Update05/02/2026

Model Context Protocol support

Gemini
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Gemini for Google Cloud release notes
April 22, 2026

Model Context Protocol support
MCP support is available in Private Preview. To request access, contact your Google Cloud account team. You can interact with Gemini Cloud Assist agents from various surfaces, including third-party client agents and IDEs, using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). For more information, see Integrating with MCP.

Proactive agents for issue investigation
Proactive agents are available in Private Preview to Premium Support customers. Enable Gemini Cloud Assist to autonomously investigate issues triggered by Cloud Alerting policies or cost anomalies in the background. These investigations don't modify or make any changes to your environment. Results and insights, such as root cause analysis for alerts or cost spike drivers, are delivered via Eventarc. You can view these results in the Google Cloud console. This feature requires administrator enablement and configuration of an agent identity. For more information, see Configure proactive agents.

Page context awareness
Page context awareness is available in Public Preview. Gemini Cloud Assist automatically uses the context of the content currently visible on your Google Cloud console page to provide more relevant and accurate responses to your prompts. For more information, see Manage page context sharing.

Enhanced agent administration controls
Enhanced agent administration controls are available in Public Preview. Administrators have the following options in the Cloud Assist settings panel:

Web grounding settings: Choose how Gemini Cloud Assist uses Google Search to ground its responses, with options for either the most comprehensive results or stricter data residency compliance. For more information, see Configure web grounding.
Custom instructions: Define persistent system instructions to customize the agent's persona, response formatting, and awareness of organizational standards or business context for all users within the project. For more information, see Set custom instructions.