Gcp Compute
Provides Google Cloud guidance and assistance for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add gcp-compute npx -- -y @trustedskills/gcp-compute
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gcp-compute": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/gcp-compute"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to interact with Google Compute Engine (GCE) resources. It enables tasks like listing virtual machine instances, retrieving instance details including status and metadata, and managing compute engine zones. The agent can also be used to query for information about available regions and zones within GCP.
When to use it
- Troubleshooting VM issues: Quickly check the status of a Compute Engine instance to diagnose performance or connectivity problems.
- Resource inventory: Generate a list of all running virtual machines in a specific Google Cloud project.
- Zone availability checks: Determine which zones are available for deploying new resources.
- Metadata retrieval: Obtain metadata associated with a particular VM, such as tags or custom properties.
Key capabilities
- Listing Compute Engine instances
- Retrieving instance details (status, metadata)
- Querying for available regions and zones
- Managing compute engine zones
Example prompts
- "List all running virtual machines in the 'my-gcp-project' project."
- "What is the status of VM named 'webserver-01'?"
- "Show me the metadata associated with instance 'database-prod'."
- “Which zones are available in us-central1?”
Tips & gotchas
- Requires appropriate Google Cloud credentials and permissions to access Compute Engine resources. Ensure your AI agent has been configured with a service account or user account that possesses sufficient privileges.
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