Agent skill

Google Developer Knowledge

by cnemri in cnemri/google-genai-skills

Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Google Developer Knowledge

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill google-developer-knowledge -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cnemri/google-genai-skills google-developer-knowledge --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cnemri/google-genai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-developer-knowledge .claude/skills/google-developer-knowledge && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
google-developer-knowledge
GitHub stars
127
Token cost
~709 tokens
SKILL.md length
205 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API.

  • Works in 3 steps: Search for Documents → Get a Single Document → Batch Get Documents
  • Media & Creative work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Searchable Corpus, Usage and Options
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; needs DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY

What it does

Google Developer Knowledge is an agent skill from cnemri/google-genai-skills. Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API. Query documentation chunks, get full document content, or batch retrieve multiple documents. Covers ai.google.dev, developer.android.com, docs.cloud.google.com, firebase.google.com, and more.

Its SKILL.md is about 710 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/batch_get_documents.sh`, `scripts/get_document.sh` and `scripts/search_docs.sh`).

It sits in Media & Creative. It works with Firebase and Android. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Media & Creative work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/google-developer-knowledge”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell
  • A credential in DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Search for Documents
  2. Get a Single Document
  3. Batch Get Documents

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7277476. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • console.cloud.google.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Google Developer Knowledge loads about 709 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 205 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~709

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from cnemri/google-genai-skills at commit 7277476, republished under its MIT licence (© cnemri). 205 words, ~709 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/google-developer-knowledge/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
google-developer-knowledge
description
Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API. Query documentation chunks, get full document content, or batch retrieve multiple documents. Covers ai.google.dev, developer.android.com, docs.cloud.google.com, firebase.google.com, and more.

Google Developer Knowledge

Use this skill to search and retrieve content from Google's public developer documentation corpus using the Developer Knowledge API.

This skill uses simple bash scripts with curl (no dependencies required).

Prerequisites

  1. Enable the API: Enable the Developer Knowledge API in your Google Cloud project.

  2. Create an API Key:

    • Go to the Credentials page
    • Click Create credentials → API key
    • Restrict the key to Developer Knowledge API only
  3. Set Environment Variable:

    • DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY: Your Developer Knowledge API key

Searchable Corpus

The API searches these domains:

  • ai.google.dev
  • developer.android.com
  • developer.chrome.com
  • developers.google.com
  • docs.cloud.google.com
  • firebase.google.com
  • web.dev
  • www.tensorflow.org

Usage

1. Search for Documents

Search for document chunks matching a query. Returns snippets and parent document references.

bash
./skills/google-developer-knowledge/scripts/search_docs.sh "How to use Gemini API in Python"

With pagination:

bash
./skills/google-developer-knowledge/scripts/search_docs.sh "BigQuery" --page-size 10
2. Get a Single Document

Retrieve the full content of a document using its name from search results.

bash
./skills/google-developer-knowledge/scripts/get_document.sh "documents/ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/get-started/python"

Save to file:

bash
./skills/google-developer-knowledge/scripts/get_document.sh "documents/ai.google.dev/..." --output doc.json
3. Batch Get Documents

Retrieve up to 20 documents in a single API call.

bash
./skills/google-developer-knowledge/scripts/batch_get_documents.sh \
  "documents/ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/get-started/python" \
  "documents/ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models"

Options

search_docs.sh

  • query: The search query (required)
  • --page-size: Number of results (1-20, default 5)
  • --page-token: Token for next page of results
  • --output: Save results to JSON file

get_document.sh

  • name: Document name from search results (required)
  • --output: Save content to file

batch_get_documents.sh

  • names: Space-separated document names (up to 20)
  • --output: Save all documents to directory

© cnemri, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in skills/google-developer-knowledge of cnemri/google-genai-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/batch_get_documents.sh
  • scripts/get_document.sh
  • scripts/search_docs.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7277476

Compare with similar skills

Google Developer Knowledge next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Google Developer Knowledge this skillcnemri/google-genai-skills127—~709Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Kotlin LintingGerardPaligot/Confily152—~708Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Post Edit VerificationGerardPaligot/Confily152—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Retrieving Developer Knowledgegoogle/skills21k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Google Developer Knowledge

What does Google Developer Knowledge do?

Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API. Google Developer Knowledge is an agent skill from cnemri/google-genai-skills. Search and retrieve Google's developer documentation using the Developer Knowledge API.

When should I use Google Developer Knowledge?

Google Developer Knowledge fits situations like: media & Creative work in your project.

How do I install Google Developer Knowledge in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill google-developer-knowledge -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-developer-knowledge in cnemri/google-genai-skills) into .claude/skills/google-developer-knowledge in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Developer Knowledge in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill google-developer-knowledge -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-developer-knowledge in cnemri/google-genai-skills) into .agents/skills/google-developer-knowledge in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Developer Knowledge in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill google-developer-knowledge -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-developer-knowledge, .gemini/skills/google-developer-knowledge, .github/skills/google-developer-knowledge and .opencode/skills/google-developer-knowledge in your project.

What does Google Developer Knowledge need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Google Developer Knowledge needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and credentials named DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A Bash shell; A credential in DEVELOPERKNOWLEDGE_API_KEY.

Does Google Developer Knowledge access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: console.cloud.google.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Developer Knowledge safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Google Developer Knowledge use?

Google Developer Knowledge is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Google Developer Knowledge use?

About 709 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Google Developer Knowledge?

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Who maintains Google Developer Knowledge?

cnemri (a GitHub user) maintains it in cnemri/google-genai-skills, which has 127 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 6, 2026.

Source: cnemri/google-genai-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.