Reports say Google released a free Google Cloud Developer Plugin so AI coding agents can use official cloud knowledge and tools (project setup, auth, gcloud, docs) instead of guessing GCP workflows. Claude Code install: claude plugin marketplace add google/skills, then claude plugin install google-cloud-developer@google-plugins; Codex CLI and Antigravity have their own install paths. The plugin is free; normal GCP/API usage still bills separately.

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  • ✓Free Google Cloud Developer Plugin targets Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Antigravity.
  • ✓Grounds agents in official cloud knowledge/tools instead of guessing GCP flows.
  • ✓Claude Code: marketplace add google/skills then install google-cloud-developer@google-plugins.
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