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Interact with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Skill Registry to create and search for available skills. Use this skill to enable agents to register functionality or discover new capabilities.
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This skill provides instructions for interacting with the Skill Registry on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
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:agent-platform-skill-registry)"
and append
agent-skills/1.0 (skill:agent-platform-skill-registry)
to User-Agent headers.
Mandatory Validation: ALWAYS execute the environment validation check before performing any operations.
Before any operation, you must validate the core environment.
# Execute the validation script
python3 scripts/validate_env.py
Ensure you have the latest Google Cloud credentials and libraries installed.
# Install required libraries
pip install google-auth requests
# Authenticate with Google Cloud
gcloud auth application-default login
The following variables are required for operations:
GCP_PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud Project ID.GCP_LOCATION: The region (e.g., us-central1).Quickly search for available skills in the registry:
python3 scripts/skill_registry_ops.py search \
--query "test skill" \
--top-k 5
---
name: agent-platform-skill-registry
metadata:
version: "1.0.1"
category: AiAndMachineLearning
description: >
Interact with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Skill Registry to create
and search for available skills. Use this skill to enable agents to register
functionality or discover new capabilities.
---
# Skill Registry
This skill provides instructions for interacting with the **Skill Registry** on
the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
## Attribution
**MUST READ**: Before executing any `gcloud`, REST API, or MCP command, you
MUST read [Usage Attribution](references/attribution.md). 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:agent-platform-skill-registry)"`
and append
`agent-skills/1.0 (skill:agent-platform-skill-registry)`
to `User-Agent` headers.
## Core Capabilities
- **Skill Discovery** - Query the registry to easily search, list, get
specific skills, and inspect revision histories.
- **Skill Lifecycle Management** - Upload, update, or permanently delete
skills.
- **Operation Monitoring** - Utility to check the completion status of
long-running state changes (LROs).
- **Generate Skill** - Automate the initial scaffolding of new agent skills
locally.
## Core Directives
- **Mandatory Validation**: ALWAYS execute the environment validation check
before performing any operations.
Before any operation, you **must** validate the core environment.
```bash
# Execute the validation script
python3 scripts/validate_env.py
```
## Prerequisites & Authentication
### Library & Authentication
Ensure you have the latest Google Cloud credentials and libraries installed.
```bash
# Install required libraries
pip install google-auth requests
# Authenticate with Google Cloud
gcloud auth application-default login
```
### Environment Variables
The following variables are required for operations:
- `GCP_PROJECT_ID`: Your Google Cloud Project ID.
- `GCP_LOCATION`: The region (e.g., `us-central1`).
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## Quickstart
Quickly search for available skills in the registry:
```bash
python3 scripts/skill_registry_ops.py search \
--query "test skill" \
--top-k 5
```
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## Operations
- **Skill Discovery**: [query-skills.md](references/query-skills.md)
- **Skill Lifecycle**: [manage-skills.md](references/manage-skills.md)
- **Monitor Operations**:
[monitor-operations.md](references/monitor-operations.md)
- **Generate Skill**: [generate-skill.md](references/generate-skill.md)