> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://tbd-6fc993ce-hypeship-browser-pools-docs-refresh.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Give Claude a Kernel cloud browser — across Claude Code, Claude Desktop, the Agent SDK, and Managed Agents

## Claude + Kernel

Kernel gives Claude a real, cloud-hosted browser to work in, so your agents can load pages, read rendered content, and act on the web without you running any browser infrastructure. There are a few ways to connect Claude to Kernel depending on where your agent runs:

### Claude Code and Claude Desktop

Connect the Claude apps you already use to Kernel. Add Kernel's [remote MCP server](/reference/mcp-server) to manage cloud browsers from Claude Code or Claude Desktop, or install the [marketplace plugin](https://github.com/kernel/skills#claude-code) to load Kernel's CLI and SDK skills into Claude Code.

[Set up Claude Code and Desktop →](/integrations/claude/claude-code-and-desktop)

### Claude Agent SDK

The [Claude Agent SDK](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview) is a library you run yourself — on your own machine or deployed as a Kernel app. Pair it with Kernel's Playwright Execution API to build agents that browse the web and interact with websites on cloud browsers.

[Learn more about the Claude Agent SDK →](/integrations/claude/claude-agent-sdk)

### Claude Managed Agents

[Claude Managed Agents](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/managed-agents/overview) is Anthropic's hosted agent harness: define an agent once, then start as many cloud sessions as you need. Claude runs the agent loop in an Anthropic-managed sandbox; Kernel provisions a fresh, isolated Chromium session per run that the agent drives. You run neither the agent loop nor the browser.

[Learn more about Claude Managed Agents →](/integrations/claude/claude-managed-agents)

## Next Steps

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  <Card title="Claude Code and Desktop" icon="terminal" href="/integrations/claude/claude-code-and-desktop">
    Give the Claude apps a Kernel browser
  </Card>

  <Card title="Claude Agent SDK" icon="robot" href="/integrations/claude/claude-agent-sdk">
    Run Agent SDK automations on cloud browsers
  </Card>

  <Card title="Claude Managed Agents" icon="cloud" href="/integrations/claude/claude-managed-agents">
    Run Anthropic's hosted agent harness against cloud browsers
  </Card>
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