Google Agents CLI Scaffold
Should be used when the user wants to "create an agent project", "start a new ADK...
Install
npx skills add google/agents-cli --skill google-agents-cli-scaffold -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- google/agents-cli6.3k
- Category
- AI and agents
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
This skill should be used when the user wants to "create an agent project", "start a new ADK project", "build me a new agent", "add CI/CD to my project", "add deployment", "enhance my project", or "upgrade my project". Part of the agents-cli skills suite. Covers `agents-cli scaffold create`, `scaffold enhance`, and `scaffold upgrade` commands, template options, deployment targets, and the prototype-first workflow. Do NOT use for writing agent code (ADK projects: use google-agents-cli-adk-code) or deployment operations (use google-agents-cli-deploy).
Project Scaffolding Guide
Requires:
agents-cli(uv tool install google-agents-cli), install uv first if needed.
Use the agents-cli CLI to create new agent projects or enhance existing ones with deployment, CI/CD, and infrastructure scaffolding.
Prerequisite: Clarify Requirements (MANDATORY for new projects)
Before scaffolding a new project, load /google-agents-cli-workflow and complete Phase 0, clarify the user's requirements before running any scaffold create command. Ask what the agent should do, what tools/APIs it needs, and whether they want a prototype or full deployment.
Step 1: Choose Architecture
Mapping user choices to CLI flags:
| Choice | CLI flag |
|---|---|
| Retrieval/RAG, sandboxed execution, cross-session memory, OAuth consent, guardrails, scheduled runs | No flag, these come from clone-and-study recipes. ADK Python: see the topic index in /google-agents-cli-adk-code → references/recipes.md; on other frameworks, see the agent catalog the framework template ships |
| A2A protocol | built into the scaffolded app, scaffold normally (ADK Python: --agent adk_python, the default; ADK Go: --agent adk_go) |
| Prototype (no deployment) | --prototype |
| Deployment target | --deployment-target <agent_runtime|cloud_run|gke> |
| CI/CD runner | --cicd-runner <github_actions|google_cloud_build> |
| Session storage | --session-type <in_memory|cloud_sql|agent_platform_sessions> |
Product name mapping
Current names (and older names users may say) → CLI values (vertexai SDK package name unchanged):
