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Please run down the following list and make sure you've tried the usual "quick fixes":

• Search the issues already opened: https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/issues
• Search StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-platform+python

If you are still having issues, please be sure to include as much information as possible:

Environment details

• OS type and version: Windows 11 (no WSL installed)
• Python version: 3.12.10 (inside virtualenv)
• pip version: 24.0
• google-cloud-aiplatform version: 1.51.0
• Other tools: Docker, zip, tar, and gcloud are installed and in PATH

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Vertex AI SDK:
   pip install google-cloud-aiplatform[adk,agent_engines]
2. Create an agent:
   adk create firstagent
3. Edit firstagent/.env with correct project info:

PROJECT_ID=...
LOCATION=us-central1
STAGING_BUCKET=gs://my-bucket-name
  

4. Deploy with:
   adk deploy agent_engine firstagent

Code example

from vertexai.preview import reasoning_engines
from google.adk.agents import Agent

def get_time(city: str) -> dict:
    return {"status": "success", "report": "Test time report."}

root_agent = Agent(
    name="testagent",
    model="gemini-2.0-pro",
    description="Test Agent",
    instruction="Respond with test time",
    tools=[get_time],
)

app = reasoning_engines.AdkApp(agent=root_agent)

Stack trace

(venv) > adk deploy agent_engine firstagent
Copying agent source code...
Copying agent source code complete.
Initializing Vertex AI...
Cleaning up the temp folder: C:\Users\...\Temp\agent_engine_deploy_src\20250616_165521
Deploy failed: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

(venv) > adk deploy cloud_run firstagent
Creating Dockerfile complete: ...\Dockerfile
Deploying to Cloud Run...
Cleaning up the temp folder: ...
Deploy failed: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

Additional notes

• This only affects the deployment step. Everything else works correctly.
• Tested on PowerShell, CMD, and Git Bash (admin and normal).
• Verified that all required binaries work from the terminal.
• Enabled debug mode via $env:ADK_DEBUG_LOGGING=1 – still no helpful log info.

Making sure to follow these steps will guarantee the quickest resolution possible.

Thanks!