Alibaba Cloud launches Cloud Agents, cutting AI agent development from a month to a day

Alibaba Cloud has launched Cloud Agents, a fully managed AI agent platform powered by Qoder. It offers end-to-end capabilities including agent infrastructure, model services, and runtime environments. Companies can call it via API without coding, cutting agent deployment from a month to just one day.

Traditional agent tools struggle to fit complex business scenarios. Building a custom agent that runs long-term requires manually setting up inference engines and sandboxes, which is time-consuming. Cloud Agents packages the whole process into a managed service, giving each agent its own sandbox with real-time tracking and auto-scaling for data security.

The platform supports Skills and MCP protocols, letting companies add code repos, databases, internal APIs, and more. Use cases include building smart assistants, monitoring financial anomalies, reviewing contracts, and handling IT checks — all with AI working 24/7. Users can try it now on the Qoder website.