--- title: Archive Agent url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/cli/beta/agents/archive --- # Archive Agent `$ ant beta:agents archive` **POST** `/v1/agents/{agent_id}/archive` Archive Agent ## Parameters - `--agent-id: string` (path parameter) Unique identifier of the agent to archive. - `--beta: optional array of AnthropicBeta` (header parameter) This endpoint is in beta: requests must send `managed-agents-2026-04-01` in this header. - `--workspace-id: optional string` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. ## Returns - `beta_managed_agents_agent: object` A Managed Agents `agent`. - `type: "agent"` - `id: string` - `archived_at: string` When the agent was archived. Null if not archived. format: date-time - `created_at: string` A timestamp in RFC 3339 format format: date-time - `description: string` - `execution_identity: BetaManagedAgentsAWSRoleExecutionIdentity or BetaManagedAgentsServiceAccountExecutionIdentity` Execution principal for runs of this agent. Always present; `{"type": "service_account"}` when runs carry no customer-named principal. - `beta_managed_agents_aws_role_execution_identity: object` An AWS IAM role principal as returned in API responses. - `type: "aws_role"` - `role_arn: string` The IAM role's ARN. - `beta_managed_agents_service_account_execution_identity: object` The Anthropic-managed service account as returned in API responses. - `type: "service_account"` - `mcp_servers: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition` - `type: "url"` - `name: string` - `url: string` - `metadata: map[string]` - `model: object` Model identifier and configuration. - `id: "claude-haiku-5-5" or "claude-sonnet-5-5" or "claude-opus-5-5" or 14 more or string` The model that will power your agent. See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options. - `"claude-haiku-5-5"` Fastest model for high-volume, real-time tasks - `"claude-sonnet-5-5"` Efficient model for coding and agents - `"claude-opus-5-5"` Powerful intelligence for coding, knowledge work, and long-running agents - `"claude-fable-5-1"` Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows - `"claude-sonnet-5"` Efficient model for coding and agents - `"claude-fable-5"` Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems - `"claude-opus-5"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-opus-4-8"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-opus-4-7"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-opus-4-6"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-sonnet-4-6"` Best combination of speed and intelligence - `"claude-haiku-4-5"` - `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"` - `"claude-opus-4-5"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"` Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding - `"claude-sonnet-4-5"` **Deprecated**: Will reach end-of-life on November 30, 2026. Please migrate to claude-sonnet-5-5. Visit https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/resources/model-deprecations for more information. High-performance model for agents and coding - `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"` **Deprecated**: Will reach end-of-life on November 30, 2026. Please migrate to claude-sonnet-5-5. Visit https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/resources/model-deprecations for more information. High-performance model for agents and coding - `effort: optional BetaManagedAgentsEffortLow or BetaManagedAgentsEffortMedium or BetaManagedAgentsEffortHigh or 2 more` How hard Claude works on each inference call. One of `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `max`. Always present; resolved to the per-model default at save time when not supplied. - `beta_managed_agents_effort_low: object` Low effort. Favors latency over reasoning depth. - `type: "low"` - `beta_managed_agents_effort_medium: object` Medium effort. Balances latency and reasoning depth. - `type: "medium"` - `beta_managed_agents_effort_high: object` High effort. Favors reasoning depth. - `type: "high"` - `beta_managed_agents_effort_xhigh: object` Extra-high effort. Not all models accept this level. - `type: "xhigh"` - `beta_managed_agents_effort_max: object` Maximum effort. Favors reasoning depth over latency. - `type: "max"` - `inference_geo: optional string` Geographic region for model inference. When unset, requests fall through to the workspace's default_inference_geo. - `speed: optional "standard" or "fast"` Inference speed mode. `fast` provides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Defaults to `standard`. Not all models support `fast`; invalid combinations are rejected at create time. - `"standard"` - `"fast"` - `multiagent: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentCoordinator or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagent20261001` Multiagent orchestration configuration. Null when the agent is single-threaded. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_coordinator: object` Resolved coordinator topology with a concrete agent roster. - `type: "coordinator"` - `agents: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference or BetaManagedAgentsAdvisor` Agents the coordinator may spawn as session threads, each resolved to a specific version. - `beta_managed_agents_agent_reference: object` A resolved agent reference with a concrete version. - `type: "agent"` - `id: string` - `version: number` format: int32 - `beta_managed_agents_advisor: object` Platform advisor roster entry: a model the session's primary thread may consult mid-turn. - `type: "advisor"` - `model: string` The advisor model id. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent20261001: object` Resolved multiagent configuration with three members, each enabled or disabled on its own. - `type: "multiagent_20261001"` - `advisor: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentAdvisorEnabled or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentAdvisorDisabled` Whether the session's primary thread can consult an advisor model. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_advisor_enabled: object` The session's primary thread can consult `model` mid-turn. - `type: "enabled"` - `model: string` The advisor model id. