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Managed Agents – Managed Agents
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# Managed Agents — Java
> **Bindings not shown here:** This README covers the most common managed-agents flows for Java. If you need a class, method, namespace, field, or behavior that isn't shown, WebFetch the Java SDK repo **or the relevant docs page** from `shared/live-sources.md` rather than guess. Do not extrapolate from cURL shapes or another language's SDK.
> **Agents are persistent — create once, reference by ID.** Store the agent ID returned by `client.beta().agents().create` and pass it to every subsequent `client.beta().sessions().create`; do not call `agents().create` in the request path. The Anthropic CLI is one convenient way to create agents and environments from version-controlled YAML — its URL is in `shared/live-sources.md`. The examples below show in-code creation for completeness; in production the create call belongs in setup, not in the request path.
## Installation
```xml
com.anthropic
anthropic-java
```
## Client Initialization
```java
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
// Default (uses ANTHROPIC_API_KEY env var)
var client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();
```
---
## Create an Environment
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.environments.BetaCloudConfigParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.environments.EnvironmentCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.environments.UnrestrictedNetwork;
var environment = client.beta().environments().create(EnvironmentCreateParams.builder()
.name("my-dev-env")
.config(BetaCloudConfigParams.builder()
.networking(UnrestrictedNetwork.builder().build())
.build())
.build());
System.out.println("Environment ID: " + environment.id()); // env_...
```
---
## Create an Agent (required first step)
> ⚠️ **There is no inline agent config.** Model, system, and tools live on the agent object, not the session. Always start with `client.beta().agents().create()` — the session takes either `.agent(agent.id())` or the typed `BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams.builder()...build()`.
### Minimal
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.agents.AgentCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.agents.BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.SessionCreateParams;
// 1. Create the agent (reusable, versioned)
var agent = client.beta().agents().create(AgentCreateParams.builder()
.name("Coding Assistant")
.model("claude-opus-4-7")
.system("You are a helpful coding assistant.")
.addTool(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.Type.AGENT_TOOLSET_20260401)
.build())
.build());
// 2. Start a session
var session = client.beta().sessions().create(SessionCreateParams.builder()
.agent(BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams.Type.AGENT)
.id(agent.id())
.version(agent.version())
.build())
.environmentId(environment.id())
.title("Quickstart session")
.build());
System.out.println("Session ID: " + session.id());
```
### Updating an Agent
Updates create new versions; the agent object is immutable per version.
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.agents.AgentUpdateParams;
var updatedAgent = client.beta().agents().update(agent.id(), AgentUpdateParams.builder()
.version(agent.version())
.system("You are a helpful coding agent. Always write tests.")
.build());
System.out.println("New version: " + updatedAgent.version());
// List all versions
for (var version : client.beta().agents().versions().list(agent.id()).autoPager()) {
System.out.println("Version " + version.version() + ": " + version.updatedAt());
}
// Archive the agent
var archived = client.beta().agents().archive(agent.id());
System.out.println("Archived at: " + archived.archivedAt().orElseThrow());
```
---
## Send a User Message
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.events.BetaManagedAgentsUserMessageEventParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.events.EventSendParams;
client.beta().sessions().events().send(session.id(), EventSendParams.builder()
.addEvent(BetaManagedAgentsUserMessageEventParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsUserMessageEventParams.Type.USER_MESSAGE)
.addTextContent("Review the auth module")
.build())
.build());
```
> ? **Stream-first:** Open the stream *before* (or concurrently with) sending the message. The stream only delivers events that occur after it opens — stream-after-send means early events arrive buffered in one batch. See [Steering Patterns](../../shared/managed-agents-events.md#steering-patterns).
