Cloud Workstations adds CASFS for ABFS, includes Data Agent Toolkit
Google Cloud Workstations now includes the Content-Addressable Storage File System (CASFS) kernel module, enabling Android Build File System (ABFS) execution. Additionally, the Data Agent Toolkit Extension is pre-installed in Code OSS for Cloud Workstations. These changes enhance development capabilities, particularly for Android builds, and provide immediate access to data agent tools for users of Code OSS within Cloud Workstations.
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- Cloud Workstations
The Data Agent Toolkit Extension is installed by default in Code OSS for Cloud Workstations.
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- Cloud Workstations
The base VM for your workstation includes the Content-Addressable Storage File System (CASFS) kernel module, which lets you run the Android Build File System (ABFS). For more information about the introduction of this module, see the Container-Optimized OS Milestone 129 LTS release notes .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_08_2026