bigtable-basics
bigtable-basics is an agent skill published by google, listed under data & analysis. It lives in the google/skills repository, which has 21,580 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-21.
This tool assists in provisioning Bigtable instances and tables, designing performant schemas, and querying data. It is used for tasks such as creating row keys, configuring column families, writing code with Java, Go, or Python client libraries, and diagnosing performance issues. It also supports provisioning clusters using gcloud or cbt command-line interfaces.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads google/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 google/skills
Maintenance
Assists in provisioning instances/tables, designing performant schemas, and querying data in Bigtable. Use when designing Bigtable row keys, configuring column families, writing SQL queries or client library code (Java, Go, Python) for Bigtable, or diagnosing performance/hotspotting issues. Also use when provisioning Bigtable clusters using gcloud or cbt CLIs. Don't use for generic Cloud SQL administration.
bigtable-basics compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bigtable-basics (this page) | Assists in provisioning instances/tables, designing performant schemas, and querying data in Bigtable. Use wh… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
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| bigquery-basics(same repository) | Manages datasets, tables, and jobs in BigQuery. Use when you need to interact with BigQuery, run SQL queries,… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| bigquery-bigframes(same repository) | Generates Python code using BigQuery DataFrames (BigFrames). Use by default for any Python data task involvin… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
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Common questions about bigtable-basics
- What does bigtable-basics do?
- This tool assists in provisioning Bigtable instances and tables, designing performant schemas, and querying data. It is used for tasks such as creating row keys, configuring column families, writing code with Java, Go, or Python client libraries, and diagnosing performance issues. It also supports provisioning clusters using gcloud or cbt command-line interfaces.
- How do I install bigtable-basics?
- Run npx skills add google/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes bigtable-basics?
- google.
- Is bigtable-basics maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 21,580 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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