google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization Skill (Google) for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude review a Google Cloud workload for performance against the Well-Architected Framework.

Installs: 10K; on skills.sh
Stars: 21.8K; on GitHub
Files: 1; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

This skill covers the Performance Optimization pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework. Claude asks you questions about your workload, then checks it against four principles and a checklist. The principles are resource allocation, elasticity, modular design and ongoing monitoring.

It is in Google's own google/skills repo. It bundles no scripts. It can tag any gcloud or API commands it runs with the skill name and version, and you can ask it to switch that off.

Good for

Cloud architects reviewing a Google Cloud design for performance
Engineers planning capacity, caching and autoscaling
Teams preparing for a Well-Architected review

Install google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/google/skills --skill google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Generates performance-focused guidance for Google Cloud workloads based on the design principles and recommendations in the Performance Optimization pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Use this skill to evaluate a workload, identify performance requirements, and provide actionable recommendations for resource allocation, modular design, and elasticity.

Sections in SKILL.md

Attribution
Overview
Core principles
Relevant Google Cloud products
Workload assessment questions
Validation checklist

Key facts

Author: Google (the vendor's own repo, google/skills)
License: Apache-2.0
Installs on skills.sh: 9,950 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 21,764 for the whole google/skills repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Nov 1, 2026
Audits on skills.sh: Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass, Socket: pass, Snyk: pass
What it includes: 2 files including SKILL.md: references/attribution.md (no scripts)
Skill version: 1.0.1 (SKILL.md metadata)

What it includes

Tags any gcloud or HTTP command with the skill name
references/attribution.md says the tag identifies only the skill and its version.
Read · Attribution rules
Four Well-Architected performance principles
Plan resource allocation, take advantage of elasticity, promote modular design, and continuously monitor and improve performance. Each links to Google Cloud docs.
Read · Core principles
Examples for compute, data and caching, and monitoring
Names products such as Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud CDN, Memorystore, Bigtable, Spanner, Cloud Trace, Cloud Profiler and Cloud Monitoring.
Read · Relevant Google Cloud products
Questions Claude picks from to learn your workload
Grouped by principle, such as caching strategies, storage choices and how you handle traffic spikes.
Read · Workload assessment questions
Checks an architecture against the four principles
Checklist items for resource allocation, modular design, monitoring and elasticity.
Read · Validation checklist

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

Commands carry a usage tag
attribution.md says gcloud commands get a CLOUDSDK_METRICS_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTION value and HTTP calls a User-Agent suffix. It says the tag carries no user data and can be disabled on request. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only switch. SKILL.md defines no commands of its own.
Sign-in and keys	SKILL.md and the attribution file do not mention any account or key.
Scopes	Asks you questions about your workload Tags any gcloud, REST or MCP command it runs with the skill name and version

Questions

What does the google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization skill do?

It makes Claude review a Google Cloud workload against the Performance Optimization pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. Claude asks assessment questions, then gives recommendations on resources, modular design and elasticity.

Is this made by Google?

It is in Google's own google/skills repo, which its README describes as Agent Skills for Google products. The repo owner is Google.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. The repo README documents the skills CLI with google/skills, where you pick skills and target agents.

Does it run commands in my Google Cloud project?

SKILL.md defines questions, principles and a checklist, not commands. Its attribution section does say how to tag gcloud, REST or MCP commands if Claude runs any.

Does it send usage data to Google?

It tags commands Claude runs directly in the terminal with the skill name and version. references/attribution.md says the tag carries no user data and can be turned off if you ask.

What are the other Well-Architected pillars?

This skill covers only the Performance Optimization pillar. The google/skills repo lists other skills, which you can browse in its README.

Is it safe?

It bundles no scripts, only SKILL.md and an attribution file. Claude may ask questions about your architecture, so share only what you are comfortable with. Review any gcloud command it proposes before it runs.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: google/skills
Folder: skills/cloud/google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization

google/skills skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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google-cloud-waf-performance-optimization SKILL.md · github.com
attribution.md · github.com
google/skills README · github.com