Gcp Cloud Functions

Handles the full lifecycle of Google Cloud Functions from CLI deployment to Terraform configuration. You get reference implementations for Node.js functions with HTTP triggers, Pub/Sub events, and storage bucket listeners. Covers the practical stuff like service account setup, IAM roles, secret management through Secret Manager, and proper monitoring hooks. The guides walk through both gcloud CLI commands and infrastructure-as-code approaches. Best for teams already in the GCP ecosystem who need event-driven compute without managing servers. The emphasis on least privilege IAM and idempotent function design shows this isn't just deployment scripts but actually thinks through production concerns.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill gcp-cloud-functions --agent claude-code

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Overview

Google Cloud Functions enables event-driven serverless computing on Google Cloud Platform. Build functions with automatic scaling, integrated security, and seamless integration with Google Cloud services for rapid development.

When to Use

HTTP APIs and webhooks
Pub/Sub message processing
Storage bucket events
Firestore database triggers
Cloud Scheduler jobs
Real-time data processing
Image and video processing
Data pipeline orchestration

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# Install Google Cloud SDK
curl https://sdk.cloud.google.com | bash
exec -l $SHELL

# Initialize and authenticate
gcloud init
gcloud auth application-default login

# Set project
gcloud config set project MY_PROJECT_ID

# Create service account
gcloud iam service-accounts create cloud-function-sa \
  --display-name "Cloud Function Service Account"

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