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_advisor_disabled: object` The agent has no advisor. - `type: "disabled"` - `subagents: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentSubagentsEnabled or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentSubagentsDisabled` Whether the agent can spawn session threads. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_subagents_enabled: object` The agent can spawn session threads. - `type: "enabled"` - `inline_agents: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsEnabled or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsDisabled` Whether the agent can define inline agents, which are not saved, when it spawns session threads. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_inline_agents_enabled: object` The agent can define inline agents. - `type: "enabled"` - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_inline_agents_disabled: object` The agent cannot define inline agents. - `type: "disabled"` - `predefined_agents: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference` Predefined agents, which are saved agents that this agent can spawn as session threads, each resolved to a specific version. - `type: "agent"` - `id: string` - `version: number` format: int32 - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_subagents_disabled: object` The agent cannot spawn session threads. - `type: "disabled"` - `workflows: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentWorkflowsEnabled or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentWorkflowsDisabled` Whether the agent can start workflow runs. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_workflows_enabled: object` The agent can start workflow runs. - `type: "enabled"` - `inline_agents: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsEnabled or BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsDisabled` Whether a run's plan can define inline agents, which are not saved. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_inline_agents_enabled: object` The agent can define inline agents. - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_inline_agents_disabled: object` The agent cannot define inline agents. - `predefined_agents: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference` Predefined agents, which are saved agents that a run's plan can use, each resolved to a specific version. - `type: "agent"` - `id: string` - `version: number` format: int32 - `beta_managed_agents_multiagent_workflows_disabled: object` The agent cannot start workflow runs. - `type: "disabled"` - `name: string` - `skills: array of BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill or BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill` - `beta_managed_agents_anthropic_skill: object` A resolved Anthropic-managed skill. - `type: "anthropic"` - `skill_id: string` - `version: string` - `beta_managed_agents_custom_skill: object` A resolved user-created custom skill. - `type: "custom"` - `skill_id: string` - `version: string` - `system: string` - `tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 or BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset or BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool` - `beta_managed_agents_agent_toolset20260401: object` - `type: "agent_toolset_20260401"` - `configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig` - `beta_managed_agents_bash_tool_config: object` Configuration for the bash tool. - `type: "bash"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "bash"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `type: "always_allow"` - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `type: "always_ask"` - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `type: "auto"` - `beta_managed_agents_edit_tool_config: object` Configuration for the edit tool. - `type: "edit"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "edit"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_read_tool_config: object` Configuration for the read tool. - `type: "read"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "read"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_write_tool_config: object` Configuration for the write tool. - `type: "write"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "write"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_glob_tool_config: object` Configuration for the glob tool. - `type: "glob"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "glob"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_grep_tool_config: object` Configuration for the grep tool. - `type: "grep"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "grep"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_tool_config: object` Configuration for the web_fetch tool. - `type: "web_fetch"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "web_fetch"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `url_sources: object` Which sources contribute URLs the tool may fetch, always in the object form. Null when not set, which allows every source. - `client_tool_results: BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceNone or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceOnly or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceExcept` Which custom tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows every custom tool's results. