Overview

This skill guides you through running and designing gpd commands for the Google Play Developer Console. It covers discovery, flag conventions, output formats, authentication, and safety practices to streamline Play Console workflows.

How This Skill Works

You discover commands with gpd --help and apply explicit long flags (for example: --package, --track) with no interactive prompts. Authentication is performed via a service account key (GPD_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY), and you can use --dry-run before destructive actions; for multi-step publishing, prefer the edit lifecycle (gpd publish edit create).

When to Use It

• When you need to discover available gpd commands and flags with --help
• When you need to fetch, list, or paginate results across pages using --all
• When validating access to a package with gpd auth check --package
• When preparing a publish or update, using --dry-run first for safety
• When performing multi-step publishing, using the edit lifecycle (gpd publish edit create)

Quick Start

1. Step 1: Run gpd --help to discover commands
2. Step 2: Build a command using explicit flags (e.g., --package, --track, --status) and avoid prompts; use --confirm for destructive steps
3. Step 3: Validate with gpd auth check --package and perform a dry-run before actual publish (gpd publish edit create)

Best Practices

• Always start with gpd --help to confirm commands and flags
• Use explicit long flags like --package, --track, --status
• Avoid interactive prompts; require --confirm for destructive actions
• Use --all for complete pagination and --pretty for debugging
• Use --dry-run before destructive or irreversible publishing steps

Example Use Cases

• Running gpd --help to map the available commands and flags
• Listing all monetization items with gpd monetization --help and --all
• Validating package access with gpd auth check --package com.example.app
• Previewing a publish with gpd publish edit create and --dry-run
• Publishing a release with explicit flags after confirming with --confirm

Frequently Asked Questions