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Go Quickstart (Local) docs 4 How to get started running MCP 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).
  2. Installed PostgreSQL 16+ and the psql client.

Cloud Setup (Optional)

{{< regionInclude "quickstart/shared/cloud_setup.md" "cloud_setup" >}}

Step 1: Set up your database

{{< regionInclude "quickstart/shared/database_setup.md" "database_setup" >}}

Step 2: Install and configure MCP Toolbox

{{< regionInclude "quickstart/shared/configure_toolbox.md" "configure_toolbox" >}}

Step 3: Connect your agent to MCP Toolbox

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

  1. Initialize a go module:

    go mod init main
    
  2. In a new terminal, install the Go SDK Module: {{< notice warning >}} Breaking Change Notice: As of version 0.6.0, this SDK has transitioned to a multi-module structure.

    • For new versions (v0.6.0+): You must import specific modules (e.g., go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core).
    • For older versions (v0.5.1 and below): The SDK remains a single-module library (go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go).
    • Please update your imports and go.mod accordingly when upgrading. {{< /notice >}}

    {{< tabpane persist=header >}} {{< tab header="LangChain Go" lang="bash" >}} go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core {{< /tab >}}

    {{< tab header="Genkit Go" lang="bash" >}} go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/tbgenkit {{< /tab >}}

    {{< tab header="Go GenAI" lang="bash" >}} go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core {{< /tab >}}

    {{< tab header="OpenAI Go" lang="bash" >}} go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core {{< /tab >}}

    {{< tab header="ADK Go" lang="bash" >}} go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/core go get github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-go/tbadk {{< /tab >}} {{< /tabpane >}}

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

    {{< tabpane persist=header >}} {{< 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:

    go mod tidy
    
  2. Run your agent, and observe the results:

    go run hotelagent.go
    

{{< notice info >}} For more information, visit the Go SDK repo. {{</ notice >}}