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GCP Playbooks by gemini-cli-extensions

Name: GCP Playbooks
Author: gemini-cli-extensions

File contents

GCP SRE Playbooks

Overview

This skill provides a collection of playbooks and reference materials for SREs to investigate and mitigate incidents on Google Cloud Platform. It focuses on mapping generic SRE concepts (discovery, mitigation, postmortem) to specific GCP/GKE actions.

Naming Convention

Playbooks follow a deterministic naming convention based on the GCP API service name, located in the references/googleapis.com/ directory. Example: run.md (for run.googleapis.com). Each file should also explicitly list the full API name at the top.

When to Use

When starting an investigation and needing to discover the infrastructure.
When following a specific mitigation strategy (e.g., rollback, traffic shifting).
When a user asks for "GCP playbooks" or "SRE playbooks".

Available Playbooks

1. Infrastructure Discovery

Located at skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/README.md. Use this to systematically identify the resources involved in an incident.

2. Cloud Run Mitigations

Located at skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/run.md. Maps generic mitigations (rollback, fix forward, upsize, restart) to Cloud Run actions.

3. GKE Mitigations

Located at skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/container.md. Maps generic mitigations (rollback, fix forward, upsize, quarantine, restart) to GKE / Kubernetes actions.

4. Cloud Build Investigation (Draft)

Located at skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/cloudbuild.md.

Core Pattern

Identify the Scope: Use gcp_resource_manager or the discovery playbook to find the relevant project and resources.
Consult the Playbook: Look for a matching playbook in references/googleapis.com/ using the short API name.
Execute Actions: Follow the gcloud/kubectl commands suggested in the playbook.
Validate: Verify the state of the system after each action.

References

GCP Documentation

---name: gcp-playbooksdescription: 🐉 [SRE] Use when you need to follow established SRE playbooks for GCP/GKE investigations, including infrastructure discovery and common mitigation steps.---# GCP SRE Playbooks## OverviewThis skill provides a collection of playbooks and reference materials for SREs to investigate and mitigate incidents on Google Cloud Platform. It focuses on mapping generic SRE concepts (discovery, mitigation, postmortem) to specific GCP/GKE actions.## Naming ConventionPlaybooks follow a deterministic naming convention based on the GCP API service name, located in the `references/googleapis.com/` directory. Example: `run.md` (for `run.googleapis.com`).Each file should also explicitly list the full API name at the top.## When to Use- When starting an investigation and needing to discover the infrastructure.- When following a specific mitigation strategy (e.g., rollback, traffic shifting).- When a user asks for "GCP playbooks" or "SRE playbooks".## Available Playbooks### 1. Infrastructure DiscoveryLocated at `skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/README.md`. Use this to systematically identify the resources involved in an incident.### 2. Cloud Run MitigationsLocated at `skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/run.md`.Maps generic mitigations (rollback, fix forward, upsize, restart) to Cloud Run actions.### 3. GKE MitigationsLocated at `skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/container.md`.Maps generic mitigations (rollback, fix forward, upsize, quarantine, restart) to GKE / Kubernetes actions.### 4. Cloud Build Investigation (Draft)Located at `skills/gcp-playbooks/references/googleapis.com/cloudbuild.md`.## Core Pattern1. **Identify the Scope**: Use `gcp_resource_manager` or the discovery playbook to find the relevant project and resources.2. **Consult the Playbook**: Look for a matching playbook in `references/googleapis.com/` using the short API name.3. **Execute Actions**: Follow the gcloud/kubectl commands suggested in the playbook.4. **Validate**: Verify the state of the system after each action.## References- [GCP Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/docs)

Frequently asked questions

GCP Playbooks