This page describes the basic start-up tasks that you must complete before using Agent Search.
Create a project
To create a Google Cloud project for your Agent Search apps and data stores, follow these steps:
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In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page , select or create a Google Cloud project .
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Make sure that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project. Learn how to check if billing is enabled on a project .
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If you plan to use the API, install and initialize the Google Cloud CLI.
Turn on Agent Search
To use Agent Search, you must activate the Agent Search service.
To turn on Agent Search, follow these steps:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the AI Applicationspage.
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Optional: Click Allow Google to selectively sample model input and responses.
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Optional: Review the terms for data use .
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Click Continue and activate the API.
Access control in Agent Search
You can configure access control for Agent Search at the project level. To grant access to Agent Search using the console, grant the Discovery Engine Admin role to a principal for the project that contains the Agent Search engine.
To grant access to Agent Search, follow the instructions at Grant a single role in the IAM documentation using the following guidance:
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Select the project that contains the Agent Search engine.
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When selecting a role, enter Discovery Enginein the filter, and then click Discovery Engine Admin.
If you are an owner of the project, you automatically have the Discovery Engine Admin role for that project.
To grant access to Agent Search for other users, groups, and service accounts, see Access control with IAM .
If you are using the API, see Set up authentication on Google Cloud for authentication and access control.
