diff --git a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/.env.example b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f88f36b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copy to `.env` in this directory and fill in values. See README for setup.
+
+# Vertex AI / Gemini (used when GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1)
+GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=YOUR_PROJECT_ID
+GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
+GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1
+
+# YouTube Data API v3 — create a key in Google Cloud Console and enable YouTube Data API v3
+YOUTUBE_API_KEY=YOUR_YOUTUBE_DATA_API_KEY
diff --git a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/README.md b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/README.md
index 7552891a0..01697febb 100644
--- a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/README.md
+++ b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/README.md
@@ -78,45 +78,107 @@ youtube-analyst/
### Prerequisites
- Python 3.11+
-- [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) (for dependency management)
-- Google Cloud Project (with Vertex AI enabled)
-- [YouTube Data API Key](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started)
-
-### Installation
-
-1. **Clone the repository and navigate to the agent:**
- ```bash
- cd python/agents/youtube-analyst
- ```
-
-2. **Install dependencies:**
- ```bash
- uv sync
- ```
-
-3. **Configure Environment:**
- Create a `.env` file in the `youtube-analyst` directory:
- ```bash
- GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-id
- GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
- GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1
- YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your-youtube-data-api-key
- ```
-
-## Usage
-
-### Running in CLI
-Interact with the agent directly in your terminal:
+- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) for dependency management and packaging
+ - See the official [uv website](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) for installation.
+
+ ```bash
+ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+ ```
+
+- Google Cloud project (with Vertex AI enabled)
+- [YouTube Data API key](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started) with YouTube Data API v3 enabled
+- A local `.env` file (copy from `.env.example`) with your runtime credentials
+
+## Agent Starter Pack (recommended)
+
+Use the [Agent Starter Pack](https://goo.gle/agent-starter-pack) to scaffold a production-ready project and choose your deployment target ([Vertex AI Agent Engine](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/agent-engine/overview) or [Cloud Run](https://cloud.google.com/run)), with CI/CD and other production features. The easiest way is with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (one command, no venv or pip install needed):
+
```bash
+uvx agent-starter-pack create my-youtube-analyst -a adk@youtube-analyst
+```
+
+If you don't have uv yet: `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh`
+
+The starter pack will prompt you to select deployment options and set up your Google Cloud project.
+
+
+Alternative: Using pip + virtual environment
+
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install --upgrade agent-starter-pack
+agent-starter-pack create my-youtube-analyst -a adk@youtube-analyst
+```
+
+
+
+From your newly created project directory (e.g. `my-youtube-analyst`), copy the env template and configure credentials:
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`, `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global`, `GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1`, and `YOUTUBE_API_KEY`, then run:
+
+```bash
+cd my-youtube-analyst
+uv sync --dev
uv run adk run youtube_analyst
```
-### Running with Web UI
-For a richer experience with interactive charts:
+For the Web UI (recommended for interactive charts):
+
```bash
uv run adk web
```
-*Select `youtube_analyst` from the dropdown menu.*
+
+Then select `youtube_analyst` from the dropdown menu.
+
+---
+
+
+Alternative: Local development (run from this sample repo)
+
+### Clone and install
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/google/adk-samples.git
+cd adk-samples/python/agents/youtube-analyst
+```
+
+Stay in `python/agents/youtube-analyst` for the steps below.
+
+```bash
+uv sync
+```
+
+### Configuration
+
+Copy the environment template and edit values:
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`, `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global`, `GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1`, and `YOUTUBE_API_KEY`.
+
+### Running the agent locally
+
+**CLI:**
+
+```bash
+adk run .
+```
+
+**ADK web UI:**
+
+```bash
+adk web
+```
+
+Then select `youtube_analyst` from the dropdown.
+
+
## Example Interactions
diff --git a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/pyproject.toml b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/pyproject.toml
index b00fd22bc..559a5bf78 100644
--- a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [
{ name = "Kun Wang", email = "kunwk@google.com" },
]
readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.13"
dependencies = [
"google-adk>=0.1.0",
"google-genai>=0.2.0",
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ dependencies = [
[dependency-groups]
dev = [
"pytest",
+ "pytest-asyncio>=0.23.0",
"ruff>=0.4.6",
+ "agent-starter-pack>=0.14.1",
]
[tool.ruff]
@@ -33,5 +35,14 @@ extend = "../../../pyproject.toml"
known-first-party = ["youtube_analyst"]
[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.8.14,<0.9.0"]
+build-backend = "uv_build"
+
+[tool.uv.build-backend]
+module-root = ""
+
+[tool.agent-starter-pack]
+example_question = "Find the top 5 videos about 'Generative AI' from the last month and plot their view counts."
+
+[tool.agent-starter-pack.settings]
+agent_directory = "youtube_analyst"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/__init__.py b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/__init__.py
index 636f50780..7788585d1 100644
--- a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/__init__.py
+++ b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
"""YouTube Analyst Agent package."""
-from .agent import root_agent
+import os
+
+import google.auth
+
+_, project_id = google.auth.default()
+os.environ.setdefault("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", project_id)
+os.environ.setdefault("GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION", "global")
+os.environ.setdefault("GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI", "True")
+
+from .agent import root_agent # noqa: E402
__all__ = ["root_agent"]
diff --git a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/agent.py b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/agent.py
index 2bbf1a566..fa9914e31 100644
--- a/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/agent.py
+++ b/python/agents/youtube-analyst/youtube_analyst/agent.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
from google import genai
from google.adk.agents import Agent
-from google.adk.tools import load_artifacts
from .common.llm import GeminiWithLocation
from .config import config
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
get_current_date_time,
get_date_range,
render_html,
- load_artifacts,
],
generate_content_config=genai.types.GenerateContentConfig(
max_output_tokens=config.YOUTUBE_AGENT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,