Gemini API Managed Agents: 3.6 Flash, hooks, and more
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blog.google
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Google
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Why it matters
If you're building agents on the Gemini API, Managed Agents now handles the hosted AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → runtime with lifecycle hooks so you can inject validation, logging, or control logic at defined points instead of hand-rolling your own orchestration loop, and it picks up the newer 3.6 Flash variant for cheaper/faster runs.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
