Agent Development Kit (ADK) is now available in Preview. For more information, see Agent Development Kit
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## Feature
**Agent Development Kit** (ADK) is now available in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products?e=13802955&hl=en#product-launch-stages). For more information, see [Agent Development Kit](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/).
## Feature
**Vertex AI Agent Engine**
The following features are now available for Vertex AI Agent Engine in Preview:
* [Agent Development Kit integration](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-engine/develop/adk)
* [Example Store](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/example-store/overview)
* [LlamaIndex Query Pipeline integration](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-engine/develop/llama-index/query-pipeline)
The following features are now generally available for Vertex AI Agent Engine:
* [Agent monitoring](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-engine/manage/monitoring)
## Feature
**Gemini Live API** is now available as a public preview offering and has been updated with the following features:
* Support for responses in 8 voices and 31 languages using Chirp 3
* Updated UI support in Vertex AI Studio
* Expanded conversation session window
* Ability to extend conversation sessions
* Support to share your current screen with Gemini during conversations
* Transcription support for audio in and audio out
* Support to change or update the system instructions mid-session
For more information, see [Gemini 2.0 Flash Live API](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/live-api).
## Feature
**Agent Garden** is now available in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products?e=13802955&hl=en#product-launch-stages). For more information, see [Vertex AI Agent Builder overview](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-builder/overview) or go directly to [Agent Garden](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/agents/agent-garden) in the Cloud Console.
## Feature
**Gemini 2.5 Pro** is now available as a public preview offering.
For more information, see [Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/models/gemini/2-5-pro).
## Change
**Vertex AI Agent Builder** now refers to a suite of features for building and deploying AI agents in Vertex AI. For more information see, [Vertex AI Agent Builder overview](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-builder/overview).
The original Vertex AI Agent Builder product has been renamed **AI Applications**. The product functionality and endpoints remain the same. For more information, see [What is AI Applications?](https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/introduction).
## Feature
**Grounding: Grounding with Google Maps** is now available as a Public Experimental feature. For more information, see [Grounding with Google Maps](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/grounding/grounding-with-google-maps).
## Feature
**Grounding: Web Grounding for Enterprise** is now Generally available. For more information, see [Web Grounding for Enterprise](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/grounding/web-grounding-enterprise).