Step 01 — Define Your Agent's Job
Answer three questions before writing any code: Task, Tools, Guardrails. Write them down — you'll paste them directly into the config.
Step 02 — Create Your Credential Vault
Managed Agents stores your API keys in named vaults. In the Anthropic Console, navigate to Managed Agents > Credential Vaults...
Step 03 — Create the Agent via API
POST https://api.anthropic.com/v1/managed-agents with the beta header. The API returns an agent_id — save this...
Step 04 — Write Your System Prompt
You are a [role] for [Company Name]. YOUR JOB: When triggered, you will: 1. [First task]...