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_all: object` Every URL from this source may be fetched. This is the default. - `type: "all"` - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_none: object` This source contributes no URLs that may be fetched. - `type: "none"` - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_only: object` Only the named tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. - `type: "only"` - `tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolReference` The tools whose results contribute. Between 1 and 128 entries, each with a different name. An empty list is rejected; use "none" to allow no tool's results. - `type: "tool_reference"` Must be "tool_reference". - `name: string` Name of the tool. Compared exactly, so upper and lower case letters are different. minLength: 1, maxLength: 128 - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_except: object` Every tool's results contribute URLs that may be fetched, except the named tools' results. - `type: "except"` - `tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolReference` The tools whose results do not contribute. Between 1 and 128 entries, each with a different name. An empty list is rejected; use "all" to leave out no tool's results. - `type: "tool_reference"` Must be "tool_reference". - `name: string` Name of the tool. Compared exactly, so upper and lower case letters are different. minLength: 1, maxLength: 128 - `server_tool_results: BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceNone or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceOnly or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceExcept` Which of the web_search and web_fetch tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows both. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_all: object` Every URL from this source may be fetched. This is the default. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_none: object` This source contributes no URLs that may be fetched. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_only: object` Only the named tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_except: object` Every tool's results contribute URLs that may be fetched, except the named tools' results. - `user_input: BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceNone` Whether URLs in the text of user messages may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows them. - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_all: object` Every URL from this source may be fetched. This is the default. - `type: "all"` - `beta_managed_agents_web_fetch_url_source_none: object` This source contributes no URLs that may be fetched. - `type: "none"` - `allowed_domains: optional array of string` - `blocked_domains: optional array of string` - `max_content_tokens: optional number` format: int32 - `beta_managed_agents_web_search_tool_config: object` Configuration for the web_search tool. - `type: "web_search"` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: "web_search"` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `allowed_domains: optional array of string` - `blocked_domains: optional array of string` - `user_location: optional object` Approximate user location for search result localization. - `type: "approximate"` Location precision. Only "approximate" is supported. - `city: optional string` City name. minLength: 1, maxLength: 255 - `country: optional string` Two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code, uppercase. - `region: optional string` Region or state name. minLength: 1, maxLength: 255 - `timezone: optional string` IANA timezone identifier, e.g. "America/Los_Angeles". minLength: 1, maxLength: 255 - `default_config: object` Resolved default configuration for agent tools. - `enabled: boolean` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `beta_managed_agents_mcp_toolset: object` - `type: "mcp_toolset"` - `configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig` - `enabled: boolean` - `name: string` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `default_config: object` Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server. - `enabled: boolean` - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy` Permission policy for tool execution. - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object` Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation. - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object` Tool calls require user confirmation before execution. - `beta_managed_agents_auto_policy: object` The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask. - `mcp_server_name: string` - `beta_managed_agents_custom_tool: object` A custom tool as returned in API responses. - `type: "custom"` - `description: string` - `input_schema: object` JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters. - `type: "object"` - `properties: optional map[unknown]` - `required: optional array of string` - `name: string` - `updated_at: string` A timestamp in RFC 3339 format format: date-time - `version: number` The agent's current version. Starts at 1 and increments when the agent is modified. format: int32 ## Example ```bash ant beta:agents archive \ --api-key my-anthropic-api-key \ --agent-id agent_011CZkYpogX7uDKUyvBTophP ``` ### Response (200) ```json { "id": "agent_011CZkYpogX7uDKUyvBTophP", "archived_at": null, "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z", "description": "A general-purpose starter agent.", "execution_identity": { "type": "service_account" }, "mcp_servers": [ { "name": "example-mcp", "type": "url", "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse" } ], "metadata": { "foo": "bar" }, "model": { "id": "claude-opus-5-5", "effort": { "type": "low" }, "inference_geo": "inference_geo", "speed": "standard" }, "multiagent": { "advisor": { "type": "disabled" }, "subagents": { "inline_agents": { "type": "enabled" }, "predefined_agents": [ { "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ", "type": "agent", "version": 1 } ], "type": "enabled" }, "type": "multiagent_20261001", "workflows": { "inline_agents": { "type": "enabled" }, "predefined_agents": [ { "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ", "type": "agent", "version": 1 } ], "type": "enabled" } }, "name": "My First Agent", "skills": [ { "skill_id": "xlsx", "type": "anthropic", "version": "1" }, { "skill_id": "skill_011CZkZFNu9hAbo3jZPRgTmx", "type": "custom", "version": "2" } ], "system": "You are a general-purpose agent that can research, write code, run commands, and use connected tools to complete the user's task end to end.", "tools": [ { "configs": [ { "enabled": true, "name": "bash", "permission_policy": { "type": "always_allow" }, "type": "bash" } ], "default_config": { "enabled": true, "permission_policy": { "type": "always_ask" } }, "type": "agent_toolset_20260401" } ], "type": "agent", "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z", "version": 1 } ```