Building Your First Claude Managed Agent: From Zero to Production Beta
Anthropic’s Claude Managed Agents entered public beta on April 8, 2026. If you’ve been waiting for a managed platform to deploy Claude-powered agents without standing up your own infrastructure, this is it. Here’s how to get started. Prerequisites Before you begin, you’ll need: An Anthropic API account (platform.anthropic.com) Access to the Managed Agents beta (apply at the developer platform) Basic familiarity with REST APIs or the Anthropic Python/TypeScript SDK Python 3.10+ or Node.js 18+ for the examples below Step 1: Apply for Beta Access Navigate to platform.claude.com and look for the Managed Agents section. As of the public beta launch, this is open to teams — not just individual developers. You’ll want to apply with your organization’s use case described, as Anthropic appears to be prioritizing enterprise workloads. ...