Claude Agent SDK Configuration

CLAUDE AGENT SDK(1)Agent Framework ReferenceCLAUDE AGENT SDK(1)

NAME

claude-agent-sdk — The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official Python SDK for building multi-agent systems powered by Claude.

METADATA

CATEGORY
SDK

PRICING
Free

LANGUAGE
Python

VERIFIED
2026-03-16

STATUS
ACTIVE

VENDOR
Anthropic

LINKS

Documentation Repository Website

CONFIG FILES

PATTERNS

HIERARCHICALManager agent delegates tasks to worker agents in a tree structure.

SEQUENTIALAgents execute in a defined order, passing results to the next agent.

SWARMAutonomous agents collaborate as peers without a central coordinator.

PROTOCOLS

mcp

DESCRIPTION

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official Python SDK for building multi-agent systems powered by Claude. It provides first-class support for hierarchical, sequential, and swarm orchestration patterns with built-in MCP tool integration. It shares the CLAUDE.md configuration format with Claude Code, enabling seamless reuse of project instructions across CLI and programmatic agent workflows.