adk-go
An open-source, code-first Go toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents with flexibility and control.
- 8.9k stars
- 977 forks
- 241 open issues
- Language: Go
- License: Apache-2.0
- updated
Install
git clone https://github.com/google/adk-go && cp adk-go/*.md ~/.claude/agents/- Clone the repository and copy the agent .md definitions into ~/.claude/agents (or .claude/agents inside a project).
- Start a new Claude Code session to load the agents.
- Delegate work to them with the Task/Agent tool or by name.
Editor's note
Google's ADK for Go is the official Go-language implementation of the Agent Development Kit, a modular framework for building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents using idiomatic Go patterns. Developers define agent logic, tools, and orchestration directly in Go code, then compose multiple specialized agents into multi-agent systems that can tackle complex workflows. The toolkit integrates with MCP (Model Context Protocol), supports the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication standard, and connects to Gemini models via Vertex AI, though it remains model-agnostic and can work with other LLM backends. Agents can be containerized and deployed to environments like Google Cloud Run. Installed via a single `go get google.golang.org/adk` command, the framework targets Go developers building cloud-native agent applications who want to leverage Go's concurrency model for agent orchestration. Claude can participate in these systems as a subagent or peer through MCP tooling, making this relevant to teams running heterogeneous multi-model architectures alongside Google's own Gemini offerings.
3 items in this repository
Author or rework a runnable example under `examples/` in the ADK Go repository — the directory, `main.go`, the README with its Mermaid diagram and real transcript, and the index row. Use when adding a sample for a feature (workflow graph, tool, registry client, model backend, server), when asked to "add an example" for something, or when bringing an existing example up to the repo's standard.
Subagents overview
What people ask about adk-go
What is google/adk-go?
google/adk-go is subagents for the Claude AI ecosystem. An open-source, code-first Go toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents with flexibility and control. It has 8.9k GitHub stars and its last recorded update is dated 2026-10-23.
How do I install adk-go?
You can install adk-go by cloning the repository (https://github.com/google/adk-go) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
Is google/adk-go safe to use?
Our security agent has analyzed google/adk-go and assigned a Trust Score of 100/100 (tier: Verified). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains google/adk-go?
google/adk-go is maintained by google. The last recorded GitHub activity is dated 2026-10-23, with 241 open issues.
Are there alternatives to adk-go?
Yes. On ClaudeWave you can browse similar subagents at /categories/agents, sorted by popularity or recent activity.