releases for general use.
  * **Preview** - the latest releases before they're generally available.
  * **Off** - no automatic updates.

## Coding agents

Give a coding agent the UiPath skills it needs to work with UiPath projects, and install its Studio extension.

Studio lists one card per agent:

| Coding agent | Vendor | Studio extension available |
|---|---|---|
| UiPath Autopilot | UiPath | Yes |
| Claude Code | Anthropic | Yes |
| Codex | OpenAI | Yes |
| Antigravity CLI | Google | No |
| Kiro | Amazon | No |
| OpenCode | The open source AI coding agent | No |

Each card reports three things:

* **CLI status** - whether the agent's CLI was found on this machine: **Built in** for UiPath Autopilot, or **Installed** / **Not installed** for the others.
* **UiPath skills** - installs what the agent needs to work on UiPath projects. For UiPath Autopilot this is **Built in**; for the others, the toggle stays labeled **Needs agent** until the agent's CLI is installed, then switches to an On/Off toggle.
* **Studio extension** - installs the agent's Studio extension, shown as **Enabled** or **Available** depending on whether it's currently turned on. Agents that don't publish a Studio extension show **No extension** instead.

Detection matches what the `uip` CLI itself looks for, so the tab and the CLI always agree about what is installed.

For more on installing and managing extensions in general, see [About extensions](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/latest/user-guide/about-extensions#about-extensions).