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# Advanced setup

This page provides detailed installation and configuration instructions for ADK
across supported languages. For a guided introduction, start with the
[quickstart for your language](/get-started/).

=== "Python"

    **Create & activate virtual environment**

    We recommend creating a virtual Python environment using
    [venv](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html):

    ```shell
    python3 -m venv .venv
    ```

    Now, you can activate the virtual environment using the appropriate command
    for your operating system and environment:

    ```
    # Mac / Linux
    source .venv/bin/activate

    # Windows CMD:
    .venv\Scripts\activate.bat

    # Windows PowerShell:
    .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
    ```

    **Install ADK**

    ```bash
    pip install google-adk
    ```

    (Optional) Verify your installation:

    ```bash
    pip show google-adk
    ```

=== "TypeScript"

    **Install ADK and ADK DevTools**

    ```bash
    npm install @google/adk @google/adk-devtools
    ```

=== "Go"

    **Prerequisites:** Go 1.25 or later is required for ADK Go v2.0.0.

    **Create a new Go module**

    If you are starting a new project, you can create a new Go module:

    ```shell
    go mod init example.com/my-agent
    ```

    **Install ADK Go v2.0.0**

    To add ADK Go v2.0.0 to your project, run the following command:

    ```shell
    go get google.golang.org/adk/v2
    ```

    This will add ADK Go v2.0.0 as a dependency to your `go.mod` file.

    (Optional) Verify your installation by checking your `go.mod` file for the
    `google.golang.org/adk/v2` entry.

    ??? tip "Still using ADK Go v1.x?"

        If you are not yet ready to upgrade to v2.0.0, you can continue using
        the v1.x release line:

        ```shell
        go get google.golang.org/adk@v1
        ```

        See the [ADK 2.0 release page](/2.0/) for upgrade guidance, including
        breaking changes and migration steps for ADK Go 1.x projects.

=== "Java"

    You can either use maven or gradle to add the `google-adk` and
    `google-adk-dev` package.

    `google-adk` is the core Java ADK library. Java ADK also comes with a
    pluggable example SpringBoot server to run your agents seamlessly. This
    optional package is present as part of `google-adk-dev`.

    If you are using maven, add the following to your `pom.xml`:

    ```xml title="pom.xml"
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
            xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
        <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

        <groupId>com.example.agent</groupId>
        <artifactId>adk-agents</artifactId>
        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

        <!-- Specify the version of Java you'll be using -->
        <properties>
            <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
            <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
            <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
        </properties>

        <dependencies>
            <!-- The ADK core dependency -->
            <dependency>
                <groupId>com.google.adk</groupId>
                <artifactId>google-adk</artifactId>
                <version>1.6.0</version>
            </dependency>
            <!-- The ADK dev web UI to debug your agent -->
            <dependency>
                <groupId>com.google.adk</groupId>
                <artifactId>google-adk-dev</artifactId>
                <version>1.6.0</version>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>

    </project>
    ```

    Here's a [complete
    pom.xml](https://github.com/google/adk-docs/tree/main/examples/java/cloud-run/pom.xml)
    file for reference.

    If you are using gradle, add the dependency to your build.gradle:

    ```title="build.gradle"
    dependencies {
        implementation 'com.google.adk:google-adk:1.6.0'
        implementation 'com.google.adk:google-adk-dev:1.6.0'
    }
    ```

    You should also configure Gradle to pass `-parameters` to `javac`.
    (Alternatively, use `@Schema(name = "...")`).

=== "Kotlin"

    **Use ADK Kotlin on the JVM**

    For Kotlin on the JVM, add the ADK core library and the KSP annotation
    processor to your `build.gradle.kts`:

    ```kotlin title="build.gradle.kts"
    plugins {
        kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.20"
        id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "2.1.20-2.0.1"
    }

    dependencies {
        implementation("com.google.adk:google-adk-kotlin-core:0.5.0")
        ksp("com.google.adk:google-adk-kotlin-processor:0.5.0")
    }
    ```

    The KSP processor generates code for the `@Tool` annotation used to
    register function tools. See the [Kotlin Quickstart](/get-started/kotlin/)
    for a complete project setup.