---
## Stream Events (SSE)
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.events.StreamEvents;
// Open the stream first, then send the user message
try (var stream = client.beta().sessions().events().streamStreaming(session.id())) {
client.beta().sessions().events().send(session.id(), EventSendParams.builder()
.addEvent(BetaManagedAgentsUserMessageEventParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsUserMessageEventParams.Type.USER_MESSAGE)
.addTextContent("Summarize the repo README")
.build())
.build());
for (var event : (Iterable) stream.stream()::iterator) {
if (event.isAgentMessage()) {
event.asAgentMessage().content().forEach(block -> System.out.print(block.text()));
} else if (event.isAgentToolUse()) {
System.out.println("n[Using tool: " + event.asAgentToolUse().name() + "]");
} else if (event.isSessionStatusIdle()) {
break;
} else if (event.isSessionError()) {
System.out.println("n[Error]");
break;
}
}
}
```
### Reconnecting and Tailing
When reconnecting mid-session, list past events first to dedupe, then tail live events. The cross-variant `id` field is read from the raw `_json()` value:
```java
import com.anthropic.core.JsonValue;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;
try (var stream = client.beta().sessions().events().streamStreaming(session.id())) {
// Stream is open and buffering. List history before tailing live.
var seenEventIds = new HashSet();
for (var past : client.beta().sessions().events().list(session.id()).autoPager()) {
Optional<Map> obj = past._json().orElseThrow().asObject();
seenEventIds.add(obj.orElseThrow().get("id").asStringOrThrow());
}
// Tail live events, skipping anything already seen
for (var event : (Iterable) stream.stream()::iterator) {
Optional<Map> obj = event._json().orElseThrow().asObject();
if (!seenEventIds.add(obj.orElseThrow().get("id").asStringOrThrow())) continue;
if (event.isAgentMessage()) {
event.asAgentMessage().content().forEach(block -> System.out.print(block.text()));
} else if (event.isSessionStatusIdle()) {
break;
}
}
}
```
---
## Provide Custom Tool Result
> ℹ️ The Java managed-agents bindings for `user.custom_tool_result` are not yet documented in this skill or in the apps source examples. Refer to `shared/managed-agents-events.md` for the wire format and the `anthropic-java` repository for the corresponding params types.
---
## Poll Events
```java
for (var event : client.beta().sessions().events().list(session.id()).autoPager()) {
System.out.println(event.type() + ": " + event);
}
```
---
## Upload a File
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.FileUploadParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.BetaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams;
import java.nio.file.Path;
var dataCsv = Path.of("data.csv");
var file = client.beta().files().upload(FileUploadParams.builder()
.file(dataCsv)
.build());
System.out.println("File ID: " + file.id());
// Mount in a session
var session = client.beta().sessions().create(SessionCreateParams.builder()
.agent(agent.id())
.environmentId(environment.id())
.addResource(BetaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams.Type.FILE)
.fileId(file.id())
.mountPath("/workspace/data.csv")
.build())
.build());
```
### Add and Manage Resources on an Existing Session
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.resources.ResourceAddParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.resources.ResourceDeleteParams;
// Attach an additional file to an open session
var resource = client.beta().sessions().resources().add(session.id(), ResourceAddParams.builder()
.betaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams(BetaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsFileResourceParams.Type.FILE)
.fileId(file.id())
.build())
.build());
System.out.println(resource.id()); // "sesrsc_01ABC..."
// List resources on the session — entries are a discriminated union
var listed = client.beta().sessions().resources().list(session.id());
for (var entry : listed.data()) {
if (entry.isFile()) {
var fileResource = entry.asFile();
System.out.println(fileResource.id() + " " + fileResource.type());
} else if (entry.isGitHubRepository()) {
var repoResource = entry.asGitHubRepository();
System.out.println(repoResource.id() + " " + repoResource.type());
}
}
// Detach a resource
client.beta().sessions().resources().delete(resource.id(), ResourceDeleteParams.builder()
.sessionId(session.id())
.build());
```
---
## List and Download Session Files
> ℹ️ Listing and downloading files an agent wrote during a session is not yet documented for Java in this skill or in the apps source examples. See `shared/managed-agents-events.md` and the `anthropic-java` repository for the file list/download bindings.
