google/adk-python
Google's Agent Development Kit: code-first agent construction with built-in evaluation tooling and deployment paths into the Google Cloud stack. Agentiquette scores it 78/100 (A-tier), methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07.
Key facts
| Category | Orchestration framework |
|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Maintainer | |
| Compatible agents | generic |
| File patterns | |
| Triggering | manual-reference |
| GitHub metrics | 20,506 stars · 3,657 forks · 697 open issues (fetched 2026-07-07) |
| Last commit | 2026-07-07 |
| Created | 2025-04-01 |
Editorial analysis
Notable here for one decision: evaluation ships inside the framework, with eval sets and scoring as part of the development loop rather than a separate discipline. That is the direction the whole category needs to move. The framework itself is competent and enterprise-shaped, with the vendor gravity that implies.
Risks
Gravity pulls toward Google Cloud; evaluate the exit path before committing.
Evidence notes: Eval readiness: first-class eval sets and run scoring in the core API. Maintenance: same-day commits. Composability: strong within its stack, average outside it.
Install and first run
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google/adk-python scores 78/100 (A-tier) on Agentiquette's methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07. Strengths and weaknesses are in the editorial analysis; the score is explained dimension by dimension in the scorecard.
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Google's Agent Development Kit: code-first agent construction with built-in evaluation tooling and deployment paths into the Google Cloud stack.
Is google/adk-python maintained?
Last commit 2026-07-07, 697 open issues at fetch time (2026-07-07). Maintenance is scored at 92 of 100.
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