| name | coding-gcp |
| description | GCP umbrella skill. Secondary cloud - reach for it when a job already runs there. AWS is Kai's default for new infra. |
coding-gcp
Umbrella for any GCP work.
Defaults
- Auth:
gcloud auth application-default login for local dev; service accounts in CI.
- CLI:
gcloud, gsutil, bq. No ward wrapper yet (AWS has one because that's where the privileged surface is).
- Region: project-pinned, no default to guess.
- IaC: Terraform (Google provider). Cross-link to
coding-terraform.
- Secrets: Secret Manager (analogous to AWS SSM SecureString).
Posture vs AWS
GCP is reach-for-when-job-requires-it, not default. AWS is Kai's primary cloud (homelab, SSM-resident config, daily ops). When designing new infrastructure for personal projects, default AWS unless there's a specific GCP-only service in play (BigQuery, Vertex AI, Cloud Run for a thin proof-of-concept).
Past employer experience
- Bluelink - Java/Python on GKE, GCP-primary infrastructure.
Triggers
gcp, google cloud, gke, gcs, cloud run, cloud functions, bigquery, pubsub, firestore, cloud sql, vertex ai, gcloud, gsutil, dataflow, secret manager, iam.
When this skill is active
Editing GCP-targeted code or infra. Inherit Kai's defaults before reaching for generic GCP guidance.
