Cloud Logging Query Writer
Turns plain-English requests into correct Google Cloud Logging Query Language (LQL) filters.
- Repository
- google/skills
- Stars
- 21,782
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 15 files
What it does
When installed, the agent writes Cloud Logging queries in Google's Logging Query Language from a plain-English request, such as finding errors from a Cloud Run service or audit events for a deleted resource. It follows the skill's rules for correct syntax (double quotes, capitalised AND/OR/NOT, grouped conditions), looks up the right resource type in per-service reference files, and avoids adding filters for details the user did not give. The output is the raw query text, with short comments where needed.
Great for
- Engineers debugging production issues who want a query quickly without memorising LQL syntax
- Platform or security staff writing audit log searches for who changed or accessed a resource
- Teams new to Cloud Logging who need correct resource.type and log_id values
Skip it if
- Querying SQL or Cloud Spanner databases, which the skill explicitly excludes; the query text is only for Cloud Logging
- Environments where the agent cannot read the bundled reference files, since its accuracy depends on consulting them; the generated queries are unverified until run against real logs
Try asking
- “Show me error logs from my Cloud Run service checkout-api in the last hour”
- “Find audit logs showing who deleted a Compute Engine instance”
- “Write a query for Cloud SQL slow query or failed connection messages”
- “Filter Cloud Functions logs with severity ERROR or higher”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 15 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
cloud-logging-query-generation.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip cloud-logging-query-generation.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip cloud-logging-query-generation.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Name the project, service, and time range you care about so the agent can include the right resource.type and log_id filters.
- Check the query in the Logs Explorer before relying on it, since placeholders such as <PROJECT_ID> must be filled in.
- Ask for audit logs explicitly if you want who-did-what events, so the agent reads the audit log reference.
What's inside
- references/api_reference.md
- references/attribution.md
- references/query_app_engine.md
- references/query_audit_logs.md
- references/query_bigquery.md
- references/query_cloud_functions.md
- references/query_cloud_observability.md
- references/query_cloud_run.md
- references/query_cloud_source_repositories.md
- references/query_cloud_sql.md
- references/query_cloud_storage.md
- references/query_cloud_tasks.md
- references/query_compute_engine.md
- references/query_dataflow.md
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from google/skills under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.