ADK Streaming Patterns

Comprehensive patterns for configuring Google ADK bidi-streaming (bidirectional streaming) to build real-time, multimodal AI agents with voice, video, and streaming tool capabilities.

Core Concepts

ADK bidi-streaming enables low-latency, bidirectional communication between users and AI agents with:

• Real-time interaction: Process and respond while user is still providing input
• Natural interruption: User can interrupt agent mid-response
• Multimodal support: Text, audio, and video inputs/outputs
• Streaming tools: Tools that yield intermediate results over time
• Session persistence: Maintain context across ~10-minute connection timeouts

Quick Start Patterns

1. Basic Bidi-Streaming Setup