GitLab and Vertex AI on Google Cloud: Advancing agentic development

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This post details the integration of GitLab Duo Agent Platform with Google Cloud's Vertex AI. It describes how Vertex AI powers the model tier for agent calls within GitLab's intelligent orchestration layer, enabling agentic AI across the entire software development lifecycle. Key technical aspects include the use of GitLab's AI Gateway for mediating access, the model-flexible architecture of Duo Agent Platform, and the benefits of Vertex AI's managed environment for foundation models and infrastructure. It also highlights the role of Vertex AI Model Garden for model selection and the BYOM (Bring Your Own Model) option for self-hosted Duo Agent Platform.