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gke-basics

googleby google3 months ago17k

Manages core GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, Autopilot vs Standard selection, and workload deployment. Use when creating GKE clusters, fetching kubectl credentials, configuring Workload Identity, or deciding between Autopilot and Standard modes. Don't use for specialized GKE networking (use gke-networking), advanced security hardening (use gke-platform-security or gke-workload-security), or cluster upgrades (use gke-upgrades).

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills --skill gke-basics
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/google--skills--skills--cloud--gke-basics/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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