# Build and evaluate production agents with Google ADK

> Use Google Agent Development Kit to define, test, evaluate, and deploy code-first Python agents with tools, sessions, HITL confirmation, and multi-agent orchestration.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/build-and-evaluate-production-agents-with-google-adk` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/build-and-evaluate-production-agents-with-google-adk`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/build-and-evaluate-production-agents-with-google-adk/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/build-and-evaluate-production-agents-with-google-adk

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# Build and evaluate production agents with Google ADK

Use Google Agent Development Kit to define, test, evaluate, and deploy code-first Python agents with tools, sessions, HITL confirmation, and multi-agent orchestration.

## Prerequisites

Python 3 environment; google-adk package; model credentials; optional Google Cloud or Vertex AI deployment account

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install google-adk
- pip install "google-adk[extensions]"

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/adk-python/main/assets/agent-development-kit.png" width="256"/>
- An open-source, code-first Python framework for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents with flexibility and control.
- **Requirements:** Python 3.11+.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### Agent
- from google.adk import Agent
- root_agent = Agent(

- Source: https://github.com/google/adk-python
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/adk-python/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://google.github.io/adk-docs/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/build-and-evaluate-production-agents-with-google-adk/)