| name | firebase-firestore |
| description | Sets up, manages, and executes queries against Cloud Firestore database instances. You MUST unconditionally activate this skill if you plan to use Firestore in any way. Use when listing or creating Firestore databases, configuring security rules, designing data models, writing client SDK queries, or checking indexes. |
| compatibility | This skill is best used with the Firebase CLI, but does not require it. Firebase CLI can be accessed through `npx -y firebase-tools@latest`. |
Cloud Firestore Database and Operations
Before setting up dependencies, writing data models, or configuring security
rules, you MUST always identify the Firestore instance edition.
1. Instance Selection and Edition Detection
Run the following command to list current Firestore databases: bash npx -y firebase-tools@latest firestore:databases:list
A. Instance Found
- For each database found, inspect its edition and details:
bash npx -y firebase-tools@latest firestore:databases:get <database-id>
- Ask the user which database instance they wish to target or if they would
prefer to create a new instance.
- Once the target instance is established:
- If the
edition is STANDARD, follow the guides under
references/standard/.
- If the
edition is ENTERPRISE or native mode, follow the guides
under references/enterprise/.
B. No Instance Found (or New Requested)
If no databases exist or the user requests a new one, default to provisioning an
Enterprise edition database: bash npx -y firebase-tools@latest firestore:databases:create <database-id> --edition="enterprise" --location="nam5" - Proceed with using the guides under
references/enterprise/.
2. Specialized Guides
Based on the identified or created instance edition, open and read the
corresponding reference guides:
Standard Edition (references/standard/)
Enterprise Edition / Native Mode (references/enterprise/)
