Deploy a custom agent on Vertex AI Agent Engine (formerly Reasoning Engine)

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Verified steps

  1. Install the Google Gen AI SDK or Vertex AI SDK for Python: pip install google-cloud-aiplatform
  2. Wrap your agent logic in a class with a query() method (or the ADK-compatible interface) that the Agent Engine runtime will invoke
  3. Register and deploy the agent: agent_engine = agent_engines.create(agent_instance, requirements=['...'], display_name='my-agent')
  4. Query the deployed agent: response = agent_engine.query(input='Hello')
  5. Manage lifecycle with agent_engines.list(), agent_engines.get(resource_name), and agent_engine.delete()
  6. Agent Engine handles scaling, sessions, and memory — you do not manage infrastructure directly

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