Anthropic updates Claude Managed Agents with "dreaming", a scheduled process that reviews recent work and updates memory, available in research preview
In April, Anthropic launched the public beta of Managed Agents, its platform for running AI agents on its infrastructure.
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Anthropic Gives Its AI Agents the Ability to Dream
Claude's Managed Agents now feature a 'dreaming' mode that reviews past work and updates memory on a schedule.
Anthropic just dropped a wild new feature for its Managed Agents platform: dreaming. Yes, really.
The new capability is a scheduled background process that lets Claude agents review their recent work and update their own memory. Think of it as an AI reflecting on what it's done — consolidating knowledge without being actively prompted.
Managed Agents, which launched in public beta back in April, runs AI agents directly on Anthropic's infrastructure. The dreaming feature is now available as a research preview, meaning it's still experimental territory.
The concept is notable because it moves agents beyond simple request-response patterns. Instead of only acting when poked, Claude agents can now autonomously process and organize information during downtime. It's a step toward more persistent, self-improving AI systems that maintain context across sessions.