Model Context Protocol · Anthropic Managed Agents

A dock for your Managed Agents.

Wharf is a tiny MCP server that puts the Anthropic Managed Agents API behind a conversation. Deploy agents, send them messages, update their tools, and retire them — all from Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible client.

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What it is

A Managed Agent is an autonomous, persistent agent running on Anthropic's infrastructure — with its own model, tools, system prompt, and session history. Wharf exposes that API as seven MCP tools, so a client can spin up an agent, talk to it, and clean it up without ever leaving the chat.

It's a single-file Cloudflare Worker. Stateless. Seconds to deploy. Sessions live on Anthropic's side; Wharf just relays.

Seven tools

deploy_agentCreate an agent and its cloud environment.

agent_querySend a message. Returns a session_id immediately.

poll_responseFetch the agent's output, or running.

agent_statusInspect config and session state.

list_agentsList agents on the account.

update_agentChange model, tools, system prompt.

delete_agentArchive an agent.

The agent_query / poll_response split is deliberate. Managed Agents can run for minutes; edge Workers time out in seconds. Fire, forget, poll.

Quick start

Clone it, set your key, deploy.

# 1. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/abduljaleel/artifact-to-agent-mcp.git wharf
cd wharf
pnpm install

# 2. Deploy to Cloudflare
pnpm run deploy
npx wrangler secret put ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

# 3. Add as a custom connector in Claude.ai:
#    https://your-worker.workers.dev/wharf

What it feels like

YouBuild me a stock portfolio tracker.

Claude builds an Artifact.

YouGreat. Now give it a live data backend.

Claude calls deploy_agent with web_fetch and web_search, then rewires the Artifact to call agent_query and poll_response.

YouAlso let it run Python.

Claude calls update_agent to add the bash tool. Version bumps. Nothing else changes.

Design notes

Stateless by design

No database, no queue. Every session lives on Anthropic's side, addressable by id. Wharf is a relay.

Edge-friendly

Runs as a single Cloudflare Worker. Cold starts in milliseconds. One connector URL.

Fire, forget, poll

Long agent runs don't fit inside a Worker request. The split-tool shape makes that a non-issue.

Optional auth

Set MCP_AUTH_KEY and Wharf requires a shared secret on every request. Leave it off for local play.