adk-docs

ALWAYS ACTIVE — read at the start of any ADK agent development session. ADK development lifecycle and mandatory coding guidelines — spec-driven workflow, code preservation rules, model selection, and troubleshooting.

MUST READ before writing or modifying ADK agent code. ADK API quick reference for Python — agent types, tool definitions, orchestration patterns, callbacks, and state management. Includes an index of all ADK documentation pages. Do NOT use for creating new projects (use adk-scaffold).

MUST READ before creating or enhancing any ADK agent project. Use when the user wants to build a new agent (e.g. "build me a search agent") or enhance an existing project (e.g. "add CI/CD to my project", "add RAG").

MUST READ before running any ADK evaluation. ADK evaluation methodology — eval metrics, evalset schema, LLM-as-judge, tool trajectory scoring, and common failure causes. Use when evaluating agent quality, running adk eval, or debugging eval results. Do NOT use for API code patterns (use adk-cheatsheet), deployment (use adk-deploy-guide), or project scaffolding (use adk-scaffold).

MUST READ before deploying any ADK agent. ADK deployment guide — Agent Engine, Cloud Run, GKE, CI/CD pipelines, secrets, observability, and production workflows. Use when deploying agents to Google Cloud or troubleshooting deployments. Do NOT use for API code patterns (use adk-cheatsheet), evaluation (use adk-eval-guide), or project scaffolding (use adk-scaffold).

MUST READ before setting up observability for ADK agents or when analyzing production traffic, debugging agent behavior, or improving agent performance. ADK observability guide — Cloud Trace, prompt-response logging, BigQuery Agent Analytics, third-party integrations, and troubleshooting. Use when configuring monitoring, tracing, or logging for agents, or when understanding how a deployed agent handles real traffic.