Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Vertex Infra Expert

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill vertex-infra-expert -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace vertex-infra-expert --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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/vertex-infra-expert .claude/skills/vertex-infra-expert && 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
vertex-infra-expert
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~709 tokens
SKILL.md length
239 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform.

  • Works in 8 steps: Define AI Services: Identify required… → Configure Terraform: Set up backend and… → Provision Endpoints: Deploy Gemini or… → …
  • Provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Instructions and Output, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

Vertex Infra Expert is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform. Trigger with phrases like "vertex ai terraform", "deploy gemini terraform", "model garden infrastructure", "vertex ai endpoints terraform", or "vector search terraform". Provisions Model Garden models, Gemini endpoints, vector search indices, ML pipelines, and production AI services with encryption and auto-scaling.

Its SKILL.md is about 710 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/ARD.md`, `references/PRD.md` and `references/errors.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Infrastructure as code, Vector databases and MLOps. It works with Terraform and Vertex AI. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform
  • With phrases like vertex ai terraform
  • Deploy gemini terraform
  • Model garden infrastructure

Example prompts

  • “vertex ai terraform”
  • “deploy gemini terraform”
  • “model garden infrastructure”
  • “/vertex-infra-expert”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(terraform:*), Bash(gcloud:*)

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Define AI Services: Identify required Vertex AI components (endpoints, vector search, pipelines)
  2. Configure Terraform: Set up backend and define project variables
  3. Provision Endpoints: Deploy Gemini or custom model endpoints with auto-scaling
  4. Set Up Vector Search: Create indices for embeddings with appropriate dimensions
  5. Configure Encryption: Apply KMS encryption to endpoints and data
  6. Implement Monitoring: Set up Cloud Monitoring for model performance
  7. Apply IAM Policies: Grant least privilege access to AI services
  8. Validate Deployment: Test endpoints and verify model availability

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Bash(terraform:*)
    • Bash(gcloud:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file 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):

    • cloud.google.com
    • registry.terraform.io

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Vertex Infra Expert loads about 709 tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 102 tokens; SKILL.md has 239 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~102
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~709
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.5k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 239 words, ~709 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/vertex-infra-expert/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
vertex-infra-expert
description
Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform. Trigger with phrases like "vertex ai terraform", "deploy gemini terraform", "model garden infrastructure", "vertex ai endpoints terraform", or "vector search terraform". Provisions Model Garden models, Gemini endpoints, vector search indices, ML pipelines, and production AI services with encryption and auto-scaling.
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(terraform:*), Bash(gcloud:*)
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
version
2.22.0
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
license
MIT
tags
devops, deployment, terraform, ml

Vertex Infra Expert

Overview

Provision Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform (endpoints, deployed models, vector search indices, pipelines) with production guardrails: encryption, autoscaling, IAM least privilege, and operational validation steps. Use this skill to generate a minimal working Terraform baseline and iterate toward enterprise-ready deployments.

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, ensure:

  • Google Cloud project with Vertex AI API enabled
  • Terraform 1.0+ installed
  • gcloud CLI authenticated with appropriate permissions
  • Understanding of Vertex AI services and ML models
  • KMS keys created for encryption (if required)
  • GCS buckets for model artifacts and embeddings

Instructions

  1. Define AI Services: Identify required Vertex AI components (endpoints, vector search, pipelines)
  2. Configure Terraform: Set up backend and define project variables
  3. Provision Endpoints: Deploy Gemini or custom model endpoints with auto-scaling
  4. Set Up Vector Search: Create indices for embeddings with appropriate dimensions
  5. Configure Encryption: Apply KMS encryption to endpoints and data
  6. Implement Monitoring: Set up Cloud Monitoring for model performance
  7. Apply IAM Policies: Grant least privilege access to AI services
  8. Validate Deployment: Test endpoints and verify model availability

Output

  • Configuration files or code changes applied to the project
  • Validation report confirming correct implementation
  • Summary of changes made and their rationale

See Terraform implementation details for output format specifications.

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

© jeremylongshore, 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 6 other files (scripts, references) in skills/.curated/vertex-infra-expert of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/ARD.md
  • references/PRD.md
  • references/errors.md
  • references/examples.md
  • references/implementation.md
  • scripts/init-terraform.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Vertex Infra Expert

What does Vertex Infra Expert do?

Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform. Vertex Infra Expert is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute use when provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform.

When should I use Vertex Infra Expert?

Vertex Infra Expert fits situations like: provisioning Vertex AI infrastructure with Terraform; with phrases like vertex ai terraform; deploy gemini terraform; model garden infrastructure.

How do I install Vertex Infra Expert in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill vertex-infra-expert -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/vertex-infra-expert in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/vertex-infra-expert in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Vertex Infra Expert in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill vertex-infra-expert -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/vertex-infra-expert in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/vertex-infra-expert in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Vertex Infra Expert 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill vertex-infra-expert -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/vertex-infra-expert, .gemini/skills/vertex-infra-expert, .github/skills/vertex-infra-expert and .opencode/skills/vertex-infra-expert in your project.

What does Vertex Infra Expert need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Vertex Infra Expert needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(terraform:*), Bash(gcloud:*). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Vertex Infra Expert access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: cloud.google.com and registry.terraform.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Vertex Infra Expert 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 Vertex Infra Expert use?

Vertex Infra Expert is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Vertex Infra Expert 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. Its references folder adds about 4.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Vertex Infra Expert?

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Who maintains Vertex Infra Expert?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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