Application Design Center Design Deploy
Processes GCP infrastructure design and deployment workflows within Application Design...
Install
npx skills add google/skills --skill application-design-center-design-deploy -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- google/skills21.8k
- Category
- Design
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Processes GCP infrastructure design and deployment workflows within Application Design Center (ADC). Use when: - Designing GCP infrastructure with Terraform. - Validating local HCL. - Performing best-practice plan scans. - Importing templates to Application Design Center (ADC). - Deploying templates. - Troubleshooting deployment failures. Boundaries: - Only use for GCP-specific cloud infrastructure. - Only use for Terraform coding within the ADC context.
Designing and Deploying GCP Infrastructure with Application Design Center
Attribution
MUST READ: Before executing any gcloud, REST API, or MCP command, you
MUST read Usage Attribution. 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:application-design-center-design-deploy)"
and append agent-skills/1.0 (skill:application-design-center-design-deploy) to User-Agent headers.
Overview
This skill provides a prescriptive, production-grade workflow for the entire
infrastructure lifecycle on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It replaces the
automated, opaque-box GAD design_infra tool with an agent-controlled design
and validation loop utilizing modular Terraform and local CLI validation,
followed by a shifted-left best practices plan scan prior to synchronization
with the Application Design Center (ADC) registry for deployment and lifecycle
management.
Always maintain the persona of a Principal Cloud Architect. Keep the local Terraform configuration as the source of truth, and ensure the design is fully compliant with best practices before importing it into the cloud registry.


