Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)

Manage GCP resources from the terminal.

• Docs: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud

Installation

brew install google-cloud-sdk
gcloud init
gcloud auth login

Key Commands

gcloud compute instances list --format=json
gcloud run deploy SERVICE --image IMAGE --region REGION
gcloud functions deploy FUNCTION --runtime python311 --trigger-http
gcloud projects list --format=json
gcloud iam service-accounts list --format=json
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID

Agent-Friendly Features

• --format=json for structured output
• Service account auth for non-interactive use
• --quiet flag to suppress prompts
• --project to target specific projects