gke-basics
gke-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.
Manages GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, and Autopilot vs Standard selection, and facilitates workload deployment. Requires credentials for GKE cluster interaction.
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
Manages core GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, Autopilot vs Standard selection, and workload deployment. Use when creating GKE clusters, fetching kubectl credentials, or deciding between Autopilot and Standard modes. Don't use for Workload Identity (use gke-workload-identity), GKE networking (use gke-networking), security hardening (use gke-platform-security or gke-workload-security), or cluster upgrades (use gke-upgrades).
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| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gke-basics (this page) | Manages core GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, Autopilot vs Standard selection, and workload deployment.… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
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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 gke-basics
- What does gke-basics do?
- Manages GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, and Autopilot vs Standard selection, and facilitates workload deployment. Requires credentials for GKE cluster interaction.
- How do I install gke-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 gke-basics?
- google.
- Is gke-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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