Agent skill · Google
BigQuery Basics skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
Officialname: bigquery-basics★ 22k (repo)pushed 2026-10-23Apache-2.0SKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07
What it does, in the publisher's words
Manages datasets, tables, and jobs in BigQuery. Use when you need to interact with BigQuery, run SQL queries, manage BigQuery resources (datasets, tables, views), or perform basic data ingestion and analysis.
The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.
Install BigQuery Basics
The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs
npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics
This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (alloydb, alloydb-omni, bigquery, bigtable...), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs
/plugin marketplace add google/skills /plugin install <plugin>@google-plugins # or only this skill: npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics -a claude-code
Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/skills.git /tmp/bigquery-basics-src cp -r /tmp/bigquery-basics-src/skills/cloud/bigquery-basics ./bigquery-basics zip -r bigquery-basics.zip bigquery-basics
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs
npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics -a codex
gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs
gh skill install google/skills bigquery-basics
Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs
npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics -a cursor
Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs
gemini skills install https://github.com/google/skills.git --path skills/cloud/bigquery-basics
OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs
npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics -a opencode
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs
npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics -a windsurf
Works with
Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.
What's in the SKILL.md
- Attribution
- Setup and Basic Usage
- Reference Directory
- Related Skills
Bundled files
- references/attribution.md
- references/change-history.md
- references/cli-usage.md
- references/client-library-usage.md
- references/continuous-queries.md
- references/core-concepts.md
- references/iac-usage.md
- references/iam-security.md
- references/mcp-usage.md
Loaded only when the instructions point to them.
Facts
- Skill name
- bigquery-basics
- Publisher
- Google (official)
- Repo
- google/skills
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Version
- 1.0.2
- SKILL.md size
- 286 words, 103 lines
- Bundled files
- 9, 9 docs
- Repo stars
- 22k (as of 2026-10-24)
- SKILL.md checked
- 2026-11-07
Pairs with the BigQuery MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.
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FAQ
What does the bigquery-basics skill do?+
Runs SQL and manages BigQuery datasets, tables, views and load jobs. In its own SKILL.md, Google describes it as: "Manages datasets, tables, and jobs in BigQuery. Use when you need to interact with BigQuery, run SQL queries, manage BigQuery resources (datasets, tables, views), or perform basic data ingestion and analysis."
How do I install the bigquery-basics skill?+
Run npx skills add google/skills --skill bigquery-basics and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/bigquery-basics/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/bigquery-basics/.
Does BigQuery Basics work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+
It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.
Who maintains BigQuery Basics?+
Google, the company or project behind it, in the google/skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23. License: Apache-2.0.
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