Manages clusters, instances, and backups for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, and integrates with AlloyDB Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools for automated database operations. Use when creating, configuring, or administering AlloyDB databases. Do NOT use for general PostgreSQL instances (e.g. Cloud SQL) or other GCP databases.
Install
npx skills add google/skills --skill alloydb-basicsnpx skills add google/skills --skill alloydb-basics -a claude-code -gnpx skills add google/skills --skill alloydb-basics -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/google/skills.git --path skills/cloud/alloydb-basicsgh skill install google/skills alloydb-basicsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/skills /tmp/google__skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/google__skills/skills/cloud/alloydb-basics ~/.claude/skills/alloydb-basics # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/google__skills/skills/cloud/alloydb-basics ~/.agents/skills/alloydb-basics # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode