google-cloud-cli-gcloud

name	Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)
description	Manage GCP resources — Compute, Cloud Run, GKE, BigQuery, IAM, and more. Use when an agent needs to provision GCP infrastructure, deploy to Cloud Run, query BigQuery, or manage GCP projects.

Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)

Manage GCP resources from the terminal.

• Docs: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud

Installation

brew install google-cloud-sdk
gcloud init
gcloud auth login

Key Commands

gcloud compute instances list --format=json
gcloud run deploy SERVICE --image IMAGE --region REGION
gcloud functions deploy FUNCTION --runtime python311 --trigger-http
gcloud projects list --format=json
gcloud iam service-accounts list --format=json
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

Agent-Friendly Features

• --format=json for structured output
• Service account auth for non-interactive use
• --quiet flag to suppress prompts
• --project to target specific projects