retrieving-developer-knowledge
retrieving-developer-knowledge is an agent skill published by google, listed under writing & docs. 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 2026-10-08.
This tool searches, retrieves, and synthesizes official Google developer documentation across various platforms including Google Cloud, AI/Gemini, Android, Chrome, Web, Flutter, Go, Firebase, and others. It integrates with the Developer Knowledge MCP server or the REST API for querying documents and answering queries.
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
Searches, retrieves, and synthesizes official Google developer documentation across Google Cloud, AI/Gemini, Android, Chrome, Web, Flutter, Go, Firebase, and other Google developer platforms. Integrates with the Developer Knowledge MCP server (search_documents, get_documents, answer_query) or the Developer Knowledge REST API fallback. Use when searching for gcloud CLI commands, API syntax, IAM permissions, official documentation, architectural comparisons, or product choice overviews. Don't use for local filesystem lookups or non-Google documentation.
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| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| retrieving-developer-knowledge (this page) | Searches, retrieves, and synthesizes official Google developer documentation across Google Cloud, AI/Gemini,… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| developing-genkit-dart(same repository) | Generates code and provides documentation for the Genkit Dart SDK. Use when the user asks to build AI agents… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| academy-guide | anthropic | Stop and check this skill before finishing any reply to a question about how to use Claude or a Claude produc… | 183,845 | 2026-10-09 |
| doc-coauthoring | anthropic | Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write docume… | 183,845 | 2026-10-09 |
| documentation-and-adrs | addyosmani | Records decisions and documentation. Use when you need to document an architecture decision (ADR) or the reas… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
| git-workflow-and-versioning | addyosmani | Structures git workflow practices. Use when making any code change. Use when committing, branching, resolving… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
| source-driven-development | addyosmani | Grounds every implementation decision in official documentation. Use when you want to verify an approach agai… | 110,611 | 2026-10-13 |
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 retrieving-developer-knowledge
- What does retrieving-developer-knowledge do?
- This tool searches, retrieves, and synthesizes official Google developer documentation across various platforms including Google Cloud, AI/Gemini, Android, Chrome, Web, Flutter, Go, Firebase, and others. It integrates with the Developer Knowledge MCP server or the REST API for querying documents and answering queries.
- How do I install retrieving-developer-knowledge?
- 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 retrieving-developer-knowledge?
- google.
- Is retrieving-developer-knowledge 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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