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DigitalOcean deprecates ADK and stops accepting new ADK agent deployments

The gradient-adk Python package and gradient CLI are deprecated for new agent deployments. Existing ADK agents continue to run and incur model-usage charges. DigitalOcean has not yet published its migration guidance or end-of-support date.

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DigitalOcean · October 1, 2026

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