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title: "Gemini API adds background tasks and remote MCP to Managed Agents"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/gemini-api-adds-background-tasks-and-remote-mcp-to-managed-agents-cacb86
source_name: "Google AI Blog"
source_url: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/expanding-managed-agents-gemini-api/
published: 2026-07-07T08:54:00.000Z
topics: ["agents"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Gemini API adds background tasks and remote MCP to Managed Agents

*2026-07-07 · Source: [Google AI Blog](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/expanding-managed-agents-gemini-api/)*

Google expanded Managed Agents in the Gemini API with new capabilities including background tasks and support for remote MCP (Model Context Protocol), aimed at helping developers build more reliable, production-ready agents.

**Why it matters:** Gives developers more infrastructure for running agents in production.

**Topics:** agents

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