Initial plan

.github/workflows/analyze-releases-for-adk-docs-updates.yml

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 

.github/workflows/check-file-contents.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 

.github/workflows/copybara-pr-handler.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check for Copybara commits and close PRs
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.ADK_TRIAGE_AGENT }}
           script: |

.github/workflows/discussion_answering.yml

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 

.github/workflows/isort.yml

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
 

.github/workflows/pr-triage.yml

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 

.github/workflows/pyink.yml

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
 

.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run unit tests with pytest
       run: |
         source .venv/bin/activate
-        pytest tests/unittests \
-          --ignore=tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py \
-          --ignore=tests/unittests/tools/google_api_tool/test_googleapi_to_openapi_converter.py
+        if [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" == "3.9" ]]; then
+          pytest tests/unittests \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/a2a \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/tools/mcp_tool \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/tools/google_api_tool/test_googleapi_to_openapi_converter.py
+        else
+          pytest tests/unittests \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py \
+            --ignore=tests/unittests/tools/google_api_tool/test_googleapi_to_openapi_converter.py
+        fi

.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-name: ADK Stale Issue Auditor
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-  schedule:
-    # This runs at 6:00 AM UTC (10 PM PST)
-    - cron: '0 6 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  audit-stale-issues:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install requests google-adk
-
-      - name: Run Auditor Agent Script
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADK_TRIAGE_AGENT }}
-          GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
-          OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          REPO: adk-python
-          CONCURRENCY_LIMIT: 3
-          LLM_MODEL_NAME: "gemini-2.5-flash"
-          PYTHONPATH: contributing/samples
-
-        run: python -m adk_stale_agent.main

.github/workflows/triage.yml

@@ -2,32 +2,21 @@ name: ADK Issue Triaging Agent
 
 on:
   issues:
-    types: [opened, labeled]
-  schedule:
-    # Run every 6 hours to triage untriaged issues
-    - cron: '0 */6 * * *'
+    types: [opened, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   agent-triage-issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Run for:
-    # - Scheduled runs (batch processing)
-    # - New issues (need component labeling)
-    # - Issues labeled with "planned" (need owner assignment)
-    if: >-
-      github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
-      github.event.action == 'opened' ||
-      github.event.label.name == 'planned'
     permissions:
       issues: write
       contents: read
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
@@ -41,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADK_TRIAGE_AGENT }}
           GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
           GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI: 0
-          OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          OWNER: 'google'
+          REPO: 'adk-python'
           INTERACTIVE: 0
           EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }} # 'issues', 'schedule', etc.
           ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}

