Claude Managed Agents
Anthropic-hosted agent platform launched April 2026 that lets users define an agent (name, system prompt, model, tools, MCP connections, skills) and deploy it to an Anthropic-managed cloud sandbox. Targets non-engineers who want production agents without DevOps. Includes a credential vault with OAuth-based MCP connections, environment isolation, and a CLI interface for building managed agents from inside Claude Code.
Key facts
- Billing: 8 cents/hour of active session time plus API token costs
- Credential vault stores OAuth MCP connections shareable across teams
- Each agent runs inside a cloud container environment with networking rules
- Supports model, system prompt, MCP server, and skills configuration
- No native cron triggers at launch — agents must be invoked by API call
- Three teased features require early-access application: outcomes (self-eval), multi-agent orchestration, persistent memory
- Notion shipped a public integration where dragging tickets triggers managed agents
- Nate's later deployment comparison frames managed agents as a good Anthropic-hosted path for users who do not want to operate their own runtime, while noting that experienced Claude Code users may prefer direct control over repo, infra, tools, and deployment surfaces [src-086].
Source references
- [src-004] Nate Herk cluster — Nate Herk — Claude Code cluster (21 videos)
– Videos referenced: 27Y44JYXZJ8
- [src-086] Nate Herk — "I Tested 3 Ways to Deploy Claude Agents (Here's When to Use Each)" (2026-05-15)