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# Create Managed Agent

POST https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/{project_id}/managed-agents
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.sikaru.ai/api-reference/managed-agents/create-managed-agent

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `project_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CreateManagedAgentRequest.

- `agentSlug` (string, required)
- `activeHarnessVersionId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `compatibilityProfileId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `displayName` (string, optional, nullable)
- `harnessId` (string, optional, nullable)
- `initialChannel` (CreateManagedAgentRequestInitialChannel, optional)
- `personal` (boolean, optional, nullable) — Fixed at creation; new agents are shared unless set. A personal agent's conversations stay private to the person who runs them. Omit it to keep an existing agent's choice.
- `source` (CreateManagedAgentSourceRequest, optional, nullable)
- `status` (enum, optional, default: active)
  - Allowed values: `active`, `inactive`

## Response

### 201

Successful Response

- `managedAgent` (map from string to any, required)
- `definitionRevision` (StagedDefinitionRevision, optional, nullable) — A draft revision staged by agent creation. Get the revision to see its changes.
- `harnessVersion` (map from string to any, optional, nullable)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Missing or invalid credentials (`unauthenticated`).

- `code` (string, required) — Stable machine code. Specific values: `insufficient_credits` (402): billing does not allow this request now; check your plan, credits and the agent's spending cap; `idempotency_conflict` (409): the idempotency key was already used for a different request, or for a file that was deleted; `concurrent_request` (409): another request is changing the same resource; send the same request again; `agent_disabled` (409): the agent is turned off; turn it on before starting new work; `release_unavailable` (409): the agent has no release that can run; `action_not_pending` (409): the tool call or approval is not waiting for this input: it already has an outcome, its run finished, it is handled by Sikaru, or it does not match a pending request; `not_retryable` (409): the run cannot be retried: it did not fail, its failure is not recoverable, or it failed too long ago; `branch_unavailable` (409): the session cannot be branched at that run; `record_invalid` (409): the retained record cannot be read; `state_conflict` (409): the request conflicts with the resource's current state; read it before trying again; `agent_capacity_full` (429): the agent's turn capacity is full; `agent_unavailable` (503): execution is switched off for this agent; `turn_delivery_pending` (503): the message was recorded but has not started; send it again with the same idempotency key; `execution_storage_unavailable` (503): session, file or workspace storage is unavailable right now; `storage_unavailable` (503): the storage behind this resource is unavailable right now; `trajectory_storage_unavailable` (503): retained run records cannot be read right now. Otherwise a status default: `bad_request` (400), `unauthenticated` (401), `payment_required` (402), `forbidden` (403), `not_found` (404), `method_not_allowed` (405), `not_acceptable` (406), `request_timeout` (408), `conflict` (409), `gone` (410), `length_required` (411), `precondition_failed` (412), `payload_too_large` (413), `unsupported_media_type` (415), `range_not_satisfiable` (416), `invalid_request` (422), `locked` (423), `precondition_required` (428), `rate_limited` (429), `internal_error` (500), `not_implemented` (501), `bad_gateway` (502), `service_unavailable` (503), `gateway_timeout` (504). `429` and `503` refusals with a specific code carry `Retry-After` in seconds.
- `detail` (string, required)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The credential lacks access or a required scope (`forbidden`).

