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Cloud SDK 581.0.0 Streamlines MCP and Promotes AI Platform Commands to GA

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Cloud SDK version 581.0.0 removes deprecated `gcloud beta services mcp` commands, as multi-cloud platform enablement is no longer required. It promotes several AI Platform semantic governance policy commands to General Availability, enhancing AI lifecycle management. The update also introduces new features and enhancements across BigQuery, Cloud IAM, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, and includes a Bigtable client rebuild addressing a security vulnerability. This release affects developers and administrators leveraging Cloud SDK for GCP service management and AI development.

  • →AI Platform
Breaking changes (2) ›
  • Cloud SDK

    581.0.0 (2026-08-18)

  • Cloud SDK AI Platform

    (Cloud Services) Removed gcloud beta services mcp enable , gcloud beta services mcp disable , and gcloud beta services mcp list as MCP enablement is no longer required and they have been functioning as no-ops. Added gcloud beta ai semantic-governance-policy-engine deprovision command to tear down a semantic governance policy engine, including its tenant project, GKE cluster, and PSC service attachments. Promoted gcloud ai semantic-governance-policies ( create , describe , update , delete , list ) and gcloud ai semantic-governance-policy-engine ( describe , update , deprovision ) commands from

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/google-cloud-sdk-announce
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_18_2026

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