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finding-google-skills

Locates and loads Google product skills from a remote catalog index on demand.

19.1k|1.5k|Updated Mar 31, 2026
Search Tags:#catalog#skill discovery#Google Cloud#Routing#on-demand loading#gitHub api#cURL
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills --skill finding-google-skills
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: finding-google-skills
Source: https://github.com/google/skills/tree/main/plugins/cloud/google-cloud-developer/skills/finding-google-skills
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills --skill finding-google-skills

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Preloading every Google product skill into context is expensive and impractical. This Skill fetches a remote catalog index of published Google skills only when needed, matches the request against skill descriptions, and loads just the relevant entry points.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • On-demand catalog lookup: Fetches the skills index from the google/skills GitHub repository with byte-exact retrieval and validates the response before use.
  • Request routing: Matches user requests against skill descriptions covering Google Cloud, Google Ads, Google Workspace, Android, Firebase, YouTube, Maps, Gemini, and more, shortlisting at most three candidates.
  • Failure handling: Provides an ordered fallback path when the catalog fetch fails, including a repository tree listing via the GitHub API, and mandates honest reporting when no skill applies.
  • Use Case: A user asks how to deploy a model on Vertex AI. The Skill fetches the catalog, filters entries matching Vertex AI, retrieves the matching skill's entrypoint, and hands off to that skill's instructions.

Quick Start

Find the right Google skill for my request about deploying a container to Cloud Run and load its instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions about finding-google-skills

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I find the right Google Cloud skill for my task?▼

Fetch the catalog index from the google/skills repository, filter entries by matching your task keywords against each skill's name and description, then retrieve the entrypoint URL of the best match. Shortlist at most three candidates and prefer the most specific one.

How do I fetch the Google skills catalog from the command line?▼

Use curl or wget to retrieve the raw index.json from the google/skills GitHub repository, optionally piping through jq to filter entries. On Windows PowerShell, Invoke-RestMethod or Invoke-WebRequest works as an alternative.

Which Google products are covered by the skills catalog?▼

The catalog covers Google Cloud services like GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, and Vertex AI, plus Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Workspace, Chrome, Android, Firebase, YouTube, Google Maps, Gemini API, Google Play, and Flutter.

What should I do when the skills catalog fetch fails?▼

Retry once with curl, then list the repository tree via the GitHub API and fetch candidate SKILL.md files directly by path. If both fail, state plainly that the catalog was unreachable and answer without it, never inventing skill names.

Can I reuse a cached copy of the skills catalog between sessions?▼

No. The catalog may be reused within a single session after a successful fetch, but it must never be carried into a later session because it changes regularly and a stored copy goes stale silently.

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