Google Agents CLI Workflow
Should be used when the user wants to "develop an agent", "build an agent using ADK"...
Install
npx skills add google/agents-cli --skill google-agents-cli-workflow -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- google/agents-cli6.3k
- Category
- Testing
- 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 "develop an agent", "build an agent using ADK", "run the agent locally", "debug agent code", "test an agent", "deploy an agent", "publish an agent", "monitor an agent", or needs the ADK (Agent Development Kit) development lifecycle and coding guidelines. Entrypoint for building ADK agents. Always active, provides the full workflow (scaffold, build, evaluate, deploy, publish, observe), code preservation rules, model selection guidance, and troubleshooting steps for ADK or any agent development.
Agent Development Workflow & Guidelines
agents-cli is a CLI and skills toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying agents on Google Cloud. It works with any coding agent, Antigravity CLI, Claude Code, Codex, or others, and with the agent framework of your choice (the Agent Development Kit (ADK) by default). Install with uvx google-agents-cli setup.
Before writing agent code, make sure a scaffolded project exists (see Phase 2). Skipping scaffolding loses eval boilerplate, CI/CD config, and project conventions.
Requires: google-agents-cli
= 1.12.0 If version is behind, run: uv tool install "google-agents-cli=1.12.0"
Check version: agents-cli info Install uv first if needed.
Session Continuity & Skill Cross-References
Re-read the relevant skill before each phase, not after you've already started and hit a problem. Context compaction may have dropped earlier skill content. If skills are not available, run uvx google-agents-cli setup to install them.
