Guide Intermediate
Claude Agents Explained: Subagents, Agent SDK, Managed
Claude agents come in four forms: Claude Code subagents, the Agent SDK, Managed Agents and the API tool runner. See how each works and which to pick.
4 resources tagged “agent sdk”.
Claude agents come in four forms: Claude Code subagents, the Agent SDK, Managed Agents and the API tool runner. See how each works and which to pick.
Build an AI agent with Claude: compare subagents, the Agent SDK, Managed Agents and the API tool loop, then run a Python agent with a custom tool and a budget.
Run Claude Code headless with claude -p: output formats, JSON schema, streaming, tool allowlists, bare mode, resuming sessions and copy-paste CI scripts.
agent-sdk-dev is Anthropic's Claude Code plugin to scaffold Claude Agent SDK apps in Python or TypeScript with /new-sdk-app and check them with verifier agents.