Firebase Basics

Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, CLI installation, version checks (`firebase-tools@latest --version`), CLI login (including --no-localhost), project creation, project selection (`firebase use`), and app config file downloads (`google-services.json`, `GoogleService-Info.plist`). Use ONLY for CLI login, project creation/switching, or downloading app config files. Don't use for Firebase Hosting deploy, Firestore, Auth, App Hosting, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or Remote Config.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add google/skills --skill firebase-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/firebase-basics ~/.claude/skills/firebase-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

# Firebase Basics

## Usage Attribution

**MUST READ**: Before executing any `gcloud`, REST API, or MCP command, you
MUST read and follow the instructions in
[Usage Attribution](references/attribution.md).

## Prerequisites

Complete these setup steps before proceeding:

1.  **Local Environment Setup:** Verify the environment is properly set up so we
    can use Firebase tools:

    -   Run `npx -y firebase-tools@latest --version` to check if the Firebase
        CLI is installed.
    -   Verify if the Firebase MCP server is installed using your existing
        tools.
    -   **CRITICAL**: Before configuring any extensions or agent environments
        below, you MUST read
        [references/local-env-setup.md](references/local-env-setup.md).
    -   **DO NOT SKIP** this step: if 'firebase-basics' is the only Firebase
        skill available to you, you must follow the reference for your agent
        environment to set up the full suite of Firebase skills:
        -   **Gemini CLI**: Review
            [references/setup/gemini_cli.md](references/setup/gemini_cli.md)
        -   **Antigravity**: Review
            [references/setup/antigravity.md](references/setup/antigravity.md)
        -   **Android Studio**: Review
            [references/setup/android_studio.md](references/setup/android_studio.md)
        -   **Claude Code**: Review
            [references/setup/claude_code.md](references/setup/claude_code.md)
        -   **Cursor**: Review
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
firebase-basics
Repository
google/skills
Path
skills/cloud/firebase-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 Firebase Basics skill do?

Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, CLI installation, version checks (`firebase-tools@latest --version`), CLI login (including --no-localhost), project creation, project selection (`firebase use`), and app config file downloads (`google-services.json`, `GoogleService-Info.plist`). Use ONLY for CLI login, project creation/switching, or downloading app config files. Don't use for Firebase Hosting deploy, Firestore, Auth, App Hosting, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or Remote Config.

How do I install the Firebase Basics skill?

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

Is Firebase 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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