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Google Cloud Onboarding

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Google Cloud Onboarding

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-onboarding -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates google-cloud-onboarding --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/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-onboarding .claude/skills/google-cloud-onboarding && 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-cloud-onboarding
GitHub stars
32k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
660 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
477
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource.

  • Works in 7 steps: Sign Up and Activate Free Credit → Create Your First Google Cloud Project → Set Up Billing → …
  • Tasks that involve Project management
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Clarifying Questions, Prerequisites and Steps, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls gcloud

What it does

Google Cloud Onboarding is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `reference/google-cloud-setup.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Project management. It works with Google Cloud. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Project management

Example prompts

  • “Use the google-cloud-onboarding skill to guide developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup…”
  • “/google-cloud-onboarding”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Sign Up and Activate Free Credit
  2. Create Your First Google Cloud Project
  3. Set Up Billing
  4. Install and Initialize the Google Cloud CLI
  5. Enable Necessary APIs
  6. Deploy Your First Resource
  7. Next Steps

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14680ec. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gcloud

    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):

    • docs.cloud.google.com
    • cloud.google.com
    • accounts.google.com
    • console.cloud.google.com
    • workspace.google.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Google Cloud Onboarding loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 660 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 14680ec, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 660 words, ~1,523 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/google-cloud-onboarding/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
google-cloud-onboarding
description
Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource.
source
google/skills (Apache 2.0)

Onboarding to Google Cloud

This skill provides a streamlined "happy path" for a singleton developer to get started with Google Cloud. It covers everything from initial account setup to deploying your first cloud resource.

Overview

For an individual developer, onboarding to Google Cloud involves establishing a personal identity, setting up a billing method, and creating a workspace (Project) where resources can be managed. Google Cloud offers a Free Tier and Free Trial for multiple products. Learn more here.

Clarifying Questions

Before proceeding, the agent should clarify the user's current status:

  1. Do you already have a Google Account (Gmail or Google Workspace)?
  2. Are you looking to set up a personal account for learning/experimentation, or are you part of an organization with existing infrastructure?
  3. Are you an IT admin within a larger enterprise, setting up Google Cloud for your organization?
  4. What is the first type of resource or application you are interested in building (e.g., a website, a data pipeline, a virtual machine)?
  5. Do you prefer to use the command line (CLI), an IDE (e.g. VSCode, Antigravity), or do you prefer using the web-based Google Cloud console?

Prerequisites

  • A Google Account (e.g., @gmail.com).
  • A valid payment method (credit card or bank account) for billing verification (even for the free trial).

Steps

1. Sign Up and Activate Free Credit
  1. Go to the Google Cloud Console.
  2. Sign in with your Google Account. This will "Activate" your $300 free credit.
2. Create Your First Google Cloud Project

Google Cloud resources are organized into Projects.

  1. In the Google Cloud console, click the project picker dropdown at the top of the page.
  2. Click New Project.
  3. Enter a Project Name (e.g., my-first-gcp-project).
  4. Note the generated Project ID; you will use this for CLI and API interactions.
  5. Click Create.
3. Set Up Billing

Ensure your project is linked to your Free Trial Cloud Billing account.

  1. Go to the Billing section in the console.
  2. Confirm that your new project is listed under "Projects linked to this billing account."
4. Install and Initialize the Google Cloud CLI

The Google Cloud CLI (gcloud CLI) is the primary tool for interacting with Google Cloud from your local machine.

  1. Download and install the Google Cloud CLI.
  2. Open your terminal and run: gcloud init
  3. Follow the prompts to log in and select your project.
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5. Enable Necessary APIs

Most services require their specific API to be enabled before use. For example, to use Cloud Run, run: gcloud services enable run.googleapis.com

Note that some Google Cloud APIs, including Cloud Logging, are enabled by default.

6. Deploy Your First Resource

Choose a simple entry point based on your needs:

  • Cloud Run (Recommended for Apps): Deploy a containerized "Hello World" app.
  • Compute Engine: Create a small Linux VM (e.g., e2-micro which is part of the Always Free tier in certain regions).
  • Cloud Storage: Create a bucket to store files.

Example (Cloud Run):

bash
    gcloud run deploy hello-world \
    --image=gcr.io/cloudrun/hello \ --platform=managed \ --region=us-central1 \
    --allow-unauthenticated --quiet

This command will output a public URL, that you can reach in a web browser. Congrats - you just deployed your first Google Cloud resource!

7. Next Steps

Reference Directory

Validation Logic

Use this logic to determine if the user has successfully completed the Google Cloud onboarding process:

  • Project Created: Does the user have a Project ID?
  • Billing Linked: Is the project associated with a billing account (check via gcloud beta billing projects describe PROJECT_ID)?
  • CLI Authenticated: Does gcloud config list show the correct account and project?
  • Resource Verified: Can the user access the URL or IP of the deployed resource?

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-onboarding of davila7/claude-code-templates.

  • SKILL.md
  • reference/google-cloud-setup.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 14680ec

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Questions about Google Cloud Onboarding

What does Google Cloud Onboarding do?

Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource. Google Cloud Onboarding is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Guides developers through their first steps on Google Cloud, covering account creation, billing setup, project management, CLI installation, and deploying a first resource.

When should I use Google Cloud Onboarding?

Google Cloud Onboarding fits situations like: tasks that involve Project management.

How do I install Google Cloud Onboarding in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-onboarding -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-onboarding in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/google-cloud-onboarding in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Cloud Onboarding in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-onboarding -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/google-cloud-onboarding in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/google-cloud-onboarding in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Cloud Onboarding 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill google-cloud-onboarding -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-cloud-onboarding, .gemini/skills/google-cloud-onboarding, .github/skills/google-cloud-onboarding and .opencode/skills/google-cloud-onboarding in your project.

What does Google Cloud Onboarding need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Google Cloud Onboarding needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gcloud).

Does Google Cloud Onboarding access the network?

SKILL.md names 5 domains. As links in the text: docs.cloud.google.com, cloud.google.com, accounts.google.com, console.cloud.google.com and workspace.google.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Cloud Onboarding 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Google Cloud Onboarding use?

Google Cloud Onboarding 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 Cloud Onboarding use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.1k 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 Cloud Onboarding?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google Cloud Onboarding: Google Cloud Recipe Onboarding (google/skills, 21k stars), Polylith Project Management (DavidVujic/python-polylith, 553 stars), CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars) and Jira Natural Language Interface (jjmartres/opencode, 133 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Google Cloud Onboarding?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.