firebase-basics
firebase-basics is an agent skill published by firebase, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the firebase/agent-skills repository, which has 488 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-21.
Sets up and configures the Firebase CLI, including login, project selection, and app config file downloads. Requires no specific credentials.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads firebase/agent-skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add firebase/agent-skills
What it connects to
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Maintenance
Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, CLI installation, version checks (`firebase-tools@latest --version`), CLI login (including --no-localhost), project creation, project selection (`firebase use`), and app config file downloads (`google-services.json`, `GoogleService-Info.plist`). Use ONLY for CLI login, project creation/switching, or downloading app config files. Don't use for Firebase Hosting deploy, Firestore, Auth, App Hosting, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or Remote Config.
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| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| firebase-basics (this page) | firebase | Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, CLI installation, version checks (`firebase-tools@latest --version`… | 488 | 2026-10-20 |
| firebase-app-hosting-basics(same repository) | firebase | Deploys and manages full-stack web applications (Next.js, Angular) with Server-Side Rendering (SSR) using Fir… | 488 | 2026-10-20 |
| internal-comms | anthropic | A set of resources to help me write all kinds of internal communications, using the formats that my company l… | 183,845 | 2026-10-09 |
| xlsx | anthropic | Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user… | 183,845 | 2026-10-09 |
| ci-cd-and-automation | addyosmani | Automates CI/CD pipeline setup. Use when setting up or modifying build and deployment pipelines. Use when you… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
| observability-and-instrumentation | addyosmani | Instruments code so production behavior is visible and diagnosable. Use when adding logging, metrics, tracing… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
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Skills from the same repository first, then others for this job by repository stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about firebase-basics
- What does firebase-basics do?
- Sets up and configures the Firebase CLI, including login, project selection, and app config file downloads. Requires no specific credentials.
- How do I install firebase-basics?
- Run npx skills add firebase/agent-skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes firebase-basics?
- firebase.
- Is firebase-basics maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 488 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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