Firebase Development Skill

A comprehensive Claude Code skill for Firebase development on GCP-hosted applications.

Overview

This skill provides complete guidance for developing Firebase applications:

Feature	Description
Firestore	CRUD operations, queries, transactions, data modeling
Cloud Functions	1st and 2nd generation, TypeScript and Python
Security Rules	Firestore and Cloud Storage rule patterns
Authentication	Integration patterns and session management
Hosting	Configuration, rewrites, headers, and caching
GCP Integration	BigQuery, Cloud Tasks, Pub/Sub, and more

Quick Start

1. Initialize project: scripts/init_project.sh [project-id]
2. Start emulators: scripts/start_emulators.sh
3. Deploy: scripts/deploy.sh

See SKILL.md for full documentation.

Installation

Skilz Universal Installer (Recommended)

The recommended way to install this skill across different AI coding agents is using the skilz universal installer.

Install Skilz

pip install skilz

Claude Code

Install to user home (available in all projects):

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase

Install to current project only:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --project

OpenCode

Install for OpenCode:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --agent opencode

Project-level install:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --project --agent opencode

Gemini CLI

Project-level install for Gemini:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --agent gemini

OpenAI Codex

Install for OpenAI Codex:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --agent codex

Project-level install:

skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase --project --agent codex

Git URL Options

You can use either HTTPS or SSH URLs:

# HTTPS URL
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase

# SSH URL
skilz install --git git@github.com:SpillwaveSolutions/using-firebase.git

Other Supported Agents

Skilz supports 14+ coding agents including Windsurf, Qwen Code, Cursor, and more.

For the full list of supported platforms, visit SkillzWave.ai/platforms or see the skilz-cli GitHub repository.

Manual Installation

Copy this skill to your Claude Code skills directory:

cp -r using-firebase ~/.claude/skills/

Or clone from the repository and install via the Claude Code skill manager.

Reference Documentation

Reference	Description
firestore.md	CRUD, queries, transactions, data modeling
functions-triggers.md	All Cloud Functions trigger types
functions-patterns.md	Error handling, secrets, App Check
security-rules.md	Firestore and Storage rules
auth-integration.md	Authentication setup
hosting-config.md	Hosting configuration
gcp-integration.md	GCP service integration
cli-commands.md	Firebase CLI reference

Scripts

Script	Description
init_project.sh	Initialize Firebase project with Firestore, Functions, Hosting
start_emulators.sh	Start emulator suite with data persistence
deploy.sh	Deploy with safety confirmations
deploy_functions.sh	Deploy Cloud Functions with granular control
manage_secrets.sh	Manage Cloud Functions secrets
export_firestore.sh	Export Firestore data
import_firestore.sh	Import Firestore data
setup_python_functions.py	Create Python Cloud Functions project

Asset Templates

File	Use
assets/firebase.json.template	Copy to firebase.json and customize
assets/firestore.rules.template	Copy to firestore.rules
assets/storage.rules.template	Copy to storage.rules
assets/tsconfig.functions.json	Copy to functions/tsconfig.json

Standards

This skill follows the AgentSkills.io standard for agentic skills, ensuring compatibility across multiple AI coding assistants.

Marketplace

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Direct link: using-firebase on SkillzWave

About

This skill is developed and maintained by the community. For more developer tools and resources, visit SpillWave.com - Leaders in AI Agent Development.

License

MIT License - feel free to use, modify, and distribute.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests to improve this skill.