Build and test a coffee-shop operations agent using Google's Agent Development Kit. Use fictional sales and staffing data, check evidence-based recommendations, and review a proposed Google Sheets update before approving it. Deployment to Cloud Run is an optional track for attendees who complete the official lab setup beforehand; the evaluation track needs no billing or deployment.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 • 6:00–7:30 PM Central (CST)
Free admission • Adults 18+ • 30 participant places: 15 online and 15 in-person
CONFIRMED HYBRID VENUE
Buder Library — Community Room (lower level)
4401 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109
The Community Room is booked from 6:00–7:30 PM. In-person attendees: stop at the first-floor desk from 6:00 PM; staff will direct you to the room and unlock it. Check-in and equipment setup are 6:00–6:10 PM; teaching runs 6:10–7:20 PM. We will restore and leave the room by 7:30 PM. Please contact the organizer in advance about accessibility or accommodation needs; the exact accessible route and equipment arrangements are being checked with staff.
HOW TO ATTEND
Choose Online attendance for Bevy Virtual or In-person attendance for Buder Library. Online attendees should sign in with the account used to RSVP and use this event page's online join option from 6:00 PM. Both groups follow the same teaching session. The event remains hybrid. If the library cancels the room, we will notify registrants and continue online at the scheduled time.
WHAT TO BRING AND PREPARE
For developers comfortable with Python and a terminal. Bring a laptop and charger. For the build/deploy track, complete the official lab setup and obtain a first working response before the workshop: dedicated billing-enabled Google Cloud project, Cloud Shell, fictional Google Sheet and required API/service-account permissions. Cloud usage can incur charges; admission does not include credits. Do not use a production project. If setup is incomplete, join the demonstration and evaluation track with no deployment or billing required.
Use fictional or public examples and keep private information off shared screens.
AGENDA — CENTRAL TIME
6:00 PM — Check-in, first-floor desk arrival and hybrid setup
6:10 PM — Welcome, recording notice, architecture and fictional data
6:20 PM — Continue a prepared agent or start the evaluation track
6:40 PM — Test arithmetic, missing context and approval before writes
6:55 PM — Optional deployment demonstration or failure-case evaluation
7:05 PM — Resource cleanup and evidence review
7:15 PM — Resources, next steps and native GDG feedback
7:20 PM — Teaching ends; restore the room
7:30 PM — Event ends; room vacated
RECORDING
Automatic recording remains enabled for the Bevy Virtual session. Spoken contributions and shared screens may be recorded; you may keep your camera off and use chat. Presenter streaming and recording arrangements in the room are being checked with library staff. No room filming is promised. Recording access will be reviewed before sharing.
LIBRARY GUIDELINES
This is a free public educational event for adults 18+. No food or refreshments will be served. No sales, donations, solicitation or money exchange in the meeting room. Please leave the room as you found it.
This is not a program sponsored by or affiliated with St. Louis Public Library.
RESOURCE
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/cloud-run/cloud-run-personal-agent-coffee-shop
Questions or accommodation requests: mim Armand • mim3dot@gmail.com • 314-312-8757.
#DevFest
This is a hybrid event. Join the event virtually at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-st-louis-presents-devfest-st-louis-build-and-deploy-a-useful-ai-agent/
or in person at
Buder Library — Community Room - 4401 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63109
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Hosted By
mim Armand, Organizer
Miranda Reese, Digital Product Designer
I design delightful products for users by solving complex problems with creativity and an open-mind. As a Product Designer and User Researcher with a technological background in Computer Science, I am passionate about creating products that people love.
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-st-louis-presents-devfest-st-louis-build-and-deploy-a-useful-ai-agent/.