.github/workflows/upload-adk-docs-to-vertex-ai-search.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Clone adk-docs repository
         run: git clone https://github.com/google/adk-docs.git /tmp/adk-docs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git clone https://github.com/google/adk-python.git /tmp/adk-python
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,146 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.20.0](https://github.com/google/adk-python/compare/v1.19.0...v1.20.0) (2025-12-01)
-
-
-### Features
-* **[Core]**
-  * Add enum constraint to `agent_name` for `transfer_to_agent` ([4a42d0d](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/4a42d0d9d81b7aab98371427f70a7707dbfb8bc4))
-  * Add validation for unique sub-agent names ([#3557](https://github.com/google/adk-python/issues/3557)) ([2247a45](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/2247a45922afdf0a733239b619f45601d9b325ec))
-  * Support streaming function call arguments in progressive SSE streaming feature ([786aaed](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/786aaed335e1ce64b7e92dff2f4af8316b2ef593))
-
-* **[Models]**
-  * Enable multi-provider support for Claude and LiteLLM ([d29261a](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/d29261a3dc9c5a603feef27ea657c4a03bb8a089))
-
-* **[Tools]**
-  * Create APIRegistryToolset to add tools from Cloud API registry to agent ([ec4ccd7](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/ec4ccd718feeadeb6b2b59fcc0e9ff29a4fd0bac))
-  * Add an option to disallow propagating runner plugins to AgentTool runner ([777dba3](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/777dba3033a9a14667fb009ba017f648177be41d))
-
-* **[Web]**
-  * Added an endpoint to list apps with details ([b57fe5f](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/b57fe5f4598925ec7592917bb32c7f0d6eca287a))
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* Allow image parts in user messages for Anthropic Claude ([5453b5b](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/5453b5bfdedc91d9d668c9eac39e3bb009a7bbbf))
-* Mark the Content as non-empty if its first part contains text or inline_data or file_data or func call/response ([631b583](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/631b58336d36bfd93e190582be34069613d38559))
-* Fixes double response processing issue in `base_llm_flow.py` where, in Bidi-streaming (live) mode, the multi-agent structure causes duplicated responses after tool calling. ([cf21ca3](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/cf21ca358478919207049695ba6b31dc6e0b2673))
-* Fix out of bounds error in _run_async_impl ([8fc6128](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/8fc6128b62ba576480d196d4a2597564fd0a7006))
-* Fix paths for public docs ([cd54f48](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/cd54f48fed0c87b54fb19743c9c75e790c5d9135))
-* Ensure request bodies without explicit names are named 'body' ([084c2de](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/084c2de0dac84697906e2b4beebf008bbd9ae8e1)), closes [#2213](https://github.com/google/adk-python/issues/2213)
-* Optimize Stale Agent with GraphQL and Search API to resolve 429 Quota errors ([cb19d07](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/cb19d0714c90cd578551753680f39d8d6076c79b))
-* Update AgentTool to use Agent's description when input_schema is provided in FunctionDeclaration ([52674e7](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/52674e7fac6b7689f0e3871d41c4523e13471a7e))
-* Update LiteLLM system instruction role from "developer" to "system" ([2e1f730](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/2e1f730c3bc0eb454b76d7f36b7b9f1da7304cfe)), closes [#3657](https://github.com/google/adk-python/issues/3657)
-* Update session last update time when appending events ([a3e4ad3](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a3e4ad3cd130714affcaa880f696aeb498cd93af)), closes [#2721](https://github.com/google/adk-python/issues/2721)
-* Update the retry_on_closed_resource decorator to retry on all errors ([a3aa077](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a3aa07722a7de3e08807e86fd10f28938f0b267d))
-* Windows Path Handling and Normalize Cross-Platform Path Resolution in AgentLoader ([a1c09b7](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a1c09b724bb37513eaabaff9643eeaa68014f14d))
-
-
-### Documentation
-
-* Add Code Wiki badge to README ([caf23ac](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/caf23ac49fe08bc7f625c61eed4635c26852c3ba))
-
-
-## [1.19.0](https://github.com/google/adk-python/compare/v1.18.0...v1.19.0) (2025-11-19)
-
-### Features
-
-* **[Core]**
-  * Add `id` and `custom_metadata` fields to `MemoryEntry` ([4dd28a3](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/4dd28a3970d0f76c571caf80b3e1bea1b79e9dde))
-  * Add progressive SSE streaming feature ([a5ac1d5](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a5ac1d5e14f5ce7cd875d81a494a773710669dc1))
-  * Add a2a_request_meta_provider to RemoteAgent init ([d12468e](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/d12468ee5a2b906b6699ccdb94c6a5a4c2822465))
-  * Add feature decorator for the feature registry system ([871da73](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/871da731f1c09c6a62d51b137d9d2e7c9fb3897a))
-  * Breaking: Raise minimum Python version to 3_10 ([8402832](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/840283228ee77fb3dbd737cfe7eb8736d9be5ec8))
-  * Refactor and rename BigQuery agent analytics plugin ([6b14f88](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/6b14f887262722ccb85dcd6cef9c0e9b103cfa6e))
-  * Pass custom_metadata through forwarding artifact service ([c642f13](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/c642f13f216fb64bc93ac46c1c57702c8a2add8c))
