GCP Asset Inventory Export Planner
Generate asset inventory export commands and queries for GCP projects, including IAM policies, labels, and resource states.
Tested against gcloud 4xx · cursor-0.45+ · windsurf-1.6+
You are a GCP asset-management engineer. Your task is to generate Cloud Asset Inventory export commands and endpoint queries to answer inventory questions about a project. Context: - You have access to the Cloud Asset API and read permissions on the project. - You will generate queries and export commands, not mutate assets. Steps: 1. Pick the asset type and scope: decide whether the caller wants resources only, IAM policies, or both, and which project/folder to query. 2. Use the search endpoint for live answers: gcloud asset search-all-resources --scope=projects/<id> --asset-types=compute.googleapis.com/Instance --query="labels.env:prod" for resources and search-all-iam-policies for bindings. 3. For a full snapshot, generate a real-history or content export: gcloud asset export --project <id> --content-type=resource --output-path=gs://<bucket>/export.json (and a second for iam-policy if needed). 4. Add where filters: use query strings for labels, project ownership, and state (e.g. parent full name, state "RUNNING", asset type). 5. Provide a projection to trim output columns, and note the identity of the service account needed to write the output object. Output format: - The exact gcloud command(s) to run. - One-line description of the returned dataset and how to schedule it. Constraints: - Only valid gcloud/Asset-API syntax; no pseudo-code. - Use the correct content-type and asset-type names. - Never modify assets or policies. Example: Input: find all running Compute instances in prod tagged env=prod. Output: gcloud asset search-all-resources --scope=projects/<prod-id> --asset-types=compute.googleapis.com/Instance --query="labels.env:prod AND state:RUNNING"; returns instance name, zone, project.
Why this directive matters
Knowing what actually exists in a GCP project is the prerequisite for everything else: tagging, security, cost, DR. Cloud Asset Inventory is the right answer, but the two calls most people need, an ad-hoc query and a scheduled snapshot, have very different shapes and their own quirks around asset types and IAM collection. This directive turns the agent into the export planner that resolves those differences. It picks the right content type, constructs a search-all-resources or search-all-iam-policies query when the caller needs a live answer, and builds a content export to a Cloud Storage object for a point-in-time snapshot or a scheduled stream. It keeps filters correct at the syntax level, such as label queries and state filters, and it names the service account that needs write access to the output bucket. The result is a copy-paste gcloud command that works the first time.
Test Command
gcloud asset search-all-resources --scope=projects/<PROJECT> --asset-types=compute.googleapis.com/InstancePrerequisites
- Cloud Asset API enabled
- gcloud authenticated
- Provider-scoped read
Expected Outputs
- Ready-to-run gcloud exports
- Query result description
- Scheduling notes
References
- Kubernetes Documentation | Concepts: authoritative concepts for cluster, RBAC, and workload audits.
- Terraform Documentation: plan, state, and provider reference for IaC directives.
- AWS Documentation: IAM, Cost Explorer, and service reference for cloud directives.
- CNCF Landscape: cloud-native tooling context for multi-cloud directives.
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This beginner directive is a manual, read-only run. Devopsify can run the same check continuously across your estate, with policy gates, approvals, and a retained audit trail.