Agent Runtime

Supported in ADKPython v0.1.0TypeScript v0.2.0Go v0.1.0Java v0.1.0

ADK provides several ways to run and test your agents during development. Choose the method that best fits your development workflow.

Ways to run agents

• Dev UI

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  Use adk web to launch a browser-based interface for interacting with your agents.

  Use the Web Interface

• Command Line

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  Use adk run to interact with your agents directly in the terminal.

  Use the Command Line

• API Server

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  Use adk api_server to expose your agents through a RESTful API.

  Use the API Server

Technical reference

For more in-depth information on runtime configuration and behavior, see these pages:

• Event Loop: Understand the core event loop that powers ADK, including the yield/pause/resume cycle.
• Resume Agents: Learn how to resume agent execution from a previous state.
• Runtime Config: Configure runtime behavior with RunConfig.