Variant A: 1-Day Workshop (ILC)
Total Estimated Duration: 355 minutes / 5.92 hours
This workshop is a focused, high-impact training variant designed to provide a self-contained, hands-on learning experience. The modules selected represent the absolute "critical path" to agent development, taking a developer from zero to being able to build a useful, tool-powered agent within a single day, now including an essential overview of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
| Module | Include? (YES/NO) | Justification for Inclusion/Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1: Introduction to AI Agents & Google ADK | YES | Essential foundational theory on what agents are and why the ADK is used. |
| Module 2: Setting Up Your Development Environment | YES | Critical hands-on step; participants cannot proceed without a working environment. |
| Module 3: Your First Agent: The "Echo" Agent | YES | Core practical skill: building and running a basic agent. |
Module 4: Core Agent Concepts: LlmAgent Deep Dive | YES | Foundational skill: controlling agent behavior via instructions is non-negotiable. |
| Module 8: Introduction to Tools | YES | Core concept: introduces the most important feature for building capable agents. |
| Module 9: Intro to Custom Function Tools | YES | The most critical hands-on lab for creating practical, real-world agents. (Time reduced to 50 min for workshop focus) |
| Module 27: Introduction to MCP | YES | Provides a high-level overview of MCP, crucial for understanding advanced tool integration. (Overview only, 30 min) |