Google expands Managed Agents in the Gemini API (background tasks + remote MCP)

On 2026-07-07 Google expanded Managed Agents in the Gemini API, adding background/long-running task support and remote MCP so developers can build and host production-ready agents on Google's side.

What it means A credible non-Anthropic option for hosting agents: if you want a managed (server-side) agent runtime or a second-vendor hedge, Gemini now offers background tasks and speaks remote MCP, so your existing MCP tools plug straight in.