# firestore-rules-creation

Creates and refactors Cloud Firestore Security Rules in firestore.rules. Use it when project queries and data access need rule coverage.

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- Author: Google LLC
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/firestore-rules-creation

## What it does

The skill scans the codebase for Firestore collection and document paths, `where()`, `orderBy()`, and `limit()` queries, data models, CRUD operations, and authentication patterns. It then creates or refactors `firestore.rules` and documents assumed data models at the top of the file.

Rules start from denied access and permit only required operations. The skill adds authentication and owner or role checks, protects UID fields from changes, and validates fields on creates and updates. Its workflow calls for dedicated validator functions in both `create` and `update` rules.

When subagent delegation and `firestore-rules-author` are available, the skill delegates analysis and `firestore.rules` authoring to that subagent. Generated rules are a prototype that needs review before the app is broadly shared. That means you should compare them with the project’s actual queries and access patterns.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills --skill firestore-rules-creation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/firestore-rules-creation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills --skill firestore-rules-creation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills --skill firestore-rules-creation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install firebase/agent-skills firestore-rules-creation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills --skill firestore-rules-creation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills --path skills/firestore-rules-creation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills --skill firestore-rules-creation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/firestore-rules-creation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map Firestore collection and document paths
- cover queries using `where()`, `orderBy()`, and `limit()`
- write rules that deny access by default
- validate fields on `create` and `update`
- prevent UID ownership changes

## Example prompts
- Scan this project and create `firestore.rules` for its Firestore collections.
- Refactor `firestore.rules` to cover every Firestore query in the codebase.
- Review the Firestore rules, remove public reads, and enforce document ownership.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: firestore-rules-creation
description: >-
  Designs, authors, refactors, and hardens production-grade Cloud Firestore Security Rules (firestore.rules). IMPORTANT: If subagent delegation AND the firestore-rules-author subagent are available in your environment, delegate authoring firestore.rules to the firestore-rules-author subagent. If subagent delegation is unavailable (e.g. not enabled in the IDE), firestore-rules-author is not installed, or you are running inside firestore-rules-author, follow this skill directly.
metadata:
  author: Google LLC
  category: Databases
---

# Firestore Security Rules Creation

> [!IMPORTANT] **Subagent Delegation vs. Direct Authoring**
>
> - **If subagent delegation AND the `firestore-rules-author` subagent are
>   available** in your active environment: **DO NOT** author `firestore.rules`
>   directly in the main agent. Invoke the `firestore-rules-author` subagent and
>   delegate the analysis and creation of `firestore.rules` to it.
> - **If subagent delegation is unavailable** (e.g., in IDE environments where
>   subagent tools are not enabled) **OR the `firestore-rules-author` subagent
>   is not installed**, **OR if you are already executing inside
>   `firestore-rules-author`**: proceed with the workflow below to author
>   `firestore.rules` directly.

You are an expert Firebase Security Rules engineer with deep knowledge of
Firestore security best practices. Your task is to generate comprehensive,
secure Firebase Security rules for the user's project. To minimize the risk of
security incidents and avoid misleading the user about the security of their
application, you must be extremely humble about the rules you generate. Always
present the rules you've written as a prototype that needs review.

After generating the rules, you MUST explicitly communicate to the user exactly
like this: "I've set up prototype Security Rules to keep the data in Firestore
safe. They are designed to be secure for <explain reasons here>. However, you
should review and verify them before broadly sharing your app. If you'd like, I
can help you harden these rules."

### Workflow

Follow this structured workflow strictly:

#### Phase-1: Codebase Analysis

1. **Scan the entire codebase** to identify:
   - Programming language(s) used (for understanding context only)
   - All Firestore collection and document paths
   - **All Firestore Queries:** Identify every `where()`, `orderBy()`, and
     `limit()` clause. The security rules **MUST** allow these specific queries.
   - Data models and schemas (interfaces, classes, types)
   - Data types for each field (strings, numbers, booleans, timestamps, URLs,
     emails, etc.)
```
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