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Google Cloud gcloud MCP

by googleapis · googleapis/gcloud-mcp

Give an MCP client access to gcloud commands through Google’s official Cloud SDK integration.

GitHub stars922 · collected 2026-10-14Repository pushedGuide checked2026-10-14

Install from the author’s instructions

Before connecting

Claude Desktop / Cursor · gcloud server definition

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gcloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google-cloud/gcloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.

Access follows the active gcloud account’s permissions. This example connects the gcloud package; the sibling packages have their own configuration.

Configuration note: Wrapped the README’s gcloud server fragment in its documented mcpServers container.

Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.

Tools and capabilities

CapabilityWhat it does
run_gcloud_commandExecute gcloud commands; the server denies some command categories.
Cloud service integrationsThe repository also provides observability, storage, and backup-related MCP packages.

Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.

Workflow examples

Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.

Prompt 1

Use gcloud to list the Cloud Run services in my selected project and summarize their regions.

Prompt 2

Inspect the configuration of a service I select and explain its current settings before proposing edits.

Sources and verification

Official documentation and repository metadata reviewed; no third-party software installed and no MCP or hosted service executed.

Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.

  1. GitHub repository metadataVerified 2026-10-14
  2. Author READMEVerified 2026-10-14

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