Ant Group launches Lingguang 2.0 agent that proactively runs tasks and calls MCP tools

On October 27, 2026, Ant Group released Lingguang 2.0, an AI assistant that the company describes as shifting from passively answering one-off instructions toward proactively managing affairs. According to Ant's own account reported that day, once a user has granted authorization, Lingguang 2.0 can combine the information and services already connected to it to spot potential needs on its own, then start analysis, monitoring and follow-up work, and raise a reminder at the point where the user's attention is needed. The product is positioned as a departure from traditional conversational AI and task-based agents, where users had to notice a problem and state a request before the AI acted. Instead, Ant says the AI has become an assistant that can manage affairs continuously rather than only waiting for instructions.

Two reports published on the release day offer the most detail. The first, by 36Kr at 09:49, focuses on scope: Lingguang 2.0 reaches into the Alipay ecosystem, connecting data and services inside it, and supports calling MCP and CLI tools in open environments. It ships with built-in Alipay billing, membership and travel services, plus DingTalk, Feishu, email and Mijia capabilities, extending its management from personal information and online matters into cross-platform workflows and smart-home device control. The second, by IT Home at 10:05, adds technical substance. Ant attributes the shift to upgrades in cross-session memory, long-horizon task scheduling and tool connectivity. Backed by an independent cloud host, Lingguang can keep running tasks after the user leaves the conversation and follow up dynamically as information and state change, rather than stopping when a single exchange ends.

IT Home also describes concrete usage: with Alipay connected and authorized, Lingguang can review spending records, surface auto-renewing subscriptions the user may have forgotten, analyze consumption habits and offer saving suggestions; and in travel, completing a flight or hotel booking does not mark the end of the AI's involvement. On permissions, Ant says Lingguang connects to Ant APASS, which manages authorization through segregated custody of authorization keys and the agent, allowing users to review or revoke access at any time.