Individual skill

google-cloud-recipe-auth

Provides expert guidance on Identity and Access Management (IAM) and authenticating and authorizing to Google Cloud services and APIs, covering human users, service identities, Application Default Credentials (ADC), and best practices for secure access.

plugins/cloud/google-cloud-developer/skills/google-cloud-recipe-auth/SKILL.md

Read pinned source

Source commit 496fbede89dac1faf0d180a936bfc472b6fbf886

What was checked

Matches the observed repository HEAD: Yes
Scanner rules are current: No
Repository scan complete: No
Skill scan complete: No
Observed behavior: Not checked yet
Last checked: Nov 4, 2026

These are observations at the recorded commit, not a guarantee of safety. Review the source before running it.

Install this skill

Choose an agent in your Stack or copy a command below. Commands fetch the pinned commit and copy only this skill directory. Existing destinations are refused. Copying a command does not install anything.

An install command is unavailable: current rules, complete repository and skill scans, an eligible behavior level and a permitted license are required.

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings): 23,678
Repository last updated: Nov 7, 2026
License: Apache-2.0

Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.

google Repository topic
googlecloud Repository topic
skills Repository topic
engineering Derived category

Files and excerpt

File metadata and permitted, redacted excerpts come from the recorded scan. Source links are pinned to that commit.

Browse files

SKILL.mdcore · 12,754 bytes
SKILL.mdcore · 12,754 bytes
SKILL.mdcore · 12,754 bytes
references/attribution.mddoc · 1,912 bytes

Read excerpt


# Authenticating and Authorizing to Google Cloud (IAM)

[Authentication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs/authentication.md.txt) is the
process of proving **who you are**. In Google Cloud, you represent a
**Principal** (an identity like a user or a service). This is the first step
before [Authorization](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/overview.md.txt)
(determining **what you can do**).

## Attribution

**MUST READ**: Before executing any `gcloud`, REST API, or MCP command, you
MUST read [Usage Attribution](references/attribution.md). For commands executed
directly in the terminal (never in generated scripts, Terraform, or user code),
prefix `gcloud` with