Gemini API Managed Agents Adds Background Tasks and Remote MCP

On July 8, Google announced a major update to the Gemini API Managed Agents, focusing on enhancing asynchronous execution and external tool integration for production-grade AI agents. This upgrade significantly lowers the barrier for developers to migrate agents from local environments to backend cloud compute, with some features available via the free tier.

Key Details

According to @_philschmid and @OfficialLoganK, the update introduces four core capabilities:

1. **Background Execution**: Allows long-running tasks (taking minutes) to run asynchronously on the server without requiring a persistent client connection, effectively solving timeout issues for prolonged operations.

2. **Remote MCP Integration**: Agents can directly connect to external tools and internal endpoints via remote MCP servers, expanding data access and communication.

3. **Custom Function Calling**: Supports function calling combined with server-side code execution.

4. **Credential Refresh**: Supports cross-turn API token refreshes, ensuring stable execution for tasks requiring long-term authentication.

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