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Gcloud CLI by grandamenium — Agent Skill

Name: Gcloud CLI
Author: grandamenium

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Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)

Official CLI for Google Cloud Platform. Manage all GCP services from the terminal.

Official repo: https://github.com/google-cloud-sdk/google-cloud-sdk
Docs: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs

Authentication

gcloud auth login                      # Browser-based login
gcloud auth application-default login  # Set up ADC for libraries
gcloud auth list                       # List authenticated accounts
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID   # Set active project
gcloud config list                     # Show current config

Common Commands

Projects

gcloud projects list
gcloud projects describe PROJECT_ID
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

Compute Engine

gcloud compute instances list
gcloud compute instances create my-vm --machine-type=e2-medium --zone=us-central1-a
gcloud compute instances start my-vm --zone=us-central1-a
gcloud compute instances stop my-vm --zone=us-central1-a
gcloud compute ssh my-vm --zone=us-central1-a

Cloud Run

gcloud run deploy my-service --source . --region us-central1
gcloud run services list
gcloud run services describe my-service --region us-central1
gcloud run services logs read my-service --region us-central1

Cloud Functions

gcloud functions deploy my-func --runtime nodejs20 --trigger-http --entry-point handler
gcloud functions list
gcloud functions logs read my-func
gcloud functions call my-func --data '{"key":"value"}'

Cloud Storage

gcloud storage ls
gcloud storage cp file.txt gs://my-bucket/
gcloud storage cp gs://my-bucket/file.txt ./
gcloud storage rm gs://my-bucket/file.txt

BigQuery

bq ls                                    # List datasets
bq query --use_legacy_sql=false 'SELECT * FROM dataset.table LIMIT 10'
bq show dataset.table

Agent Best Practices

Use --format=json for machine-readable output
Use --quiet to suppress interactive prompts
Always check gcloud config list to confirm active project
Use --project=PROJECT_ID flag to target specific projects without switching context
Use gcloud services enable SERVICE to enable APIs before using them
Filter with --filter flag: gcloud compute instances list --filter="status=RUNNING"

Example Workflows

Deploy to Cloud Run

gcloud run deploy my-app --source . --region us-central1 --allow-unauthenticated --quiet

Get all running VMs

gcloud compute instances list --filter="status=RUNNING" --format="json" | jq '.[].name'

---name: gcloud-clidescription: Use the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud) to manage GCP projects, compute instances, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, GCS, and BigQuery. Use this instead of the Google Cloud MCP server.---# Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)Official CLI for Google Cloud Platform. Manage all GCP services from the terminal.- **Official repo:** https://github.com/google-cloud-sdk/google-cloud-sdk- **Docs:** https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs## Authentication```bashgcloud auth login # Browser-based logingcloud auth application-default login # Set up ADC for librariesgcloud auth list # List authenticated accountsgcloud config set project PROJECT_ID # Set active projectgcloud config list # Show current config```## Common Commands### Projects```bashgcloud projects listgcloud projects describe PROJECT_IDgcloud config set project PROJECT_ID```### Compute Engine```bashgcloud compute instances listgcloud compute instances create my-vm --machine-type=e2-medium --zone=us-central1-agcloud compute instances start my-vm --zone=us-central1-agcloud compute instances stop my-vm --zone=us-central1-agcloud compute ssh my-vm --zone=us-central1-a```### Cloud Run```bashgcloud run deploy my-service --source . --region us-central1gcloud run services listgcloud run services describe my-service --region us-central1gcloud run services logs read my-service --region us-central1```### Cloud Functions```bashgcloud functions deploy my-func --runtime nodejs20 --trigger-http --entry-point handlergcloud functions listgcloud functions logs read my-funcgcloud functions call my-func --data '{"key":"value"}'```### Cloud Storage```bashgcloud storage lsgcloud storage cp file.txt gs://my-bucket/gcloud storage cp gs://my-bucket/file.txt ./gcloud storage rm gs://my-bucket/file.txt```### BigQuery```bashbq ls # List datasetsbq query --use_legacy_sql=false 'SELECT * FROM dataset.table LIMIT 10'bq show dataset.table```## Agent Best Practices- Use `--format=json` for machine-readable output- Use `--quiet` to suppress interactive prompts- Always check `gcloud config list` to confirm active project- Use `--project=PROJECT_ID` flag to target specific projects without switching context- Use `gcloud services enable SERVICE` to enable APIs before using them- Filter with `--filter` flag: `gcloud compute instances list --filter="status=RUNNING"`## Example Workflows### Deploy to Cloud Run```bashgcloud run deploy my-app --source . --region us-central1 --allow-unauthenticated --quiet```### Get all running VMs```bashgcloud compute instances list --filter="status=RUNNING" --format="json" | jq '.[].name'```

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