Overview
What is Agentbay?
Agentbay is Alibaba Cloud's Wuying cloud infrastructure for AI Agents, providing a one-click configuration and serverless execution environment for AI Agent tasks. It is designed for enterprises, developers, and AI vendors, and integrates via the Wuying API or MCP Server using the Model Context Protocol.
How to use Agentbay?
Create an API key in the AgentBay Console, configure MCP service resources, and add the copied MCP information (SSE or STDIO) to tools like Cline or Cursor. Example for Cursor: paste the provided JSON into mcp.json after replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your key. Optionally, add an EXTERNALID parameter to retain the environment between sessions.
Key features of Agentbay
- One-click configurable AI Agent task execution
- Pre-integrated standard MCP tools: Browser, File, Terminal
- User state persistence with secure isolation and dynamic mounting
- Real-time edge-cloud streaming via proprietary ASP protocol
- Serverless scaling up to 10,000 concurrent operations
- Available in limited free public beta with 10 concurrent instances
Use cases of Agentbay
- Run AI Agent tasks that require web browser automation in a cloud environment
- Automate file and terminal operations securely for enterprise agents
- Build persistent agent sessions that retain user configuration and cookies
- Integrate agent capabilities into IDEs like Cursor without local setup
FAQ from Agentbay
How do I create an API key for Agentbay?
Log in to the AgentBay Console, go to Service Management, click Create API KEY, enter a name, and click OK. During public beta, only 10 API keys can be created.
What MCP tools are available?
The initial release includes Browser, File, and Terminal tools. For updates, visit the official AgentBay site.
How can I retain my environment between sessions?
Add the EXTERNALID parameter (e.g., &EXTERNALID=user001) to the SSE URL. This preserves configuration and state for the next run.
What runtime environment does Agentbay provide?
The service supports built-in Linux images, which are continuously updated while ensuring backward compatibility.
How do I enable screen streaming for cloud computers?
When an MCP tool returns a screen‑streaming link (starting with https://wuying.aliyun.com?mcp.html?), open it immediately. Keyboard and mouse interaction can be configured via URL parameters or the Wuying Web SDK.
