What problem does it solve? Deploying a custom agent usually means standing up your own server, wiring persistence, memory, and scheduling by hand. This Skill guides you through Managed Deep Agents, a hosted LangSmith runtime where an agent is just a directory of code that the mda CLI compiles and deploys for you. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Code-first agent definition: Author agents in Python or TypeScript with define_deep_agent / defineDeepAgent, plus authored tools, middleware, and MCP connectors. - Managed runtime resources: Configure cron schedules, LangSmith sandboxes, deploy-owned skills, and Context Hub-synced instructions and memory. - CLI workflow: Scaffold with mda init, test locally in LangSmith Studio with mda dev, and ship with mda deploy, including secrets forwarding and cron reconciliation. - Use Case: You want a research assistant agent with a daily digest cron job and human-in-the-loop approval on sensitive tools, deployed to LangSmith without managing any infrastructure. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to scaffold a new Managed Deep Agent project with mda init, define an agent with a model and tools, and deploy it to LangSmith using mda deploy.