Tools for Agents

Check out the following pre-built tools that you can use with ADK agents:

Gemini tools

Google Search

Perform web searches using Google Search with Gemini

Code Execution

Execute code using Gemini models

Google Cloud tools

Apigee API Hub

Turn any documented API from Apigee API hub into a tool

Application Integration

Link your agents to enterprise applications using Integration Connectors

BigQuery Tools

Connect with BigQuery to retrieve data and perform analysis

Bigtable Tools

Interact with Bigtable to retrieve data and and execute SQL

GKE Code Executor

Run AI-generated code in a secure and scalable GKE Sandbox environment

Spanner Tools

Interact with Spanner to retrieve data, search, and execute SQL

MCP Toolbox for Databases

Connect over 30 different data sources to your agents

Vertex AI RAG Engine

Perform private data retrieval using Vertex AI RAG Engine

Vertex AI Search

Search across your private, configured data stores in Vertex AI Search

Third-party tools

Exa

Search and extract structured content from websites and live data

Firecrawl

Empower your AI apps with clean data from any website

GitHub

Analyze code, manage issues and PRs, and automate workflows

Hugging Face

Access models, datasets, research papers, and AI tools

Build your tools

If the above tools don't meet your needs, you can build tools for your ADK workflows using the following guides:

• Function Tools: Build custom tools for your specific ADK agent needs.
• MCP Tools: Connect MCP servers as tools for your ADK agents.
• OpenAPI Integration: Generate callable tools directly from an OpenAPI Specification.