[Google Cloud Next '26 Recap #1] Hands-On with the Agentic Hack Zone

At Google Cloud Next '26 in Las Vegas, the Agentic Hack Zone offered five hands-on booths focused on building AI agents.

Each booth paired a short live demo with a codelab on agent fundamentals, inter-agent communication, tool use, governance, and deployment.

One lab was completed onsite, and the remaining labs were made available online for attendees to continue later.

The showcase highlighted Google Cloud's push to make agent development practical, secure, and accessible.