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gcp-expert
Expert-level Google Cloud Platform, services, and cloud architecture. Use when the user mentions Google Cloud, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, or Firestore.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific gcloud CLI commands and cloud architecture patterns that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires gcloud installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-30. 41 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Google Cloud Platform Expert Expert guidance for Google Cloud Platform services and cloud-native architecture. Core Concepts Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Run Cloud Functions (serverless) Cloud Storage BigQuery (data warehouse) Firestore (NoSQL database) Pub/Sub (messaging) Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) gcloud CLI Cloud Functions BigQuery Firestore Pub/Sub Best Practices Use service accounts Implement IAM properly Use Cloud Storage lifecycle policies Monitor with Cloud Monitoring Use managed services Implement auto-scaling Optimize BigQuery costs Anti-Patterns ❌ No IAM policies ❌ Storing credentials in code ❌ Ignoring costs ❌ Single region deployments ❌ No data backup ❌ Overly broad permissions Resources GCP Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/docs gcloud CLI: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills personamanagmentlayer/gcp-expert