What is firebase-basics?
firebase-basics is a Claude skill by firebase that handle Firebase CLI install, auth, and day-to-day workflow. It is listed under Security and has 472 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | firebase |
| Repository | firebase/skills |
| Popularity | 472 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #743 of 1,262 Claude skills; #18 in Security |
| SKILL.md length | 153 lines |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +8 |
Is firebase-basics safe to install?
firebase-basics scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| No network requests | Pass |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs packages | Note |
What the scan matched
- shell:
```bash - package install:
npx
How do I install firebase-basics?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/firebase/skills --skill firebase-basics
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/firebase/skills cp -r skills/skills/firebase-basics ~/.claude/skills/firebase-basics
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the firebase-basics skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs firebase-basics for you:
Install the "firebase-basics" skill from https://github.com/firebase/skills/tree/main/skills/firebase-basics into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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