-  * Update save_files_as_artifacts_plugin to never keep inline data ([857de04](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/857de04debdeba421075c2283c9bd8518d586624))
-
-* **[Evals]**
-  * Add support for InOrder and AnyOrder match in ToolTrajectoryAvgScore Metric ([e2d3b2d](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e2d3b2d862f7fc93807d16089307d4df25367a24))
-
-* **[Integrations]**
-  * Enhance BQ Plugin Schema, Error Handling, and Logging ([5ac5129](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/5ac5129fb01913516d6f5348a825ca83d024d33a))
-  * Schema Enhancements with Descriptions, Partitioning, and Truncation Indicator ([7c993b0](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/7c993b01d1b9d582b4e2348f73c0591d47bf2f3a))
-
-* **[Services]**
-  * Add file-backed artifact service ([99ca6aa](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/99ca6aa6e6b4027f37d091d9c93da6486def20d7))
-  * Add service factory for configurable session and artifact backends ([a12ae81](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a12ae812d367d2d00ab246f85a73ed679dd3828a))
-  * Add SqliteSessionService and a migration script to migrate existing DB using DatabaseSessionService to SqliteSessionService ([e218254](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e2182544952c0174d1a8307fbba319456dca748b))
-  * Add transcription fields to session events ([3ad30a5](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/3ad30a58f95b8729f369d00db799546069d7b23a))
-  * Full async implementation of DatabaseSessionService ([7495941](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/74959414d8ded733d584875a49fb4638a12d3ce5))
-
-* **[Models]**
-  * Add experimental feature to use `parameters_json_schema` and `response_json_schema` for McpTool ([1dd97f5](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/1dd97f5b45226c25e4c51455c78ebf3ff56ab46a))
-  * Add support for parsing inline JSON tool calls in LiteLLM responses ([22eb7e5](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/22eb7e5b06c9e048da5bb34fe7ae9135d00acb4e))
-  * Expose artifact URLs to the model when available ([e3caf79](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e3caf791395ce3cc0b10410a852be6e7b0d8d3b1))
-
-* **[Tools]**
-  * Add BigQuery related label handling ([ffbab4c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/ffbab4cf4ed6ceb313241c345751214d3c0e11ce))
-  * Allow setting max_billed_bytes in BigQuery tools config ([ffbb0b3](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/ffbb0b37e128de50ebf57d76cba8b743a8b970d5))
-  * Propagate `application_name` set for the BigQuery Tools as BigQuery job labels ([f13a11e](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/f13a11e1dc27c5aa46345154fbe0eecfe1690cbb))
-  * Set per-tool user agent in BQ calls and tool label in BQ jobs ([c0be1df](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/c0be1df0521cfd4b84585f404d4385b80d08ba59))
-
-* **[Observability]**
-  * Migrate BigQuery logging to Storage Write API ([a2ce34a](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a2ce34a0b9a8403f830ff637d0e2094e82dee8e7))
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* Add `jsonschema` dependency for Agent Builder config validation ([0fa7e46](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/0fa7e4619d589dc834f7508a18bc2a3b93ec7fd9))
-* Add None check for `event` in `remote_a2a_agent.py` ([744f94f](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/744f94f0c8736087724205bbbad501640b365270))
-* Add vertexai initialization for code being deployed to AgentEngine ([b8e4aed](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/b8e4aedfbf0eb55b34599ee24e163b41072a699c))
-* Change LiteLLM content and tool parameter handling ([a19be12](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a19be12c1f04bb62a8387da686499857c24b45c0))
-* Change name for builder agent ([131d39c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/131d39c3db1ae25e3911fa7f72afbe05e24a1c37))
-* Ensure event compaction completes by awaiting task ([b5f5df9](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/b5f5df9fa8f616b855c186fcef45bade00653c77))
-* Fix deploy to cloud run on Windows ([29fea7e](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/29fea7ec1fb27989f07c90494b2d6acbe76c03d8))
-* Fix error handling when MCP server is unreachable ([ee8106b](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/ee8106be77f253e3687e72ae0e236687d254965c))
-* Fix error when query job destination is None ([0ccc43c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/0ccc43cf49dc0882dc896455d6603a602d8a28e7))
-* Fix Improve logic for checking if a MCP session is disconnected ([a754c96](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a754c96d3c4fd00f9c2cd924fc428b68cc5115fb))
-* Fix McpToolset crashing with anyio.BrokenResourceError ([8e0648d](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/8e0648df23d0694afd3e245ec4a3c41aa935120a))
-* Fix Safely handle `FunctionDeclaration` without a `required` attribute ([93aad61](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/93aad611983dc1daf415d3a73105db45bbdd1988))
-* Fix status code in error message in RestApiTool ([9b75456](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/9b754564b3cc5a06ad0c6ae2cd2d83082f9f5943))
-* Fix Use `async for` to loop through event iterator to get all events in vertex_ai_session_service ([9211f4c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/9211f4ce8cc6d918df314d6a2ff13da2e0ef35fa))
-* Fix: Fixes DeprecationWarning when using send method ([2882995](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/28829952890c39dbdb4463b2b67ff241d0e9ef6d))
-* Improve logic for checking if a MCP session is disconnected ([a48a1a9](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/a48a1a9e889d4126e6f30b56c93718dfbacef624))
