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 relational database workloads.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/cloud/cloud-sql-basics ~/.claude/skills/cloud-sql-basics

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Cloud SQL Basics

Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL,
and SQL Server. It automates time-consuming tasks like patches, updates,
backups, and replicas, while providing high performance and availability for
your applications.

## 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
`CLOUDSDK_METRICS_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTION="agent-skills/1.0 (skill:cloud-sql-basics)"`
and append `agent-skills/1.0 (skill:cloud-sql-basics)` to `User-Agent` headers.

## Prerequisites

Ensure you have the necessary IAM permissions to create and manage Cloud SQL
instances. The **Cloud SQL Admin** (`roles/cloudsql.admin`) role provides full
access to Cloud SQL resources.

## Quick Start (PostgreSQL)

1.  **Enable the API:**
    
    ```bash
    gcloud services enable sqladmin.googleapis.com --quiet
    ```

2.  **Create an Instance:**
    
    ```bash
    gcloud sql instances create INSTANCE_NAME \
      --database-version=POSTGRES_18 \
      --cpu=2 \
      --memory=7680MiB \
      --region=REGION \
      --quiet
    ```

3.  **Set a password for the default user:**

    Because this is a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instance, the default admin user
    is `postgres`:
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
cloud-sql-basics
Repository
google/skills
Path
skills/cloud/cloud-sql-basics/SKILL.md
License
Apache-2.0
Repo updated
30 October 2026
Listed in
skillmatic-ai/awesome-agent-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills

FAQ

What does the Cloud SQL Basics skill do?

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 relational database workloads.

How do I install the Cloud SQL Basics skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add google/skills --skill cloud-sql-basics. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Cloud SQL Basics popular?

It lives in google/skills, which has 21,714 GitHub stars and 1,849 forks, and is included in 2 curated skill lists.

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