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MARCH 30, 2026 / AI
Google has released version 1.0.0 of the Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java, introducing powerful new features like Google Maps grounding, built-in URL fetching, and a standardized Agent2Agent protocol for cross-framework collaboration. The update enhances agent control through a new "App" and "Plugin" architecture, which allows for global logging, automated context window management via event compaction, and "Human-in-the-Loop" workflows for action confirmations. Additionally, the release provides robust session and memory services using Google Cloud integrations like Firestore and Vertex AI to manage long-term state and large data artifacts.
SEPT. 16, 2025 / AI
The Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java 0.2.0 now integrates with LangChain4j, expanding LLM support to include third-party and local models like Gemma and Qwen. This release also enhances tooling with instance-based FunctionTools, improved async support, better loop control, and advanced agent logic with chained callbacks and new memory management.