-* Improve handling of partial and complete transcriptions in live calls ([1819ecb](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/1819ecb4b8c009d02581c2d060fae49cd7fdf653))
-* Keep vertex session event after the session update time ([0ec0195](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/0ec01956e86df6ae8e6553c70e410f1f8238ba88))
-* Let part converters also return multiple parts so they can support more usecases ([824ab07](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/824ab072124e037cc373c493f43de38f8b61b534))
-* Load agent/app before creating session ([236f562](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/236f562cd275f84837be46f7dfb0065f85425169))
-* Remove app name from FileArtifactService directory structure ([12db84f](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/12db84f5cd6d8b6e06142f6f6411f6b78ff3f177))
-* Remove hardcoded `google-cloud-aiplatform` version in agent engine requirements ([e15e19d](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e15e19da05ee1b763228467e83f6f73e0eced4b5))
-* Stop updating write mode in the global settings during tool execution ([5adbf95](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/5adbf95a0ab0657dd7df5c4a6bac109d424d436e))
-* Update description for `load_artifacts` tool ([c485889](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/c4858896ff085bedcfbc42b2010af8bd78febdd0))
-
-### Improvements
-
-* Add BigQuery related label handling ([ffbab4c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/ffbab4cf4ed6ceb313241c345751214d3c0e11ce))
-* Add demo for rewind ([8eb1bdb](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/8eb1bdbc58dc709006988f5b6eec5fda25bd0c89))
-* Add debug logging for live connection ([5d5708b](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/5d5708b2ab26cb714556311c490b4d6f0a1f9666))
-* Add debug logging for missing function call events ([f3d6fcf](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/f3d6fcf44411d07169c14ae12189543f44f96c27))
-* Add default retry options as fall back to llm_request that are made during evals ([696852a](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/696852a28095a024cbe76413ee7617356e19a9e3))
-* Add plugin for returning GenAI Parts from tools into the model request ([116b26c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/116b26c33e166bf1a22964e2b67013907fbfcb80))
-* Add support for abstract types in AFC ([2efc184](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/2efc184a46173529bdfc622db0d6f3866e7ee778))
-* Add support for structured output schemas in LiteLLM models ([7ea4aed](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/7ea4aed35ba70ec5a38dc1b3b0a9808183c2bab1))
-* Add tests for `max_query_result_rows` in BigQuery tool config ([fd33610](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/fd33610e967ad814bc02422f5d14dae046bee833))
-* Add type hints in `cleanup_unused_files.py` ([2dea573](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/2dea5733b759a7a07d74f36a4d6da7b081afc732))
-* Add util to build our llms.txt and llms-full.txt files
-* ADK changes ([f1f4467](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/f1f44675e4a86b75e72cfd838efd8a0399f23e24))
-* Defer import of `google.cloud.storage` in `GCSArtifactService` ([999af55](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/999af5588005e7b29451bdbf9252265187ca992d))
-* Defer import of `live`, `Client` and `_transformers` in `google.genai` ([22c6dbe](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/22c6dbe83cd1a8900d0ac6fd23d2092f095189fa))
-* Enhance the messaging with possible fixes for RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED errors from Gemini ([b2c45f8](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/b2c45f8d910eb7bca4805c567279e65aff72b58a))
-* Improve gepa tau-bench colab for external use ([e02f177](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e02f177790d9772dd253c9102b80df1a9418aa7f))
-* Improve gepa voter agent demo colab ([d118479](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/d118479ccf3a970ce9b24ac834b4b6764edb5de4))
-* Lazy import DatabaseSessionService in the adk/sessions/ module ([5f05749](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/5f057498a274d3b3db0be0866f04d5225334f54a))
-* Move adk_agent_builder_assistant to built_in_agents ([b2b7f2d](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/b2b7f2d6aa5b919a00a92abaf2543993746e939e))
-* Plumb memory service from LocalEvalService to EvaluationGenerator ([dc3f60c](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/dc3f60cc939335da49399a69c0b4abc0e7f25ea4))
-* Removes the unrealistic todo comment of visibility management ([e511eb1](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/e511eb1f70f2a3fccc9464ddaf54d0165db22feb))
-* Returns agent state regardless if ctx.is_resumable ([d6b928b](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/d6b928bdf7cdbf8f1925d4c5227c7d580093348e))
-* Stop logging the full content of LLM blobs ([0826755](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/082675546f501a70f4bc8969b9431a2e4808bd13))
-* Update ADK web to match main branch ([14e3802](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/14e3802643a2d8ce436d030734fafd163080a1ad))
-* Update agent instructions and retry limit in `plugin_reflect_tool_retry` sample ([01bac62](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/01bac62f0c14cce5d454a389b64a9f44a03a3673))
-* Update conformance test CLI to handle long-running tool calls ([dd706bd](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/dd706bdc4563a2a815459482237190a63994cb6f))
-* Update Gemini Live model names in live bidi streaming sample ([aa77834](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/aa77834e2ecd4b77dfb4e689ef37549b3ebd6134))
-
-
 ## [1.18.0](https://github.com/google/adk-python/compare/v1.17.0...v1.18.0) (2025-11-05)
 
