Manage your AI data infrastructure in a single conversation
Merlin is the agentic intelligence layer for Encord. Set up a project from a prompt, get the metrics and coverage gaps that matter on demand, and fix the issues holding your model back. This release lets you manage your AI data infrastructure in a single conversation, from the tools you already work in. Now in beta via MCP, in Claude, Codex and all other agentic coding platforms – with Slack and more coming soon.
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We're the team behind Encord, the multimodal data platform for the leading physical AI and enterprise teams. Today we're introducing Merlin, the agentic intelligence layer for Encord that works with you, wherever you work — helping you build, observe and optimize your AI data infrastructure in a single conversation. Now in beta via MCP, in Claude, Codex and all other agentic coding platforms – with Slack and more coming soon.
Software is changing faster than ever. Interfaces are becoming more conversational and intent-driven, and iteration cycles are getting rapidly shorter. Merlin is how we're making sure AI teams building on Encord keep pace with this evolution — with agentic capabilities that extend the Encord experience to the tools you already live in.
Here's what you can do with Merlin:
1. Build — go from a document or a prompt to a fully configured project designed for your use case.
2. Observe — see the metrics and coverage gaps that matter, and get a clear read on the state of your data on demand.
3. Optimize — find the issues holding your model back, and jump back into Encord to fix the data and workflows behind them.
Merlin is launching in Beta. We're opening early access to a small group of customers to build Merlin alongside us and shape where it goes. Early access to Merlin via MCP is live now, with more integrations coming soon.
We’d love to hear from anyone working with AI data at scale — what would you actually want an agent to do with your data stack? Tell us in the comments.
About Merlin by Encord on Product Hunt
“Manage your AI data infrastructure in a single conversation”
Merlin by Encord launched on Product Hunt on June 18th, 2026 and earned 73 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #30 on the daily leaderboard. Merlin is the agentic intelligence layer for Encord. Set up a project from a prompt, get the metrics and coverage gaps that matter on demand, and fix the issues holding your model back. This release lets you manage your AI data infrastructure in a single conversation, from the tools you already work in. Now in beta via MCP, in Claude, Codex and all other agentic coding platforms – with Slack and more coming soon.
On the analytics side, Merlin by Encord competes within Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 473.1k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Merlin by Encord performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Merlin by Encord?
Merlin by Encord was hunted by Eric Landau. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Merlin by Encord including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Eric Landau