# gcp-expert

A skill that hands your agent working GCP examples: Cloud Functions, BigQuery, Firestore, Pub/Sub and gcloud commands. Useful when the code targets Google Cloud.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 547 installs · ★ 43
- Author: personamanagmentlayer
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl/tree/HEAD/stdlib/cloud/gcp-expert/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/gcp-expert

## What it does

The skill gives the agent a reference for Google Cloud services: Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Firestore, Pub/Sub and GKE. It ships Python snippets for HTTP and Pub/Sub functions, BigQuery queries and CSV loads, Firestore document writes and queries, and Pub/Sub publishing. There are `gcloud` and `gsutil` commands too: create an instance, deploy App Engine, make a bucket, upload a file.

Two more sections cover best practices and anti-patterns. The agent gets a list of what to avoid: credentials in code, missing IAM policies, overly broad permissions, ignored costs, single-region deployments. That shifts the answers you get when you ask for infrastructure code.

The skill allows file reads and edits, and only `gcloud` among shell commands. So the `gsutil` examples in it are not something the agent can run — worth checking how you actually manage buckets. Running the Python samples needs `google-cloud-bigquery`, `google-cloud-firestore`, `google-cloud-pubsub` and `functions-framework`, plus working access to a project.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill gcp-expert -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill gcp-expert -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill gcp-expert -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install personamanagmentlayer/pcl gcp-expert
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/gcp-expert/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill gcp-expert -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl --path stdlib/cloud/gcp-expert
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill gcp-expert -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/personamanagmentlayer/pcl/tree/HEAD/stdlib/cloud/gcp-expert/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write an HTTP Cloud Function handler
- build a BigQuery query with grouping and a limit
- load a CSV file into a BigQuery table
- subscribe to a Pub/Sub topic and ack messages
- deploy App Engine or create a compute instance with `gcloud`

## Example prompts
- Write a Cloud Function that takes JSON and stores a document in Firestore
- Give me a BigQuery query for the top 10 names by row count
- Show how to subscribe to a Pub/Sub topic and ack messages

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

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---
name: gcp-expert
version: 1.1.0
description: >-
  Expert-level Google Cloud Platform, services, and cloud architecture. Use when the user
  mentions Google Cloud, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, or Firestore.
category: cloud
tags: [gcp, google-cloud, cloud-functions, bigquery, firestore]
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Bash(gcloud:*)
---

# 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

```bash
# Initialize
gcloud init

# Create Compute Engine instance
gcloud compute instances create my-instance \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --machine-type=e2-medium \
  --image-family=ubuntu-2004-lts \
  --image-project=ubuntu-os-cloud

# Deploy App Engine
gcloud app deploy

# Create Cloud Storage bucket
gsutil mb gs://my-bucket-name/

# Upload file
gsutil cp myfile.txt gs://my-bucket-name/
```

## Cloud Functions

```python
import functions_framework
from google.cloud import firestore

@functions_framework.http
def hello_http(request):
    request_json = request.get_json(silent=True)
    name = request_json.get('name') if request_json else 'World'

    return f'Hello {name}!'

@functions_framework.cloud_event
def hello_pubsub(cloud_event):
    import base64
    data = base64.b64decode(cloud_event.data["message"]["data"]).decode()
    print(f'Received: {data}')
```

## BigQuery

```python
from google.cloud import bigquery

client = bigquery.Client()

# Query
query = """
    SELECT name, COUNT(*) as count
    FROM `project.dataset.table`
    WHERE date >= '2024-01-01'
    GROUP BY name
    ORDER BY count DESC
    LIMIT 10
"""

query_job = client.query(query)
results = query_job.result()

for row in results:
    print(f"{row.name}: {row.count}")

# Load data
dataset_id = 'my_dataset'
table_id = 'my_table'
table_ref = client.dataset(dataset_id).table(table_id)

job_config = bigquery.LoadJobConfig(
    source_format=bigquery.SourceFormat.CSV,
    skip_leading_rows=1,
    autodetect=True
)

with open('data.csv', 'rb') as source_file:
    job = client.load_table_from_file(source_file, table_ref, job_config=job_config)

job.result()
```

## Firestore

```python
from google.cloud import firestore

db = firestore.Client()

# Create document
doc_ref = db.collection('users').document('user1')
doc_ref.set({
    'name': 'John Doe',
    'email': 'john@example.com',
    'age': 30
})

# Query
users_ref = db.collection('users')
````
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