google/skills is Google's official Agent Skills repository, launched at Cloud Next 2026. It ships 13 skills that equip AI coding agents with condensed, real-time expertise for Google Cloud products and the Gemini API — avoiding the context bloat that comes from dumping entire docs into a prompt. Seven are product-specific (AlloyDB, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Firebase, Gemini API, GKE), three map to Well-Architected Framework pillars (Security, Reliability, Cost Optimization), and three are recipe skills covering onboarding, authentication, and network observability. Uses progressive disclosure: at startup, agents load only skill names and descriptions, pulling full instructions into context only when relevant. Apache 2.0 licensed. Trending +481 stars/day as of June 8, 2026.
Google’s official agent skills repo ships the same kind of condensed product expertise that internal Google engineers use, packaged as standard SKILL.md files that any coding agent can consume. The 13 skills cover the breadth of Google Cloud — from database engines (AlloyDB, BigQuery, Cloud SQL) to compute platforms (Cloud Run, GKE) to cross-cutting concerns (Security, Reliability, Cost Optimization).
The key technical decision is progressive disclosure. Agents don’t load 13 full skill documents into context at startup. They load a lightweight manifest — name, description, trigger conditions — and pull the full skill instructions only when a task matches. This keeps context usage minimal while still giving the agent access to deep product knowledge when it needs it.
Product-specific skills (7): AlloyDB, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Firebase, Gemini API, GKE. Each covers architecture patterns, common pitfalls, configuration best practices, and troubleshooting for its product.
Well-Architected Framework skills (3): Security, Reliability, Cost Optimization. These map to Google Cloud’s Well-Architected Framework pillars and provide cross-product architectural guidance.
Recipe skills (3): Onboarding, Authentication, Network Observability. Practical how-to skills for common setup and operational tasks.
Google Cloud developers who want their coding agent to have product-aware guidance without manually pasting documentation. Platform teams standardizing how agents interact with GCP infrastructure. Multi-cloud teams who want the Google Cloud skills alongside skills for other providers.
Install via npx and select specific skills:
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code plugins install google/skillsOr copy individual SKILL.md files directly into your project.
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