cloud-build-basics
cloud-build-basics is an agent skill published by google, listed under deploy & operate. 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 2026-10-20.
Provides an introduction to Google Cloud Build, covering essential concepts, API setup, navigation to the Build History page, and the process of creating and running a basic build trigger.
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
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the skill’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Teaches the fundamentals of Cloud Build on Google Cloud. Covers core concepts, API enablement, console navigation to the Build History page, and the end-to-end workflow for creating and manually running a basic build trigger. Do not use for managing private pools or complex pipeline architectures.
cloud-build-basics compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloud-build-basics (this page) | Teaches the fundamentals of Cloud Build on Google Cloud. Covers core concepts, API enablement, console naviga… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| agent-platform-endpoint-management(same repository) | Manages Agent Platform serving endpoints. Use when you need to create, list, describe, update, or delete serv… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| agent-platform-model-registry(same repository) | Agent Platform Model Registry Management. Use when you need to upload, list, describe, update, or delete mach… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| application-design-center-design-deploy(same repository) | Processes GCP infrastructure design and deployment workflows within Application Design Center (ADC). Use when… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| cloud-monitoring-chart-generation(same repository) | Generates Cloud Monitoring Server-Driven UI (SDUI) Widget and XyChart Protocol Buffer textprotos on Google Cl… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| cloud-monitoring-metric-selection(same repository) | Retrieve, query, and identify relevant Cloud Monitoring metric descriptors on Google Cloud for a service or r… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| cloud-monitoring-promql-query(same repository) | Generates valid PromQL queries from Cloud Monitoring metric descriptors and resource parameters. Use when ask… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 |
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 cloud-build-basics
- What does cloud-build-basics do?
- Provides an introduction to Google Cloud Build, covering essential concepts, API setup, navigation to the Build History page, and the process of creating and running a basic build trigger.
- How do I install cloud-build-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 cloud-build-basics?
- google.
- Is cloud-build-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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