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title: "Google ADK (Agent Development Kit)"
description: "[Google ADK](https://github.com/google/adk-python) is an open-source, code-first Python framework for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents. While optimized for Gemini, ADK is model-agnostic and supports LiteLLM for using 100+ providers."
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date: 2026-07-10T11:24:01.021Z
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---

# Google ADK (Agent Development Kit)
[Google ADK](https://github.com/google/adk-python) is an open-source, code-first Python framework for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents. While optimized for Gemini, ADK is model-agnostic and supports LiteLLM for using 100+ providers.

## Overview

# Google ADK (Agent Development Kit)

[Google ADK](https://github.com/google/adk-python) is an open-source, code-first Python framework for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents. While optimized for Gemini, ADK is model-agnostic and supports LiteLLM for using 100+ providers.

```python
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.models.lite_llm import LiteLlm

root_agent = Agent(
    model=LiteLlm(model="openai/gpt-4o"),  # Or any LiteLLM-supported model
    name="my_agent",
    description="An agent using LiteLLM",
    instruction="You are a helpful assistant.",
    tools=[your_tools],
)
```

- [GitHub](https://github.com/google/adk-python)
- [Documentation](https://google.github.io/adk-docs)
- [LiteLLM Samples](https://github.com/google/adk-python/tree/main/contributing/samples/hello_world_litellm)

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