Cognizant is open-sourcing its Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator to make the software available for research and academic use on GitHub, facilitating the prototyping and building of agent networks across a range of applications.

By promoting collaboration, the software seeks to accelerate AI adoption, enabling the development and customization of multi-agent systems for adaptive operations and real-time decision-making.

The open-source software is designed to support integration with APIs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and third-party agents like Salesforce's Agentforce and Google's Agentspace. Key features include intelligent opportunity discovery, rapid customization, scalable operation, secure private data handling, and agnosticism to large language models (LLMs) and cloud providers.

Enterprises interested in deploying and managing agent networks in a commercial setting can utilise Cognizant’s Multi-Agent Services Suite under a commercial license. The AI Agents Market is projected to expand significantly, with estimates suggesting growth from USD 5.1 billion in 2024 to USD 47.1 billion by 2030. Cognizant's open-sourcing initiative is intended to assist enterprises in exploring new revenue streams and driving scalable business value.

Telstra is collaborating with Cognizant to test and deploy multi-agent systems. Telstra’s Group Executive for Product and Technology, Kim Krogh Andersen, said: "The open sourcing of the Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator will further empower our teams to rapidly prototype and integrate existing AI agents, and help accelerate our software development lifecycle."

Cognizant has also developed a Contract Negotiator agent network for a healthcare company, aimed at reducing medical appeal processing times. The company is currently engaged in over 65 conversations with clients regarding agentic AI.

Chief Technology Officer of AI at Cognizant, Babak Hodjat, said: "To stay competitive in the era of agentic AI, enterprises must be free to experiment—to explore how agents can transform business processes and drive operational efficiencies... By open-sourcing Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator, we’re expanding access to our cutting-edge multi-agent technology—empowering developers to innovate faster, and enabling decision-makers, regardless of technical background, to rapidly prototype systems and directly observe their impact on key performance indicators."

Cognizant's 1Cognizant intranet assistant, powered by the Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator, is already in use by thousands of employees for various tasks.

Vice President of Product Architecture at Salesforce, Gary Lerhaupt, said: "Agentforce is built on Salesforce's deeply unified platform that is open and extensible, empowering our ecosystem of partners and builders to innovate with AI that's grounded in trust. Cognizant’s decision to open source its Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator exemplifies the kind of partnership that helps our customers move faster and innovate with confidence."