# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved. """Shows how to enable Google Search grounding. Allows Gemini to retrieve up-to-date information from the web before responding. Requires ``GOOGLE_MODEL`` or ``GEMINI_MODEL`` and either Gemini Developer API credentials (``GEMINI_API_KEY`` or ``GOOGLE_API_KEY``) or Vertex AI settings (``GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI``, ``GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT``, and ``GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION``). """ import asyncio from agent_framework import Agent from dotenv import load_dotenv from agent_framework_gemini import GeminiChatClient load_dotenv() async def main() -> None: """Run the Google Search grounding example.""" print("=== Google Search grounding ===") # 1. Create the agent with Gemini and the built-in Google Search grounding tool. agent = Agent( client=GeminiChatClient(), name="SearchAgent", instructions="You are a helpful assistant. Use Google Search to provide accurate, up-to-date answers.", tools=[GeminiChatClient.get_web_search_tool()], ) # 2. Ask a current-events style question and stream the grounded answer. query = "What is the latest stable release of the .NET SDK?" print(f"User: {query}") print("Agent: ", end="", flush=True) async for chunk in agent.run(query, stream=True): if chunk.text: print(chunk.text, end="", flush=True) print("\n") if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) """ Sample output: === Google Search grounding === User: What is the latest stable release of the .NET SDK? Agent: As of April 14, 2026, the latest stable release of the .NET SDK is .NET 10.0 (SDK 10.0.201). """