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cloud-sql-basics

This file generates or explains Cloud SQL resources. Use this file when the user asks to create a Cloud SQL instance or database for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server. Cloud SQL manages third-party MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server instances as resources in Cloud SQL. For example, when Cloud SQL creates an open-source MySQL instance, the resulting resource is a Cloud SQL for MySQL instance that Google Cloud manages. Cloud SQL handles backups, high availability, and secure connectivity for rela...

This skill ships only metadata — no inline instructions. See the source repo for details.

Install this skill

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One command (all agents)

Runs the npx skills CLI which auto-detects every AI coding agent you have installed (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Windsurf, Copilot, and 51 more).

npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cloud
Alternative: shorthand form
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics
2

Install to a specific agent

Pick the agent you use. The CLI writes the skill to that agent's standard skill directory.

npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent claude-code
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent cursor
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent codex
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent opencode
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent github-copilot
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics --agent windsurf
3

Manual install (no CLI)

Prefer to skip the CLI? Clone the repo and drop the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

git clone https://github.com/google/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/cloud ~/.claude/skills/

For other agents, replace ~/.claude/skills/ with their skill directory — see the full list.

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Use it

Once installed, ask your agent to "use the cloud-sql-basics skill" or describe what you want (e.g. "This file generates or explains Cloud SQL resources. Use this file when the user"). Most agents auto-discover the skill from its SKILL.md description — no slash command needed.

Requires: Node.js 18+ for npx skills. Skill files are MIT-style permissive by default — check the source repo for the actual license.

SKILL.md source

---
name: cloud-sql-basics
description: This file generates or explains Cloud SQL resources. Use this file when the user asks to create a Cloud SQL instance or database for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server. Cloud SQL manages third-party MyS
---

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