- `code` (string, required) — Stable machine code. Specific values: `insufficient_credits` (402): billing does not allow this request now; check your plan, credits and the agent's spending cap; `idempotency_conflict` (409): the idempotency key was already used for a different request, or for a file that was deleted; `concurrent_request` (409): another request is changing the same resource; send the same request again; `agent_disabled` (409): the agent is turned off; turn it on before starting new work; `release_unavailable` (409): the agent has no release that can run; `action_not_pending` (409): the tool call or approval is not waiting for this input: it already has an outcome, its run finished, it is handled by Sikaru, or it does not match a pending request; `not_retryable` (409): the run cannot be retried: it did not fail, its failure is not recoverable, or it failed too long ago; `branch_unavailable` (409): the session cannot be branched at that run; `record_invalid` (409): the retained record cannot be read; `state_conflict` (409): the request conflicts with the resource's current state; read it before trying again; `agent_capacity_full` (429): the agent's turn capacity is full; `agent_unavailable` (503): execution is switched off for this agent; `turn_delivery_pending` (503): the message was recorded but has not started; send it again with the same idempotency key; `execution_storage_unavailable` (503): session, file or workspace storage is unavailable right now; `storage_unavailable` (503): the storage behind this resource is unavailable right now; `trajectory_storage_unavailable` (503): retained run records cannot be read right now. Otherwise a status default: `bad_request` (400), `unauthenticated` (401), `payment_required` (402), `forbidden` (403), `not_found` (404), `method_not_allowed` (405), `not_acceptable` (406), `request_timeout` (408), `conflict` (409), `gone` (410), `length_required` (411), `precondition_failed` (412), `payload_too_large` (413), `unsupported_media_type` (415), `range_not_satisfiable` (416), `invalid_request` (422), `locked` (423), `precondition_required` (428), `rate_limited` (429), `internal_error` (500), `not_implemented` (501), `bad_gateway` (502), `service_unavailable` (503), `gateway_timeout` (504). `429` and `503` refusals with a specific code carry `Retry-After` in seconds.
- `detail` (string, required)

### 404 Not Found Error

The resource or route does not exist (`not_found`).

- `code` (string, required) — Stable machine code. Specific values: `insufficient_credits` (402): billing does not allow this request now; check your plan, credits and the agent's spending cap; `idempotency_conflict` (409): the idempotency key was already used for a different request, or for a file that was deleted; `concurrent_request` (409): another request is changing the same resource; send the same request again; `agent_disabled` (409): the agent is turned off; turn it on before starting new work; `release_unavailable` (409): the agent has no release that can run; `action_not_pending` (409): the tool call or approval is not waiting for this input: it already has an outcome, its run finished, it is handled by Sikaru, or it does not match a pending request; `not_retryable` (409): the run cannot be retried: it did not fail, its failure is not recoverable, or it failed too long ago; `branch_unavailable` (409): the session cannot be branched at that run; `record_invalid` (409): the retained record cannot be read; `state_conflict` (409): the request conflicts with the resource's current state; read it before trying again; `agent_capacity_full` (429): the agent's turn capacity is full; `agent_unavailable` (503): execution is switched off for this agent; `turn_delivery_pending` (503): the message was recorded but has not started; send it again with the same idempotency key; `execution_storage_unavailable` (503): session, file or workspace storage is unavailable right now; `storage_unavailable` (503): the storage behind this resource is unavailable right now; `trajectory_storage_unavailable` (503): retained run records cannot be read right now. Otherwise a status default: `bad_request` (400), `unauthenticated` (401), `payment_required` (402), `forbidden` (403), `not_found` (404), `method_not_allowed` (405), `not_acceptable` (406), `request_timeout` (408), `conflict` (409), `gone` (410), `length_required` (411), `precondition_failed` (412), `payload_too_large` (413), `unsupported_media_type` (415), `range_not_satisfiable` (416), `invalid_request` (422), `locked` (423), `precondition_required` (428), `rate_limited` (429), `internal_error` (500), `not_implemented` (501), `bad_gateway` (502), `service_unavailable` (503), `gateway_timeout` (504). `429` and `503` refusals with a specific code carry `Retry-After` in seconds.
- `detail` (string, required)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### CreateManagedAgentRequestInitialChannel

- InitialHTTPChannel: InitialHTTPChannel
- InitialSlackRoom: InitialSlackRoom
- InitialSlackDM: InitialSlackDM

### CreateManagedAgentSourceRequest

- `analysisSummary` (map from string to any, optional)
- `contentDigest` (string, optional, nullable)
- `definition` (AgentDefinition, optional, nullable) — The customer-authored `sikaru.agent.contract.v1` agent definition.
- `document` (string, optional, nullable)
- `exportPolicy` (enum, optional, default: customer_source_private)
  - Allowed values: `customer_source_exportable`, `customer_source_private`, `reference_only`
- `sourceKind` (enum, optional, default: source_bundle)
  - Allowed values: `agent_document`, `workflow_json`, `langgraph`, `n8n_json`, `yaml_dag`, `source_bundle`, `repo_ref`, `container_ref`, `adapter_endpoint`, `prompt_bundle`, `skill_tree`, `memory_profile`, `eval_suite`, `trace_bundle`, `natural_language`
- `storageRef` (string, optional, nullable)

### StagedDefinitionRevision

A draft revision staged by agent creation. Get the revision to see its changes.

