1. Before you begin
Welcome to the first part of the "Building AI Agents with ADK" series! In this hands-on codelab series, you'll embark on an exciting journey to create your very own intelligent AI agent using Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK).
We'll start with the absolute essentials, guiding you through setting up your development environment and crafting a foundational conversational agent. By the end of this codelab, you'll have built your first interactive AI, ready to be expanded upon in subsequent parts of this series as you transform it into a sophisticated Multi-Agent System (MAS).
You can complete this codelab in either your local environment or on Google Cloud. For the most consistent experience, we recommend using the Cloud Shell from Google Cloud environment. Cloud Shell also provides 5 GB of persistent storage in the $HOME directory. This is useful to store scripts, configuration files, or cloned repositories.
You can also access this codelab via this shortened URL: goo.gle/adk-foundation.
Prerequisites
- An understanding of the Generative AI concepts
- A basic proficiency in Python programming
- Familiarity with command line / terminal
What you'll learn
- How to set up a Python environment
- How to create a simple Personal Assistant Agent using ADK