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Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, CLI installation, version checks (`firebase-tools@latest --version`), CLI login (including --no-localhost), project creation, project selection (`firebase use`), and app config file downloads (`google-services.json`, `GoogleService-Info.plist`). Use ONLY for CLI login, project creation/switching, or downloading app config files. Don't use for Firebase Hosting deploy, Firestore, Auth, App Hosting, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or Remote Config.

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Use this Skill: https://skilld.dev/gh/firebase/skills/firebase-basics

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referencesfirebase-cli-guide.md

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Exploring Commands

The Firebase CLI documents itself. Use help commands to discover functionality.

  • Global Help: List all available commands and categories.

    npx -y firebase-tools@latest --help

  • Command Help: Get detailed usage for a specific command.

    npx -y firebase-tools@latest [command] --help
# Example:
npx -y firebase-tools@latest deploy --help
npx -y firebase-tools@latest firestore:indexes --help

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

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  • Gen Agent Trust Hubtoday

    This skill provides a comprehensive suite of instructions for initializing and managing Firebase projects across various development environments. It follows standard industry practices for setting up cloud infrastructure, including downloading tools from official sources (npm, Google, GitHub) and configuring local environments. The 'low' verdict is assigned due to the inherent attack surface for indirect prompt injection when processing user-supplied identifiers like Project IDs in shell commands, though no malicious intent was detected.

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    1 alert: gptAnomaly

  • Snyktoday

    Risk: LOW · No issues

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    2 files scanned · No issues

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    1 finding · Score: 69/100

Provenance

Signed by skilld at 073edf7. This ties the file your Agent reads to that commit on GitHub. It does not review the instructions.

Last checked against GitHub 2 days ago.

Activeupdated 2 months ago

Capability

metadata
{
  "category": "CloudInfrastructureAndServices"
}

Topics

  • firebase
  • firebase-cli
  • authentication
  • project-setup
  • google-services
  • web
  • android
  • ios

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What it does

Provides foundational Firebase CLI setup, authentication, and project management for initializing Firebase environments. Use for checking the Firebase CLI version, logging in, setting active projects, and retrieving config files like google-services.json for Android or GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS.

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Frequently asked

Does this skill handle Firebase authentication setup?
Yes. It covers Firebase CLI authentication via `npx -y firebase-tools@latest login`, including the `--no-localhost` flag for environments without a browser.
What Firebase operations does this skill support?
It provides CLI-based workflows for checking Firebase CLI version, initializing Firebase environments, authenticating, managing active projects, and retrieving `google-services.json` and `GoogleService-Info.plist` config files for Android and iOS apps.
Can I use this skill to create a new Firebase project?
Yes. The skill includes the `npx -y firebase-tools@latest projects:create` command to create new projects with a globally unique project ID.
Does this skill work with Genkit?
The skill acknowledges Genkit usage and notes that the genkit-ai/skills package should be installed separately when using Genkit.

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