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Run Claude Managed Agents with Chat SDK

Chat SDK can put Claude Managed Agents behind browser and messaging interfaces while Anthropic retains the loop, tools, session state, and research sandbox.

Vercel · Jul 27, 2026

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Source Summary

Claude Managed Agents now connects to **Chat SDK** through one type-safe handler. The managed service owns the model loop, tools, session state, and sandboxed web research; the SDK adds streaming replies and a live activity feed.

Practical Implication

Use the managed session as the conversation source for transcripts, replay, and sidebars instead of operating a separate state database. Adapters can move the same handler to Slack, Teams, Discord, WhatsApp, and **30+ platforms**.

Agent-Ready Context

Claude Managed Agents now connects to **Chat SDK** through one type-safe handler. The managed service owns the model loop, tools, session state, and sandboxed web research; the SDK adds streaming replies and a live activity feed.

Use the managed session as the conversation source for transcripts, replay, and sidebars instead of operating a separate state database. Adapters can move the same handler to Slack, Teams, Discord, WhatsApp, and **30+ platforms**.

This is a hosted architecture rather than a portable agent runtime: key execution and state responsibilities remain with Claude Managed Agents. The browser quickstart still requires **Anthropic credentials**.

Context Map

toolsresearch#cloud-agents#agent-sdks#dev-ux

Uncertainty

This is a hosted architecture rather than a portable agent runtime: key execution and state responsibilities remain with Claude Managed Agents. The browser quickstart still requires **Anthropic credentials**.