 ### Features

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/google-adk)](https://pypi.org/project/google-adk/)
 [![Python Unit Tests](https://github.com/google/adk-python/actions/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/google/adk-python/actions/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml)
 [![r/agentdevelopmentkit](https://img.shields.io/badge/Reddit-r%2Fagentdevelopmentkit-FF4500?style=flat&logo=reddit&logoColor=white)](https://www.reddit.com/r/agentdevelopmentkit/)
-<a href="https://codewiki.google/github.com/google/adk-python"><img src="https://www.gstatic.com/_/boq-sdlc-agents-ui/_/r/Mvosg4klCA4.svg" alt="Ask Code Wiki" height="20"></a>
+[![Ask DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/badge.svg)](https://deepwiki.com/google/adk-python)
 
 <html>
     <h2 align="center">

contributing/samples/adk_agent_builder_assistant/__init__.py

@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ This package provides an intelligent assistant for building multi-agent systems
 using YAML configurations. It can be used directly as an agent or integrated
 with ADK tools and web interfaces.
 """
-from __future__ import annotations
 
 from . import agent  # Import to make agent.root_agent available
-from .adk_agent_builder_assistant import AgentBuilderAssistant
+from .agent_builder_assistant import AgentBuilderAssistant
 
 __all__ = [
     'AgentBuilderAssistant',

contributing/samples/adk_agent_builder_assistant/agent.py

@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 """Agent Builder Assistant instance for ADK web testing."""
-from __future__ import annotations
 
-from .adk_agent_builder_assistant import AgentBuilderAssistant
+from .agent_builder_assistant import AgentBuilderAssistant
 
 # Create the agent instance using the factory
 # The root_agent variable is what ADK looks for when loading agents

contributing/samples/adk_agent_builder_assistant/agent_builder_assistant.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 """Agent factory for creating Agent Builder Assistant with embedded schema."""
-from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
 import textwrap
@@ -416,8 +415,3 @@ class AgentBuilderAssistant:
 
     with open(template_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
       return f.read()
-
-
-# Expose a module-level root_agent so the AgentLoader can find this built-in
-# assistant when requested as "__adk_agent_builder_assistant".
-root_agent = AgentBuilderAssistant.create_agent()

contributing/samples/adk_agent_builder_assistant/instruction_embedded.template

@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ Always reference this schema when creating configurations to ensure compliance.
 - **CRITICAL TIMING**: Ask for model selection IMMEDIATELY after determining LlmAgent is needed, BEFORE presenting any design
 - **MANDATORY CONFIRMATION**: Say "Please confirm what model you want to use" - do NOT assume or suggest defaults
 - **EXAMPLES**: "gemini-2.5-flash", "gemini-2.5-pro", etc.
-- **ALLOWED MODELS ONLY**: Only mention or propose "gemini-2.5-flash" or
-  "gemini-2.5-pro". Treat any request for gemini-1.5-* or older models as
-  unsupported and redirect to one of the 2.5 options.
 - **RATIONALE**: Only LlmAgent requires model specification; workflow agents do not
 - **DEFAULT MODEL**: If user says "use default" or "proceed with default model", use: {default_model}
   * This is the actual model name, NOT the literal string "default"

contributing/samples/adk_agent_builder_assistant/sub_agents/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 """Sub-agents for Agent Builder Assistant."""
-from __future__ import annotations
 
 from .google_search_agent import create_google_search_agent
 from .url_context_agent import create_url_context_agent