Google Agents CLI Onboarding
[!TIP] One-Time Setup: To install the CLI and enable all 7 specialized development skills in your coding agent, run the setup command:
Alternatively, to install only the expert skills and let the agent handle execution:
Overview
This skill serves as the entrypoint for agents-cli — Google's toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
Use this skill to perform the initial setup and identify the correct specialized workflows for your task.
The Agent Development Lifecycle
After running the setup, the following specialized skills become available and will activate automatically based on your requests. Use this table to identify which skill to load for your current phase:
Key CLI Commands
Below are the primary commands you will use throughout the development lifecycle:
For the full list of available commands and global options, run agents-cli --help.
Next Steps
Follow this sequence to initiate the development workflow:
- Execute Setup: Run the
uvxornpxcommand in the[!TIP]box above to install the CLI and enable the specialized skills in your environment. - Verify Installation: Run
agents-cli infoto confirm the installation and view the active project configuration. - Initiate Phase 0: Ask the user for their core requirements (agent
purpose, external tools, deployment target) and document them in
.agents-cli-spec.mdbefore writing any code.
Reporting Issues
Report bugs or improvements at Google Agents CLI Issues.
