Claude Platform Adds New Agent APIs
EricBuess · x · 2026-07-18
Over the past 6 months, the Claude Platform has introduced a suite of new APIs designed to help developers build and deploy agents faster.
Platform leads Katelyn Lesse, Angela Jiang, and Jess Yan reviewed these capabilities, discussing real-world implementations and the usage patterns they have observed in production environments.
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