# gcp-networking

Configures GCP networking: creates VPCs, firewall rules, Cloud NAT, load balancers, and Private Service Connect using gcloud CLI and Terraform.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 347 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-networking/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/gcp-networking

## What it does

The skill provides reference `gcloud` commands and Terraform snippets for Google Cloud networking. It covers custom VPC setup with secondary ranges for GKE, proxy-only subnets for regional L7 load balancers, and VPC Flow Logs.

It also supplies blueprints for internal and external load balancers, Cloud Armor WAF rate-limiting, and Shared VPC multi-project setups. You need `roles/compute.networkAdmin` IAM permissions before running any of this. Without that role, your deployment halts immediately.

Prerequisites include an authenticated Google Cloud SDK installation and enabled Compute Engine and Service Networking APIs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-networking -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-networking -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-networking -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills gcp-networking
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-networking -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-networking
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-networking -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/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-networking/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create custom VPC networks and subnets with Private Google Access
- configure firewall rules for IAP SSH access and load balancer health checks
- set up Cloud NAT with static egress IP addresses for private instances
- define Cloud Armor security policies with rate-based banning
- connect projects via Shared VPC and Private Service Connect

## Example prompts
- Create a custom VPC prod-vpc with subnets in us-central1 and europe-west1
- Generate firewall rules for IAP SSH access and load balancer health checks
- Set up Cloud NAT on prod-router using static external IP addresses

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: gcp-networking
description: Configure VPCs, firewall rules, and Cloud NAT. Implement shared VPC and private service connect. Use when designing GCP network infrastructure.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: devops-skills
  version: "1.0"
---

# GCP Networking

Design, implement, and secure network infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.

## When to Use

- Building VPC networks for new GCP projects or multi-project architectures
- Configuring firewall rules to control traffic between services
- Setting up Cloud NAT for outbound internet access from private instances
- Deploying load balancers for HTTP(S), TCP/UDP, or internal traffic
- Implementing Private Service Connect or Shared VPC

## Prerequisites

- Google Cloud SDK (`gcloud`) installed and authenticated
- Compute Engine API enabled
- IAM role `roles/compute.networkAdmin` for network management

```bash
gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com servicenetworking.googleapis.com
```

## VPC Network Creation

```bash
gcloud compute networks create prod-vpc \
  --subnet-mode=custom --bgp-routing-mode=regional --mtu=1460

gcloud compute networks subnets create us-subnet \
  --network=prod-vpc --region=us-central1 --range=10.0.0.0/20 \
  --enable-private-ip-google-access --enable-flow-logs \
  --logging-flow-sampling=0.5

gcloud compute networks subnets create eu-subnet \
  --network=prod-vpc --region=europe-west1 --range=10.1.0.0/20 \
  --enable-private-ip-google-access --enable-flow-logs

# Subnet with secondary ranges for GKE
gcloud compute networks subnets create gke-subnet \
  --network=prod-vpc --region=us-central1 --range=10.2.0.0/20 \
  --secondary-range=pods=10.4.0.0/14,services=10.8.0.0/20 \
  --enable-private-ip-google-access

# Proxy-only subnet (required for regional L7 LBs)
gcloud compute networks subnets create proxy-only-subnet \
  --network=prod-vpc --region=us-central1 --range=10.129.0.0/23 \
  --purpose=REGIONAL_MANAGED_PROXY --role=ACTIVE
```

## Firewall Rules

```bash
gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-http-https \
  --network=prod-vpc --allow=tcp:80,tcp:443 \
  --source-ranges=0.0.0.0/0 --target-tags=http-server --priority=1000

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-internal \
  --network=prod-vpc --allow=tcp,udp,icmp \
  --source-ranges=10.0.0.0/8 --priority=1000

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-iap-ssh \
  --network=prod-vpc --allow=tcp:22 \
  --source-ranges=35.235.240.0/20 --priority=1000

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-health-checks \
  --network=prod-vpc --allow=tcp:80,tcp:443,tcp:8080 \
  --source-ranges=130.211.0.0/22,35.191.0.0/16 \
  --target-tags=http-server --priority=900

# List firewall rules
gcloud compute firewall-rules list --filter="network=prod-vpc" \
````
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