- `baseHarnessVersionId` (string, required)
- `candidateHarnessVersionId` (string, required)
- `changeset` (map from string to any, required)
- `definitionDigest` (string, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional)
- `input` (any, optional)

### InitialHTTPChannel

- `transport` ("http", required)

### InitialSlackRoom

- `destination_id` (string, required)
- `destination_kind` ("room", required)
- `installation_id` (string, required)
- `transport` ("slack", required)

### InitialSlackDM

- `destination_id` (string, required)
- `destination_kind` ("dm", required)
- `installation_id` (string, required)
- `recipient_id` (string, required)
- `transport` ("slack", required)
- `verification_id` (string, required)

### AgentDefinition

The customer-authored `sikaru.agent.contract.v1` agent definition.

- `schema` ("sikaru.agent.contract.v1", required)
- `access` (AgentDefinitionAccess, optional)
- `budget` (AgentDocumentBudget, optional, nullable)
- `instructions` (string, optional, nullable)
- `model` (string, optional, nullable)
- `outcomes` (list of string, optional)
- `setup` (AgentSetup, optional)
- `sources` (list of AgentDefinitionSource, optional)
- `tools` (AgentToolCapabilities, optional)
- `web` (AgentWebCapabilities, optional)

### ValidationErrorLocItems

- string
- integer

### ValidationErrorCtx

### AgentDefinitionAccess

### AgentDocumentBudget

- `max_calls` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `max_tokens` (integer, optional, nullable)

### AgentSetup

- `commands` (list of string, optional)
- `packages` (AgentSetupPackages, optional)
- `repos` (list of AgentSetupRepo, optional)

### AgentDefinitionSource

- `content` (string, required)
- `kind` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `agent_document`, `agents_md`, `agent_md`, `agent_skill`, `skill_md`, `skills_md`, `skill_asset`, `eval_md`
- `path` (string, required)
- `digest` (string, optional, nullable)
- `encoding` (enum, optional, default: utf-8)
  - Allowed values: `utf-8`, `base64`

### AgentToolCapabilities

- `agents` (BuiltInToolSetting, optional)
- `bash` (BuiltInToolSetting, optional)
- `memory` (MemoryToolSetting, optional)
- `web_fetch` (BuiltInToolSetting, optional)
- `web_search` (BuiltInToolSetting, optional)
- `workspace` (BuiltInToolSetting, optional)

### AgentWebCapabilities

- `allow_domains` (list of string, optional)
- `block_domains` (list of string, optional)
- `provider` (AgentWebCapabilitiesProvider, optional, default: sikaru)

### AgentSetupPackages

- `npm` (list of string, optional)
- `pip` (list of string, optional)

### AgentSetupRepo

- `path` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)
- `git_credential` (string, optional, nullable)

### BuiltInToolSetting

- `enabled` (boolean, optional, default: true)
- `policy` (enum, optional, default: allow)
  - Allowed values: `allow`, `require_approval`, `deny`

### MemoryToolSetting

- `enabled` (boolean, optional, default: true)
- `policy` (enum, optional, default: allow)
  - Allowed values: `allow`, `require_approval`, `deny`
- `shared` (boolean, optional, default: true)
- `user` (boolean, optional, default: true)

### AgentWebCapabilitiesProvider

- "sikaru"
- ConnectionToolRef: ConnectionToolRef

### ConnectionToolRef

A tool from a Composio or MCP connection granted to this agent.

- `connection_id` (string, required)
- `tool` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "agentSlug": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "managedAgent": {},
  "definitionRevision": {
    "baseHarnessVersionId": "string",
    "candidateHarnessVersionId": "string",
    "changeset": {},
    "definitionDigest": "string"
  },
  "harnessVersion": {}
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents"

payload = { "agentSlug": "string" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"agentSlug":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"agentSlug\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"agentSlug\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"agentSlug\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents', [
  'body' => '{
  "agentSlug": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"agentSlug\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["agentSlug": "string"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sikaru.ai/v1/projects/project_id/managed-agents")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```