---
## Session Management
```java
// List environments
var environments = client.beta().environments().list();
// Retrieve a specific environment
var env = client.beta().environments().retrieve(environment.id());
// Archive an environment (read-only, existing sessions continue)
client.beta().environments().archive(environment.id());
// Delete an environment (only if no sessions reference it)
client.beta().environments().delete(environment.id());
// Delete a session
client.beta().sessions().delete(session.id());
```
---
## MCP Server Integration
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.agents.BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.agents.BetaManagedAgentsUrlmcpServerParams;
// Agent declares MCP server (no auth here — auth goes in a vault)
var agent = client.beta().agents().create(AgentCreateParams.builder()
.name("GitHub Assistant")
.model("claude-opus-4-7")
.addMcpServer(BetaManagedAgentsUrlmcpServerParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsUrlmcpServerParams.Type.URL)
.name("github")
.url("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/")
.build())
.addTool(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.Type.AGENT_TOOLSET_20260401)
.build())
.addTool(BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams.Type.MCP_TOOLSET)
.mcpServerName("github")
.build())
.build());
// Session attaches vault(s) containing credentials for those MCP server URLs
var session = client.beta().sessions().create(SessionCreateParams.builder()
.agent(BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsAgentParams.Type.AGENT)
.id(agent.id())
.version(agent.version())
.build())
.environmentId(environment.id())
.addVaultId(vault.id())
.build());
```
See `shared/managed-agents-tools.md` §Vaults for creating vaults and adding credentials.
---
## Vaults
```java
import com.anthropic.core.JsonValue;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.VaultCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthRefreshParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthRefreshUpdateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthUpdateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.CredentialCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.vaults.credentials.CredentialUpdateParams;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
// Create a vault
var vault = client.beta().vaults().create(VaultCreateParams.builder()
.displayName("Alice")
.metadata(VaultCreateParams.Metadata.builder()
.putAdditionalProperty("external_user_id", JsonValue.from("usr_abc123"))
.build())
.build());
System.out.println(vault.id()); // "vlt_01ABC..."
// Add an OAuth credential
var credential = client.beta().vaults().credentials().create(vault.id(),
CredentialCreateParams.builder()
.displayName("Alice's Slack")
.auth(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthCreateParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthCreateParams.Type.MCP_OAUTH)
.mcpServerUrl("https://mcp.slack.com/mcp")
.accessToken("xoxp-...")
.expiresAt(OffsetDateTime.parse("2026-04-15T00:00:00Z"))
.refresh(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthRefreshParams.builder()
.tokenEndpoint("https://slack.com/api/oauth.v2.access")
.clientId("1234567890.0987654321")
.scope("channels:read chat:write")
.refreshToken("xoxe-1-...")
.clientSecretPostTokenEndpointAuth("abc123...")
.build())
.build())
.build());
// Rotate the credential (e.g., after a token refresh)
client.beta().vaults().credentials().update(credential.id(),
CredentialUpdateParams.builder()
.vaultId(vault.id())
.auth(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthUpdateParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthUpdateParams.Type.MCP_OAUTH)
.accessToken("xoxp-new-...")
.expiresAt(OffsetDateTime.parse("2026-05-15T00:00:00Z"))
.refresh(BetaManagedAgentsMcpOAuthRefreshUpdateParams.builder()
.refreshToken("xoxe-1-new-...")
.build())
.build())
.build());
// Archive a vault
client.beta().vaults().archive(vault.id());
```
---
## GitHub Repository Integration
Mount a GitHub repository as a session resource (a vault holds the GitHub MCP credential):
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams;
var session = client.beta().sessions().create(SessionCreateParams.builder()
.agent(agent.id())
.environmentId(environment.id())
.addVaultId(vault.id())
.addResource(BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.Type.GITHUB_REPOSITORY)
.url("https://github.com/org/repo")
.mountPath("/workspace/repo")
.authorizationToken("ghp_your_github_token")
.build())
.build());
```
Multiple repositories on the same session:
```java
import java.util.List;
var resources = List.of(
BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.Type.GITHUB_REPOSITORY)
.url("https://github.com/org/frontend")
.mountPath("/workspace/frontend")
.authorizationToken("ghp_your_github_token")
.build(),
BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResourceParams.Type.GITHUB_REPOSITORY)
.url("https://github.com/org/backend")
.mountPath("/workspace/backend")
.authorizationToken("ghp_your_github_token")
.build());
```
Rotating a repository's authorization token:
```java
import com.anthropic.models.beta.sessions.resources.ResourceUpdateParams;
var listed = client.beta().sessions().resources().list(session.id());
var repoResourceId = listed.data().get(0).asGitHubRepository().id();
client.beta().sessions().resources().update(repoResourceId, ResourceUpdateParams.builder()
.sessionId(session.id())
.authorizationToken("ghp_your_new_github_token")
.build());
```
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