Vertex AI RAG — Setup

Vertex AI RAG — Setup

Quick checklist to get a Vertex-AI-based RAG agent running locally.

1. Create a GCP project

• Vertex AI is the AI suite for Google Cloud.
• Enable all recommended APIs in the new project.

2. Install Google Cloud CLI

• The CLI lets your computer talk to Vertex AI in the cloud.
• Run Google’s installation script.
• Initialise Google Cloud (gcloud init).
• Best location to pick: us-central1.

3. Virtual environment

(Same as ADK-Basics-and-Setup — python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate.)

4. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Check .env file

Make sure project-id, location, and any Google Drive / GCS creds are set.

See next

• Vertex-AI-RAG-Agent — the actual agent code
• Vertex-AI-RAG-Tools — the tool implementations