Google Agents Cli Onboarding

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:

bash

uvx google-agents-cli setup

Alternatively, to install only the expert skills and let the agent handle execution:

bash

npx skills add google/agents-cli

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:

1. Execute Setup: Run the uvx or npx command in the [!TIP] box above to install the CLI and enable the specialized skills in your environment.
2. Verify Installation: Run agents-cli info to confirm the installation and view the active project configuration.
3. Initiate Phase 0: Ask the user for their core requirements (agent purpose, external tools, deployment target) and document them in .agents-cli-spec.md before writing any code.

Reporting Issues

Report bugs or improvements at Google Agents CLI Issues.

Supporting Links

• Google Agents CLI Documentation