Google Cloud

Deploy the Zscaler MCP Server to Google Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, or a Compute Engine VM. The Google ADK Agent path runs the MCP server as a co-located subprocess inside a Gemini-powered agent container.

Video walkthrough

End-to-end walkthrough covering every Google Cloud deployment option in this guide — Cloud Run, GKE, Compute Engine VM, and the ADK Agent (local + Cloud Run). Click the thumbnail to watch the complete walkthrough, or jump to a per-target walkthrough below:

Target	Walkthrough
Google Cloud Run	Watch on Wistia
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)	Watch on Wistia
Google ADK Agent (Cloud Run)	Watch on Wistia

Note

Compute Engine VM has no dedicated walkthrough yet — see the complete walkthrough above for full coverage.

• GCP Cloud Run Deployment
• GCP GKE Deployment
• GCP Compute Engine VM Deployment
• GCP ADK Agent Deployment

At a glance

Page	When to use
Cloud Run	Managed, serverless container deployment. Fastest path; pulls the Docker Hub image directly.
GKE	Kubernetes Deployment on Autopilot (or existing cluster) with Workload Identity and a LoadBalancer Service.
Compute Engine VM	Debian 12 VM with the PyPI package and systemd. Bypasses Cloud Run’s IAM constraints in enterprise GCP organizations.
Google ADK Agent	Gemini-powered ADK agent that bundles the MCP server as a co-located subprocess. Supports local, Cloud Run, Agent Engine, and Agentspace.