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gcloud

Google Cloud Platform CLI - manage GCP resources. Use when working with Compute Engine, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Functions, Storage, BigQuery, or other GCP services.

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SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

<!-- TOC: Quick Start | THE EXACT PROMPT | Services | Output Formatting | AGENTS.md Blurb | When to Use | References -->

GCloud CLI

Core Capability: Manage Google Cloud Platform resources and services from the command line.

Quick Start

# Install
curl https://sdk.cloud.google.com | bash
exec -l $SHELL

# Verify
gcloud version

# Check auth
gcloud auth list

# Set project
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

# Show current config
gcloud config list

THE EXACT PROMPT — Auth & Config

# Login interactively
gcloud auth login

# Service account auth
gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=key.json

# Application default credentials
gcloud auth application-default login

# Set project
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

# Set region/zone
gcloud config set compute/region us-central1
gcloud config set compute/zone us-central1-a

# Named configurations
gcloud config configurations create my-config
gcloud config configurations activate my-config

THE EXACT PROMPT — Compute Engine

# List VMs
gcloud compute instances list

# Create VM
gcloud compute instances create my-vm \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --machine-type=e2-medium \
  --image-family=debian-12 \
  --image-project=debian-cloud

# SSH to VM
gcloud compute ssh my-vm --zone=us-central1-a

# Stop/start
gcloud compute instances stop my-vm --zone=us-central1-a
gcloud compute instances start my-vm --zone=us-central1-a

THE EXACT PROMPT — Cloud Run

# List services
gcloud run services list

# Deploy from source
gcloud run deploy my-service --source . --region=us-central1

# Deploy container
gcloud run deploy my-service \
  --image=gcr.io/PROJECT/IMAGE \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --allow-unauthenticated

# View logs
gcloud run services logs read my-service --region=us-central1

THE EXACT PROMPT — Cloud Storage

# List buckets
gcloud storage buckets list

# Create bucket
gcloud storage buckets create gs://my-bucket --location=us-central1

# Upload/download
gcloud storage cp local-file.txt gs://my-bucket/
gcloud storage cp gs://my-bucket/file.txt ./

# Sync directory
gcloud storage rsync -r ./local-dir gs://my-bucket/remote-dir

Essential Commands

ServiceListCreateDelete
Computegcloud compute instances listgcloud compute instances creategcloud compute instances delete
Cloud Rungcloud run services listgcloud run deploygcloud run services delete
Functionsgcloud functions listgcloud functions deploygcloud functions delete
GKEgcloud container clusters listgcloud container clusters creategcloud container clusters delete
Storagegcloud storage buckets listgcloud storage buckets creategcloud storage rm

Output Formatting

# JSON output
gcloud compute instances list --format=json

# Table with specific columns
gcloud compute instances list --format="table(name,zone,status)"

# Filter results
gcloud compute instances list --filter="status=RUNNING"

# Quiet mode (no prompts)
gcloud compute instances delete my-vm --quiet

Quick Reference

gcloud cheat-sheet      # Built-in cheat sheet
gcloud interactive      # Interactive shell
gcloud --help           # General help
gcloud compute --help   # Service-specific help

AGENTS.md Blurb

Copy this to your project's AGENTS.md:

### Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)

`gcloud` is installed and authenticated.

Auth:

\`\`\`bash
gcloud auth login
gcloud auth application-default login  # For API libraries
\`\`\`

Project:

\`\`\`bash
gcloud config set project <PROJECT_ID>
\`\`\`

Enable APIs:

\`\`\`bash
gcloud services enable aiplatform.googleapis.com
gcloud services enable analyticsdata.googleapis.com
\`\`\`

Useful commands:

\`\`\`bash
gcloud projects list
gcloud services list --enabled
gcloud beta billing accounts list
\`\`\`

When to Use

  • Enabling APIs for Gemini, Vertex AI, or other Google services
  • Managing billing and cost alerts
  • Creating service accounts for CI/CD
  • Deploying containers to Cloud Run
  • Managing GKE clusters

References

TopicReference
All servicesSERVICES.md
IAM & SecurityIAM.md

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