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BigQuery Basics

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Produces a Markdown getting-started guide that sets up the dataset, table, and SQL/ML flow end to end on Google Cloud's serverless BigQuery platform, with working code blocks.

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BigQuery Basics

Produces a guide-quality output that demonstrates end to end the entire core flow of dataset, table, and query management on BigQuery, Google Cloud's serverless data platform. From enabling the API with the gcloud and bq command-line tools to defining a schema, from loading a CSV to running the first analytical SQL query, it presents every step with working code blocks and sample result tables. It also gives examples of AI-assisted classification/generation from within SQL — without moving the data — using BigQuery ML and Gemini integration (for example, AI.GENERATE_BOOL).

When to use? When getting started with BigQuery, quickly setting up a dataset in a project, moving your existing SQL knowledge to cloud analytics, or preparing a standard "getting-started runbook" for a data team. It also includes good-practice notes that bridge to advanced topics such as cost control (partition, cluster, --dry_run, --maximum_bytes_billed) and IAM/Terraform.

Output: A rich, copy-and-run-level Markdown guide document made up of headings, at least one result table, lists, sections, and real bash / json / sql code blocks. It requires no Apify or external scrape; it works only with Google Cloud credentials (gcloud auth).

How do I use this skill?

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  2. Upload → select the bigquery-basics.zip you downloaded
  3. Claude reads SKILL.md; the name + description appear. Ready ✅

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