Google Cloud Expands Vertex AI Agent Builder with New Features as Major Companies Deploy Production AI Agents
Summary
Google Cloud unveils enhanced Vertex AI Agent Builder with configurable context layers, Go language support, and self-healing plugins as major companies like PayPal, Color Health, and Geotab deploy production AI agents for payment processing, healthcare screening, and enterprise automation.
Key Points
- Google Cloud announces new capabilities for Vertex AI Agent Builder including configurable context layers, managed services from Vertex AI Agent Engine with observability features, and native agent identities for governance
- The Agent Development Kit now supports Go language development alongside Python and Java, offers single-command deployment via 'adk deploy', and includes self-healing plugins that automatically retry failed tool calls
- Major customers including Color Health, PayPal, and Geotab are using the platform to deploy production AI agents for healthcare screening, payment processing, and enterprise automation respectively