Key Takeaways:
- Google will shut down Jules completely on December 31, 2026.
- Jules will become read-only on November 11, ending access to new coding tasks.
- Users can export session histories, settings, repository connections and other saved information.
- Google plans to bring Jules’ coding-agent experience into Antigravity, though a full transition date remains unconfirmed.
Google is shutting down Jules, its AI coding agent, with the service scheduled to close on December 31, 2026. The company announced the decision on October 29, giving users until November 11 to finish active sessions before the platform switches to read-only access. Jules allowed developers to assign programming tasks such as fixing bugs, writing tests and updating code through connected GitHub repositories. Google says the experience gained from the tool will feed into Antigravity, its agent-focused development platform. However, the announcement does not confirm when all of Jules’ capabilities will become available there. Existing users will also need to export information they want to retain, including session histories, saved settings and repository connections, before the service closes.
Google Sets November 11 Deadline Before Jules Becomes Read-Only
The shutdown will happen in two stages. Developers can continue working with Jules until November 11, 2026. After that, the service will become read-only, allowing users to view previous sessions but not continue running new coding tasks. Google plans to wind down the platform completely on December 31. The company confirmed the timetable in its official Jules changelog. Google said the decision is part of its effort to bring its agentic coding work together, with experience gained from Jules informing products such as Antigravity. The company has not announced a date for when all of Jules’ capabilities will be available through the other platform.
When we launched Jules, it was an experiment to learn how asynchronous coding agents can help developers ship faster. Seeing what you built taught us so much about where agentic development is headed, directly shaping several products across @Google. We’re working on bringing our learnings from Jules into @antigravity so you get the best of both worlds: autonomous remote background task execution and an agent-first development environment. As we focus on this unified experience, Jules will be winding down. Whether you used Jules to crush bugs, write tests, or launch features— thank you for shaping the future of agentic coding! 💙🦑
— Jules (@julesagent) October 29, 2026
Jules first appeared in December 2024. Unlike coding assistants that mainly suggest snippets or answer programming questions, it could work on tasks in the background. Developers connected a GitHub repository, assigned a job and returned later to review the proposed changes. It could handle work such as fixing bugs, updating dependencies and writing tests. Google’s original introduction to Jules explained how the agent used a cloud-based virtual machine to work on code before presenting developers with its results.
Jules Users Can Export Session History As Google Focuses On Antigravity
The November deadline gives users limited time to finish unfinished tasks and save information stored inside Jules. Google’s export process covers account settings, environment variables, scheduled tasks, connected repositories, memories and setup scripts. It also includes session prompts, plans, activity logs and code patches.
Google says code, branches and pull requests already saved to GitHub will remain there. However, information held within Jules needs to be exported separately. Its shutdown notice and export instructions explain how users can install Jules Tools through the command line and save their data locally. The company also warns that exported environment-variable files may contain sensitive values and should be kept private. The announcement has prompted different responses from developers. Some users valued Jules for its ability to run coding tasks without keeping an editor open.
@ArtemR @antigravity Issue is that there is now no cloud coding agent. Jules was excellent for that. Please Google look at Claude code web.
— InYourOwnBrowser (@_InYOB_) October 29, 2026
Some developers had already raised concerns about Jules’ progress and model updates before the closure was announced. A discussion on the Jules subreddit included users who still relied on it alongside others who had moved to competing coding tools. Since the discussion predates Google’s announcement, it provides background on the tool’s reception rather than reactions to the shutdown itself.
So… Jules is actually dead, isn’t it?
by u/yvgh233 in JulesAgent
The move also leaves questions about Antigravity. Google has identified it as the destination for its coding-agent work, but has not confirmed whether Jules users will be able to transfer their session histories, memories or scheduled tasks directly. Developers who rely on remote background execution will also have to wait for more details about how that functionality will work.
