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 "categories": [
  "design",
  "image-editing"
 ],
 "deployment": "desktop",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Adobe publishes a Creative Cloud Illustrator developer page for extending and automating Adobe Illustrator with scripts, HTML panels, and C++ plug-ins.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "name",
   "note": "Adobe HelpX titles the page Illustrator on desktop technical requirements and presents Illustrator as Adobe's desktop vector-graphics application.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "vendor",
   "note": "The developer page is published by Adobe on developer.adobe.com as part of Creative Cloud developer documentation.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The technical-requirements page is for Illustrator on desktop and documents local Windows and macOS installs that activate over the internet.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "platforms[0]",
   "note": "Minimum specifications list Windows 11 v24H2 and v23H2 and Windows 10 v22H2 and v21H2 LTSC.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "platforms[1]",
   "note": "The same page lists macOS v26 Tahoe, v15 Sequoia, v14 Sonoma, and v13 Ventura for current desktop Illustrator.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Adobe states that an Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of the license agreement are required to activate the product, and that registration is necessary for validation of subscriptions.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "status",
   "note": "The HelpX technical-requirements page was last updated 2026-04-09 and documents current Windows 11 and macOS Tahoe support for an active desktop product.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Adobe states that the Illustrator API opens the entire application to developer control and that extensions can add functions and automate workflows.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "Adobe tells developers to build scripts in JavaScript.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[1]",
   "note": "Adobe tells developers to build scripts in AppleScript.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[2]",
   "note": "Adobe tells developers to build scripts in VBScript.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[3]",
   "note": "Adobe tells developers to build plug-ins in C++ with Windows or macOS development tools.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "Adobe states that the Illustrator API opens the entire application to control, including filters and effects, layers, point data, text, bulk image processing, custom file formats, toolbar and menu additions, and event callbacks. That is in-process desktop coverage, not a hosted REST catalog.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "Opened Adobe's current public Illustrator developer overview as the official automation and extensibility hub cited in this record.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Adobe documents official C++ plug-in development plus first-party scripting and HTML panel surfaces for Illustrator.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.official",
   "note": "The page is vendor-published Adobe Creative Cloud developer documentation.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "JavaScript is a documented official scripting language for Illustrator.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "AppleScript is a documented official scripting language for Illustrator.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[2]",
   "note": "VBScript is a documented official scripting language for Illustrator.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[3]",
   "note": "C++ is the documented language for native Illustrator plug-ins.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[0]",
   "note": "HelpX lists JavaScript among Illustrator's supported scripting environments and documents File > Scripts execution of JSX files.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[1]",
   "note": "HelpX lists AppleScript as a supported Illustrator scripting environment.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[2]",
   "note": "HelpX lists Microsoft Visual Basic as a supported Illustrator scripting environment.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[3]",
   "note": "HelpX lists ExtendScript as a supported Illustrator scripting environment.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[4]",
   "note": "Adobe documents HTML, CSS, and JavaScript panels that can integrate across Creative Cloud apps and web service APIs.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[5]",
   "note": "Adobe documents C++ plug-ins as a first-party Illustrator extension path.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[6]",
   "note": "Adobe states that developers can use both scripting and actions to build automations, respond to events, and implement custom callback functions.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "Official multi-language scripting, HTML panels, actions, and a C++ SDK cover in-process automation of the desktop application. Public HTML is an overview rather than a full object-model reference, and the path is licensed desktop software rather than a hosted REST service, which keeps the score at 7.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Adobe HelpX Install and run scripts in Illustrator, including Visual Basic, AppleScript, JavaScript, ExtendScript, sample-script paths, and File > Scripts.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as Adobe's current Illustrator developer overview for scripts, HTML panels, C++ plug-ins, and actions.",
   "source": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-11",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the current Illustrator on desktop technical-requirements page, including Windows, macOS, subscription activation, and Adobe ID.",
   "source": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
 ],
 "freshness": {
  "last_verified": "2026-09-11",
  "volatility": "medium",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "scripting",
    "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-scripts.html"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
 "id": "adobe-illustrator",
 "license": "commercial",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [],
   "coverage": "full",
   "docs": "https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "javascript",
    "applescript",
    "vbscript",
    "cpp"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": "unknown"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [
    "javascript",
    "applescript",
    "vbscript",
    "extendscript",
    "html-panels",
    "cpp-plugins",
    "actions"
   ],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": "unknown",
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "unknown"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Official JavaScript, AppleScript, VBScript, ExtendScript, HTML panels, C++ plug-ins, and actions automate the licensed desktop application through supported scripting and SDK surfaces instead of visual UI driving. Computer-use viability is not inferred from the desktop UI.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "desktop-native"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "javascript",
    "applescript",
    "vbscript",
    "cpp"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "Adobe Illustrator",
 "platforms": [
  "windows",
  "macos"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "adobe-photoshop",
   "adobe-acrobat"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Adobe",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 7,
   "cli": null,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": null,
   "overall": 7,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Adobe Illustrator is automatable today through first-party desktop scripting and the Illustrator SDK, not through a Photoshop-style Firefly Services REST catalog. This record is Illustrator, not Photoshop, InDesign, or Acrobat. Adobe HelpX states that Illustrator supports Microsoft Visual Basic, AppleScript, JavaScript, and ExtendScript, that sample scripts ship under Adobe Illustrator /Scripting/Sample Scripts, and that scripts run from File > Scripts or File > Scripts > Other Script. Adobe's Illustrator developer page says developers build scripts in JavaScript, AppleScript, or VBScript; build HTML, CSS, and JavaScript panels; and build C++ plug-ins with Windows or macOS tools. That page states that the Illustrator API opens the entire application to extension control, including custom filters and effects, layers, point data, bulk image processing, custom import and export formats, toolbar and menu additions, and automations that use both scripting and actions. Desktop technical requirements list Windows 10/11 and current macOS releases and require an Adobe ID, internet activation, and a subscription or license agreement. No first-party Illustrator MCP, named low-code connector, general operations CLI, or computer-use result was established. Scripting and the official SDK are the best path.\n"
 }
}