Gemini Adds Background Tasks, Remote MCP to Managed Agents API

Gemini has expanded its Managed Agents API, adding background tasks and remote MCP support for developers building autonomous trading and data agents. The update, announced this week, looks routine on the surface. The remote MCP piece, though, signals where the exchange is placing its bet: AI agents that talk to markets directly.

What the update adds

Managed Agents, which Gemini has been building out as its API layer for autonomous workflows, now supports background tasks. That means agents can run long, asynchronous operations — scheduled rebalancing, data pipelines, multi-step strategies — without blocking the main execution thread. For firms running quant or