bq

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Google · BigQuery, data warehouse, and sql analytics from the terminal.

$ brew install --cask google-cloud-sdk

One-liner to try

$ bq ls --format=json

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md JSON

Readiness

Great for agents · 75/100

Verify

bq ls --format=json

Agent URL

/cli/bq/agent.md

Quick reference

Install

brew install --cask google-cloud-sdk

Verify

bq ls --format=json

First command

bq ls --format=json

Machine JSON

/cli/bq.json

About

The official CLI from Google. BigQuery, data warehouse, and sql analytics from the terminal. Supports structured output — good for scripts and agents.

Example workflow

1. bq ls --format=json

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