Anthropic Launches AI Agents to Automate Business Tasks

Anthropic announced Wednesday the launch of Claude Managed Agents, a new product aimed at simplifying the development and deployment of AI agents for businesses. This offering provides developers with out-of-the-box infrastructure for building autonomous AI systems, addressing a significant barrier to task automation.

The move is strategically positioned to leverage Anthropic's growing enterprise sector. The company reported that its annualized recurring revenue has now exceeded $30 billion, a substantial increase from December 2025. This development places Anthropic alongside competitors like OpenAI, as both companies enhance their enterprise offerings.

Claude Managed Agents include an agent harness and a secure, sandboxed environment for project development. They allow for autonomous operation and monitoring of other agents, simplifying complex distributed-systems engineering. This allows businesses to refocus engineering resources on core competencies rather than system infrastructure.

In a demonstration, Notion showcased how Managed Agents powered a client onboarding feature, with an agent successfully completing a series of tasks. This highlights the practical application of the tool in streamlining business operations and improving productivity.