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Extend the ADK service-status assistant with complete state-aware tools, remember a selected service, handle missing selections, and verify that separate conversations stay isolated.
Read articleGive your ADK assistant a service-status lookup tool with complete Python code, input validation, structured results, local checks, and prompts for inspecting tool calls.
Read articleCreate a Python environment, configure a Gemini API key, write a complete ADK agent, and run it from the terminal and local web interface.
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