---
title: "Go Quickstart (Local)"
type: docs
weight: 4
description: >
  How to get started running Toolbox locally with [Go](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go), PostgreSQL, and orchestration frameworks such as [LangChain Go](https://tmc.github.io/langchaingo/docs/), [GenkitGo](https://genkit.dev/go/docs/get-started-go/), [Go GenAI](https://github.com/googleapis/go-genai) and [OpenAI Go](https://github.com/openai/openai-go).
---

## Before you begin

This guide assumes you have already done the following:

1. Installed [Go (v1.24.2 or higher)].
1. Installed [PostgreSQL 16+ and the `psql` client][install-postgres].

[Go (v1.24.2 or higher)]: https://go.dev/doc/install
[install-postgres]: https://www.postgresql.org/download/

### Cloud Setup (Optional)

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## Step 1: Set up your database

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## Step 2: Install and configure Toolbox

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## Step 3: Connect your agent to Toolbox

In this section, we will write and run an agent that will load the Tools
from Toolbox.

1. Initialize a go module:

    ```bash
    go mod init main
    ```

1. In a new terminal, install the
   [SDK](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go).

    ```bash
    go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go
    ```

1. Create a new file named `hotelagent.go` and copy the following code to create
   an agent:

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{{< tab header="LangChain Go" lang="go" >}}

{{< include "quickstart/go/langchain/quickstart.go" >}}

{{< /tab >}}

{{< tab header="Genkit Go" lang="go" >}}

{{< include "quickstart/go/genkit/quickstart.go" >}}

{{< /tab >}}

{{< tab header="Go GenAI" lang="go" >}}

{{< include "quickstart/go/genAI/quickstart.go" >}}

{{< /tab >}}

{{< tab header="OpenAI Go" lang="go" >}}

{{< include "quickstart/go/openAI/quickstart.go" >}}

{{< /tab >}}

{{< tab header="ADK Go" lang="go" >}}

{{< include "quickstart/go/adkgo/quickstart.go" >}}

{{< /tab >}}
{{< /tabpane >}}

1. Ensure all dependencies are installed:

    ```sh
    go mod tidy
    ```

2. Run your agent, and observe the results:

    ```sh
    go run hotelagent.go
    ```

{{< notice info >}}
For more information, visit the [Go SDK
repo](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go).
{{</ notice >}}
