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Get Started with Agent Networks

Setting up Anypoint Code Builder, permissions, access, and gateways ensures that you can create agent networks quickly and easily.

Before You Begin with Agent Networks

Before you start your agent network project, make sure that you have these products and access.

Agent Network Prerequisites

Task Product Prerequisites Permissions and Access Prerequisites

Set up agent network

Create target space using Anypoint Runtime Manager

Managed Flex Gateway with target space entitlements. At least one small Managed Flex Gateway and one large Managed Flex Gateway are required.

CloudHub 2.0 or Runtime Fabric (limited availability)

Set up ingress and egress gateways for target space using Anypoint Code Builder Command Palette

Managed Flex Gateway with target space entitlements. At least one small Managed Flex Gateway and one large Managed Flex Gateway are required.

Anypoint Code Builder desktop or web IDE. For more information, see Getting Started with Anypoint Code Builder.

Runtime Manager: Manage Servers permission

Set up ingress and egress gateways for target space using Anypoint CLI

Managed Flex Gateway with target space entitlements. At least one small Managed Flex Gateway and one large Managed Flex Gateway are required.

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric plugin.

Runtime Manager: Manage Servers permission

Create project

Create project using Anypoint Code Builder with MuleSoft Dev Agent

Anypoint Code Builder desktop or web IDE. For more information, see Getting Started with Anypoint Code Builder.

PowerShell (Windows operating systems only). For more information, see Installing PowerShell on Windows.

Einstein enablement in Access Management. For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Agentforce for Anypoint Platform.

Anypoint Platform credentials.

A tenant relationship established with a trusted Salesforce organization.

Configure your allowlist. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

Anypoint Code Builder permissions: Anypoint Code Builder Developer, Mule Developer Generative AI User

Create project using Anypoint Code Builder UI or Command Palette

Anypoint Code Builder desktop or web IDE. For more information, see Getting Started with Anypoint Code Builder.

PowerShell (Windows operating systems only). For more information, see Installing PowerShell on Windows.

Configure your allowlist. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

Create project using Anypoint CLI

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric plugin.

Runtime Manager: Manage Servers permission

Define agent network specification

Add Exchange assets to project using Anypoint Code Builder with MuleSoft Dev Agent

Agent assets must be A2A-compliant.

Einstein enablement in Access Management. For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Agentforce for Anypoint Platform.



Anypoint Platform credentials.

A tenant relationship established with a trusted Salesforce organization.

Login credentials to your LLM instance. For supported LLMs, see Building Agent Networks for Agent Fabric.

Allowlist Anypoint Code Builder URLs. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

Anypoint Design Center: Design Center Developer permission

Add Exchange assets to project using Anypoint CLI

Agent assets must be A2A-compliant.

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.



Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin.

Runtime Manager: Manage Servers and Anypoint Design Center: Design Center Developer permissions

Build project (applies only to CLI)

Build project using Anypoint CLI

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin.

Runtime Manager: Manage Servers permission

Publish project assets to Exchange

Publish project assets using Anypoint Code Builder with MuleSoft Dev Agent

Einstein enablement in Access Management. For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Agentforce for Anypoint Platform.

Anypoint Platform credentials.

A tenant relationship established with a trusted Salesforce organization.

Allowlist Anypoint Code Builder URLs. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

Anypoint Exchange: Exchange Contributor permission. For more information, see access-management::permissions-by-product.adoc#exchange.

Publish project assets using Anypoint Code Builder UI or the command palette

Allowlist Anypoint Code Builder URLs. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

Anypoint Exchange: Exchange Contributor permission. For more information, see access-management::permissions-by-product.adoc#exchange.

Publish project assets using Anypoint CLI

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric plugin.

Anypoint Exchange: Exchange Contributor and Runtime Manager: Manage Servers permissions

Deploy project instance

Deploy project instance using Anypoint Code Builder with MuleSoft Dev Agent

Einstein enablement in Access Management. For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Agentforce for Anypoint Platform.

Anypoint Platform credentials.

A tenant relationship established with a trusted Salesforce organization.

Allowlist Anypoint Code Builder URLs. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

API Manager: Deploy API Proxies and Manage Policies and Runtime Manager: Create Applications permissions

Deploy project instance using Anypoint Code Builder UI or command palette commands

Allowlist Anypoint Code Builder URLs. For more information, see URLs to Allow to Run Anypoint Code Builder.

API Manager: Deploy API Proxies and Manage Policies and Runtime Manager: Create Applications permissions

Deploy project instance using Anypoint CLI

Java 17. Since agent network binaries require Java to build the agent network, make sure you install Java 17 on your machine and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Node 20 (v20.19.4). For more information, see Download Node.js.

Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric Plugin. For more information, see Anypoint CLI Agent Fabric plugin.

API Manager: Deploy API Proxies and Manage Policies and Runtime Manager: Create Applications permissions

Verify and Add the Anypoint Environment Variable for Your Non-U.S. Region

Before you start Anypoint Code Builder to create agent networks, if you’re not located in the U.S., make sure that the ANYPOINT_ENV environment variable is set to the appropriate value for your region.

Sample Valid Values

These are valid values for some geographic regions.

Region Value

U.S.

prod

Canada

ca1

Europe

prod-eu

Japan

jp1

MacOS

If you run Anypoint Code Builder on macOS, verify your environment variable and add it if needed.

Verify the ANYPOINT_ENV Environment Variable

  1. Open a Terminal window and run this command: bash.

  2. Run this command: echo $ANYPOINT_ENV.

If the value doesn’t reflect your geographic region, or it is empty, set the ANYPOINT_ENV environment variable.

Add the ANYPOINT_ENV Environment Variable

Include environment variables by adding an export command to a shell configuration file.

  1. Open a Terminal window.

  2. Determine the shell configuration file you need to edit. To see your default shell, run echo $SHELL. Common files are:

    • ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile for Bash users

    • ~/.zshrc for Zsh users

    • ~/.profile

  3. Open the shell configuration file with a text editor.

  4. In the text editor, at the end of the file, add this line: export ANYPOINT_ENV={region value}.

  5. Save and close the file.

  6. If you want to use the updated shell configuration file without logging out and back in, source the file. For example:

Bash
source ~/.zshrc  # Use the file you edited

Windows

If you run Anypoint Code Builder on Windows, verify your environment variable and add it if needed.

Verify the ANYPOINT_ENV Environment Variable

  1. Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

  2. If you’re in a Command Prompt window, run this command: echo %ANYPOINT_ENV%. If you’re in a PowerShell window, run this command: echo $env:ANYPOINT_ENV.

If the value doesn’t reflect your geographic region (or is empty), set the ANYPOINT_ENV environment variable.

Add the ANYPOINT_ENV Environment Variable Using System Properties

  1. Open System Properties. Tip: From the Start menu, search for Edit the system environment variables.

  2. In System Properties, click Environment Variables.

  3. Choose whether to set a User variable (for the current user) or a System variable (for all users). For most cases, setting a User variable is sufficient.

  4. In the User or System variable area, click New.

  5. In variable name, enter ANYPOINT_ENV.

  6. In variable value, enter the value for your region. For example, if you’re in the U.S., enter prod.

  7. Save the changes.

  8. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window to load the new variable.

Set the ANYPOINT_ENV Environment Variable Using Command Prompt or PowerShell

If the ANYPOINT_ENV environment variable exists, and you want to change the value quickly, use a Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

  1. Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

  2. If you’re in a Command Prompt window, run this command: setx ANYPOINT_ENV {region value} which sets the value permanently for new Command Prompt windows. If you’re in a PowerShell window, run this command: {Environment}::SetEnvironmentVariable("ANYPOINT_ENV", "{region value}", "User") which sets the value for the current user.

Create a Target Space for Your Environment

To deploy an agent network, you need a target space. You can either create a private space for CloudHub 2.0 deployment or a target space for Runtime Fabric (limited availability). For more information about Runtime Fabric deployments, see Managed Flex Gateway on Runtime Fabric.

Create a Private Space for CloudHub 2.0 Deployment

  1. Open Anypoint Runtime Manager.

  2. Select the environment to use.

  3. Select Private Spaces.

  4. Select Create private space.

  5. Enter a name for the private space. We recommend agent-network-space.

  6. Select Create.

  7. Select Create private network.

  8. For the created private space, select Environments.

  9. Associate the space with the business group and environments you need to deploy your agent network to. You must complete this step so that the private space appears as a valid deployment target in Anypoint Code Builder and Anypoint CLI.

Set Up Agent Network Gateways for Your Target Space

After you create a target space, set up the ingress and egress gateways for deployment. For agent networks, at least one small Managed Flex Gateway and one large Managed Flex Gateway is required in your environment. For more information about gateways, see Flex Gateway Deployment Models. For more information about Runtime Fabric deployments, see Managed Flex Gateway on Runtime Fabric.

  1. In Anypoint Code Builder, open Command Palette.

  2. Select MuleSoft: Set Up Agent Network Gateways.

  3. If you’re not logged in already, log in to your Anypoint Platform account.

  4. Select the business group, environment, and private space.

  5. These gateways are created automatically in the selected private space.

    • agent-network-ingress-gw (with public and internal endpoint)

    • agent-network-egress-gw (with internal endpoint only)

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