How Grammarly’s AI Agents Will Redefine Writing With Context…

For about 16 years, Grammarly has been a popular tool among students and professionals for grammar checks and writing suggestions. With the rise of AI, the company is now steering into new territory, one it believes will transform how people write, learn, and communicate. 

Grammarly is reimagining how AI could be both practical and personal, and that approach has led the firm to deploying agentic AI, where each agent is designed for a distinct writing challenge. Instead of funnelling everything through a chatbot interface, Grammarly is embedding these agents directly into user workflows, with better context awareness.

At the centre of this shift are eight specialised agents designed not just to correct words, but to act as intelligent partners in the writing process.

The motivation stems from a real-world gap. According to Luke Behnke, VP of product management at Grammarly, most users still struggle to get meaningful results from general-purpose AI assistants.

“Too many tools require users to become prompt engineers, which leads to friction and very generic, one-size-fits-all responses,” he told AIM.

Agents that Go Beyond Chatbots

Grammarly’s approach diverges sharply from that of ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot. As Behnke said, “Grammarly’s new AI agents are fundamentally different from a command-line interface or chatbot model. Users don’t need to engineer prompts or iterate through multiple attempts to get results. When you activate our agents, they take immediate action based on context, eliminating the guesswork.”

The company’s agents are specialised for use cases that matter most to Grammarly’s core audiences. 

For students, this means support that works with rubrics, citation formats, and academic integrity requirements. For professionals, it translates into tools that safeguard authentic voice while strengthening clarity and effectiveness. 

As Behnke put it, “Instead of generating generic content, our agents work within the user’s existing writing to provide specific, actionable feedback.”

The design is also meant to reassure users wary of over-reliance. Behnke stressed that Grammarly’s agents “guide users through the writing process rather than doing the work for them,” offering explanatory feedback so that people build stronger instincts over time.

Bridging Gaps in Education and Work

One of the immediate challenges Grammarly is tackling is the readiness gap in AI literacy. Behnke noted that only 18% of students feel “prepared” to use AI professionally, a figure he said signals both urgency and opportunity. 

“The agents teach students responsible AI use cases while maintaining academic integrity, helping them recognise when and how to leverage AI effectively,” he said. Grammarly’s AI agents like the Citation Finder or AI Grader are designed to show students not just what to change, but why, embedding lessons into the workflow itself.

Behnke also highlighted the use case with an example. A business student drafting a market analysis can use the Citation Finder to back up claims with credible sources, the Proofreader to improve logical flow, and the AI Grader to check alignment with a course rubric. 

Another option is to use the Reader Reactions agent to anticipate how a professor might respond. The goal is less about finishing an assignment faster and more about preparing for a workplace where AI literacy is a baseline skill.

For professionals, the concern is often whether AI will affect individuality. 

Behnke acknowledged that fear positioned Grammarly’s design as a counterpoint. Agents like Reader Reactions and Expert Review give professionals a window into how their message lands, while still preserving their own style. 

“Users remain in complete control of their work, receiving intelligent support that enhances, rather than replaces, their authentic communication.”

Writing Aid to Productivity Platform

Behind this launch is a broader transformation of Grammarly into what Behnke called “the AI productivity platform for apps and agents.” The company’s recent acquisitions of Coda and Superhuman are key to that shift. 

Coda Docs now power Grammarly’s new AI writing surface, while Superhuman is being reimagined as an agent-powered workspace for email and scheduling.

The roadmap stretches beyond writing. Behnke described agents that could auto-transcribe meeting notes, pre-write status updates, or reply to customer emails in a user’s own voice. “That’s how we’re creating an AI-native productivity suite, while maintaining the trust Grammarly has built with our 40 million users,” he said.

For a company that began with grammar corrections, the journey to becoming a multi-agent productivity platform sounds ambitious. But with the blend of specialisation, integration, and a steady focus on trust, Grammarly is betting that the future of writing assistance lies not in one big AI tool, but in many small, context-smart ones.

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