GCP

GCP Skill

Comprehensive Google Cloud Platform management using the native gcloud CLI.

Overview

This skill provides AI agents with full access to Google Cloud Platform resources through the gcloud CLI. Manage Compute Engine instances, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, GKE clusters, and more.

Requirements

• Google Cloud SDK installed (gcloud CLI)
• Authenticated with gcloud auth login or service account
• Project configured with gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

Configuration

Set your default project and region:

skill config gcp --set project=my-project-id --set region=us-central1

Or use environment variables:

export CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT=my-project-id
export CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION=us-central1

Tools

compute-list

List Compute Engine instances.

Parameters:

• zone (optional, string): Filter by zone (e.g., us-central1-a)
• filter (optional, string): Filter expression (e.g., "status=RUNNING")
• format (optional, string): Output format: json, table, yaml (default: json)

Examples:

skill run gcp compute-list
skill run gcp compute-list --zone us-central1-a
skill run gcp compute-list --filter "status=RUNNING"

compute-start

Start a stopped Compute Engine instance.

Parameters:

• instance (required, string): Instance name
• zone (required, string): Instance zone

Examples:

skill run gcp compute-start --instance web-server-1 --zone us-central1-a

compute-stop

Stop a running Compute Engine instance.

Parameters:

• instance (required, string): Instance name
• zone (required, string): Instance zone

Examples:

skill run gcp compute-stop --instance web-server-1 --zone us-central1-a

compute-ssh

Run a command on a Compute Engine instance via SSH.

Parameters:

• instance (required, string): Instance name
• zone (required, string): Instance zone
• command (required, string): Command to execute

Examples:

skill run gcp compute-ssh --instance web-server-1 --zone us-central1-a --command "uptime"

storage-list

List Cloud Storage buckets or objects.

Parameters:

• bucket (optional, string): Bucket name (lists buckets if omitted)
• prefix (optional, string): Object prefix filter

Examples:

skill run gcp storage-list
skill run gcp storage-list --bucket my-bucket
skill run gcp storage-list --bucket my-bucket --prefix "logs/"

storage-copy

Copy files to/from Cloud Storage.

Parameters:

• source (required, string): Source path (local or gs://)
• destination (required, string): Destination path
• recursive (optional, boolean): Copy directories recursively

Examples:

skill run gcp storage-copy --source ./backup.tar.gz --destination gs://my-bucket/backups/
skill run gcp storage-copy --source gs://my-bucket/data.json --destination ./local-data.json
skill run gcp storage-copy --source ./logs/ --destination gs://my-bucket/logs/ --recursive

sql-list

List Cloud SQL instances.

Parameters:

• format (optional, string): Output format: json, table (default: json)

Examples:

skill run gcp sql-list

sql-databases

List databases in a Cloud SQL instance.

Parameters:

• instance (required, string): Cloud SQL instance name

Examples:

skill run gcp sql-databases --instance production-db

gke-list

List Google Kubernetes Engine clusters.

Parameters:

• region (optional, string): Filter by region
• format (optional, string): Output format: json, table (default: json)

Examples:

skill run gcp gke-list
skill run gcp gke-list --region us-central1

gke-credentials

Get credentials for a GKE cluster (updates kubeconfig).

Parameters:

• cluster (required, string): Cluster name
• zone (optional, string): Cluster zone (for zonal clusters)
• region (optional, string): Cluster region (for regional clusters)

Examples:

skill run gcp gke-credentials --cluster prod-cluster --region us-central1
skill run gcp gke-credentials --cluster dev-cluster --zone us-central1-a

functions-list

List Cloud Functions.

Parameters:

• region (optional, string): Filter by region

Examples:

skill run gcp functions-list
skill run gcp functions-list --region us-central1

functions-logs

View Cloud Function logs.

Parameters:

• function (required, string): Function name
• region (required, string): Function region
• limit (optional, number): Number of log entries (default: 50)

Examples:

skill run gcp functions-logs --function my-function --region us-central1
skill run gcp functions-logs --function my-function --region us-central1 --limit 100

projects-list

List accessible GCP projects.

Examples:

skill run gcp projects-list

iam-list

List IAM policy bindings for a project.

Parameters:

• project (optional, string): Project ID (uses default if not specified)

Examples:

skill run gcp iam-list
skill run gcp iam-list --project my-project

Security Considerations

• Use service accounts with minimal required permissions
• Enable Cloud Audit Logs for compliance
• Use VPC Service Controls for sensitive data
• Rotate service account keys regularly

Troubleshooting

Authentication Failed

ERROR: (gcloud.auth) You do not currently have an active account selected.

Solution: Run gcloud auth login or gcloud auth activate-service-account

Project Not Set

ERROR: (gcloud) The project property is set to the empty string

Solution: Run gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

Permission Denied

ERROR: (gcloud.compute.instances.list) Required permission

Solution: Ensure the account has the required IAM roles