Discussion - Topic: Agent Development Kit (ADK)
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This week's topic: Agent Development Kit (ADK)
As described in Thoughtworks Technology Radar Vol. #33.
Agent Development Kit (ADK) is a framework for developing and deploying AI agents that applies modern software engineering discipline rather than relying solely on prompting. It introduces familiar abstractions such as classes, methods, workflow patterns and CLI support. Compared to frameworks like LangGraph or CrewAI, ADK’s strength lies in its deep integration with Google’s AI infrastructure, providing enterprise-ready grounding, data access and monitoring. It’s also designed for interoperability, supporting tool wrappers and the A2A protocol for agent-to-agent communication. For organizations already invested in GCP, ADK presents a promising foundation for building scalable, secure and manageable agentic architecture. Though still early in its evolution, it signals Google’s direction toward a native, full-stack agent development environment. We recommend keeping a close eye on its maturity and ecosystem growth.
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Discussion Resources :
Guide to Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) By Stuti Dhruv
https://www.aalpha.net/blog/google-agent-development-kit-adk-for-multi-agent-applications/
Dive into Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) to build production-ready AI agents By Sayed Ali Alkamel
https://dev.to/sayed_ali_alkamel/dive-into-googles-agent-development-kit-adk-to-build-production-ready-ai-agents-goa
Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK): A Comprehensive Guide to Building Intelligent AI Agents By Pawan Kumar
https://blog.gopenai.com/googles-agent-development-kit-adk-a-comprehensive-guide-to-building-intelligent-ai-agents-6ef8762e391e
Agent Development Kit: Making it easy to build multi-agent applications By Erwin Huizenga
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/agent-development-kit-easy-to-build-multi-agent-applications/
The Agent Development Kit (ADK): An Open-Source Revolution in AI Agent Creation By LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agent-development-kit-adk-open-source-revolution-ai-iqrzf/
Creating Multi-Agent Applications with Agent Development Kit 2026 By Eira Wexford
https://dev.to/eira-wexford/creating-multi-agent-applications-with-agent-development-kit-2026-1j71
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 1 By Pranav Dhopey
https://pub.towardsai.net/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-1-e1143a96d1f9
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 2 By Pranav Dhopey
https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-2-a91040413e7a
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 3 By Pranav Dhopey
https://pub.towardsai.net/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-3-a0f0526969f4
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 4 By Pranav Dhopey
https://towardsai.net/p/machine-learning/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-4
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 5 By Pranav Dhopey
https://pub.towardsai.net/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-5-c961225110a7
My Journey Learning Google ADK: Building AI Agents from Scratch | Part 6 By Pranav Dhopey
https://pub.towardsai.net/my-journey-learning-google-adk-building-ai-agents-from-scratch-part-6-82bbf959d8dd