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AI Agents with Vertex AI Reasoning Engine and Agent Builder Specialization

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Google Cloud

AI Agents with Vertex AI Reasoning Engine and Agent Builder Specialization

Build and Deploy Enterprise AI Agents.

Design, build, connect, and deploy AI agents with Google Cloud, Gemini, and Vertex AI.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Advanced level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and prototype agentic AI workflows using Google AI tools, Gemini, and Google Cloud agent platforms.

  • Build AI agents that use enterprise databases, tools, MCP, embeddings, and retrieval for grounded workflows.

  • Deploy and integrate AI agents using Vertex AI, Agent Builder, orchestration, and enterprise search capabilities.

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August 2026

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Specialization - 6 course series

Agentic Strategy: Discover, Design, and Prototype

Agentic Strategy: Discover, Design, and Prototype

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Define the Agentic AI Transformation Framework, outlining the four stages of the development lifecycle: discover, design, build, and scale.

  • Discover and reimagine current business processes, shifting from the as-is state to a what-if autonomous workflow with an agentic AI mindset.

  • Design and identify high-impact agentic use cases by applying value engineering, prioritization models, and mapping the critical user journey (CUJ).

  • Prototype a functional AI agent using iterative vibe coding with Google’s no-code tools like Google AI Studio and Gemini Enterprise.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prototyping
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Value Engineering
Category: Prioritization
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Strategic Prioritization
Category: Gemini
Category: User Flows
Category: Retail Store Operations
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Google Gemini
Category: Journey Mapping
Category: Retail Sales
Category: Generative AI Agents
Understand Google Cloud Agents

Understand Google Cloud Agents

Course 2, 13 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe Agentic AI, differentiate it from traditional AI, and explain its benefits and enterprise-level considerations.

  • Identify and describe the essential components of an AI agent's architecture, including its memory systems and ability to use tools.

  • Understand the primary Google Cloud services and frameworks used for building, deploying, and managing Agentic AI solutions.

  • Deploy an agent on Google Cloud and identify key use cases.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Authentications
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Google Gemini
Category: AI Security
Category: Generative AI
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Gemini
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: AI Workflows
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Intranet
Category: AI Integrations
Category: LLM Application

What you'll learn

  • Index public website data, structured and unstructured data. Perform search on your indexed data.

  • Configure the display of your search results. View analytics on your search.

  • Integrate Enterprise Search with your web application.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Analytics
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Data Store
Category: AI Integrations
Category: System Configuration
Category: Frontend Integration

What you'll learn

  • Install the Vertex AI SDK for Python. Use the Vertex AI SDK to build components of a simple agent.

  • Test your agent locally before deploying. Deploy and test your agent on Vertex AI.

  • Customize each layer of your agent (model, tools, orchestration).

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: LangChain
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Generative AI Agents
Build AI Agents with Enterprise Databases

Build AI Agents with Enterprise Databases

Course 5, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Securely connect AI agents to your existing databases (AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, Spanner) by using the MCP Toolbox for Databases.

  • Construct and utilize AI agents, using Agent Development Kit (ADK), that use database tools for intelligent querying and semantic search.

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Security
Category: Embeddings
Category: SQL
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Query Languages
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Model Context Protocol
Category: Vector Databases
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Databases
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: LLM Application
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Application Deployment
Build AI Agents with Agent Platform and Flutter

Build AI Agents with Agent Platform and Flutter

Course 6, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze generative AI concepts and use models and tools to buildgen AI applications.

  • Implement gen AI features in a Flutter app by integrating withGemini and a LangChain agent.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Gemini
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Flutter (Software)
Category: LangChain
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI Orchestration
Category: Cross Platform Development
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Google Gemini
Category: LLM Application
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Application Development
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Mobile Development Tools
Category: AI literacy

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