Creating Integrations with MuleSoft Dev Agent

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MuleSoft Dev Agent is a purpose-built assistant for the development lifecycle, available right in Anypoint Code Builder. MuleSoft Dev Agent supports many capabilities through the MuleSoft MCP Server, such as deploying applications, managing instances, and more. One such capability is transforming your business logic into a Mule application.

The generated application includes the integration, connector configurations, a sample properties file, and the dependencies required for connectors. These artifacts ensure that the generated integration is runnable and can be deployed directly from Anypoint Code Builder.

Before You Begin

Before you start creating your application, make sure you meet the following prerequisites:

Set up and access the web or desktop IDE.
Make sure you have the required Anypoint Code Builder permissions.
Ensure you have the following permissions to use MuleSoft Dev Agent:
- Mule Developer Generative AI User
Make sure Einstein is enabled in Access Management. For more information, see Enabling Einstein for Anypoint Platform.

Access Dev Agent

There are two ways to open MuleSoft Dev Agent:

When you create a new integration project, click a card in the canvas. For example, the Build an Ecosystem with AI card.
Click the Dev Agent icon in the toolbar.

Create a New Integration Project

To create a new integration development project:

In the activity bar of the IDE, click the (Anypoint Code Builder) icon.
From Quick Actions, click Develop an Integration:

Complete the Develop an Integration form:

Field Name Field Value

Field Name	Field Value
Project Name	Unique name for your project. This name is used as the title and name of the integration specification file. For example, if the project name is "My Integration", the name of the folder for the integration project is `my-integration`, and the configuration XML file name is `my-integration.xml`.
Project Location	Your home directory or another directory you create. Click Browse to select a directory for the integration if you don’t want to use the prepopulated location.

Project Name

Unique name for your project.

This name is used as the title and name of the integration specification file. For example, if the project name is "My Integration", the name of the folder for the integration project is my-integration, and the configuration XML file name is my-integration.xml.

Project Location

Your home directory or another directory you create. Click Browse to select a directory for the integration if you don’t want to use the prepopulated location.

Click Create Project.

The integration builder canvas appears with starting cards.

To generate an integration with AI, click Use Dev Agent in the Build an Ecosystem with AI card.

Write Your Prompt

Before you create an integration, define what you want to achieve with the instegration, for example, optimizing a business process. In the Dev Agent panel, enter your prompt using natural language. The clearer and more specific your prompt, the more accurate the generated integration.

Best practices for prompts:

Be clear and precise.
Include triggering events (for example, sending an email when a new case is created).
Emphasize key MuleSoft components and connector operations (for example, HTTP Connector Listener and Email Connector Send).
Specify the data objects (for example, Salesforce Account object).
Review your prompt before submitting it.

After Dev Agent generates the initial integration, the code is written directly into your project. You can further customize it to fit your requirements.

Configure Dev Agent Settings

You can control how MuleSoft Dev Agent interacts with your project through the Settings panel.

You can configure:

Enable auto-approve: Apply changes automatically without prompting for confirmation.
If Auto-approve is disabled, MuleSoft Dev Agent will request your approval before making any file changes.
Read project files: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to read project files for context.
Edit project files: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to write changes directly to your project.
Read all files: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to read all files on your computer.
Edit all files: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to edit any file on your computer.
Use MCP Servers: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to use connected MCP servers.
Execute safe commands: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to execute safe terminal commands.
Execute all commands: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to execute any terminal command.
Use the browser: Allow MuleSoft Dev Agent to launch and interact with websites in a browser.

Adding Rules and Workflows

The MuleSoft MCP server comes embedded in Dev Agent, providing built-in tools for tasks such as listing or deploying applications.
You can add custom MCP servers from Marketplace or by configuring a remote server.
Define rules to guide how Dev Agent generates integrations according to your organization’s standards.
Create workflows to automate multi-step actions, which can be triggered through slash commands in the panel.

Complete Your Integration

After Dev Agent builds the integration, complete the configuration as needed.

Components that require further configuration display the error icon. Select the component in the canvas to determine where the error is. Anypoint Code Builder highlights the location of the error within the configuration XML.