Announcing ADK for Java 1.0.0: Building the Future of AI Agents in Java (opens in new tab)

Google has launched version 1.0.0 of the Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java, introducing advanced features like Google Maps grounding, "Human-in-the-Loop" confirmation workflows, and automated event compaction. This release also debuts a standardized Agent2Agent protocol and robust session management via Firestore and Vertex AI to help developers build scalable, interoperable AI agents.