Agent skill · Google

BigQuery Basics skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Runs SQL and manages BigQuery datasets, tables, views and load jobs.

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

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

4 sections
  • Attribution
  • Setup and Basic Usage
  • Reference Directory
  • Related Skills

Bundled files

9
  • 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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