# Firebase Remote Config Basics (agent skill)

> Firebase Remote Config Basics is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from firebase/agent-skills. It manages Firebase Remote Config templates, feature flags, loading strategies, and SDKs (Android, iOS). It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot and has 487 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills.

Manages Firebase Remote Config templates, feature flags, loading strategies, and SDKs (Android, iOS). Use when downloading/deploying remoteconfig JSON templates, managing version history/feature flags, setting in-app defaults, fetchAndActivate(), real-time listeners, or SDK setup. Don't use for Firebase Hosting, Auth, Firestore, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or App Hosting. This skill provides a complete guide for getting started with Remote Config on Android or iOS.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills |
| Skill path | skills/firebase-remote-config-basics/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | firebase-remote-config-basics |
| GitHub stars | 487 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 120,793 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 9 |
| Plugin marketplace | firebase |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Oct 20, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when downloading/deploying remoteconfig JSON templates, managing version history/feature flags, setting in-app defaults, fetchAndActivate(), real-time listeners, or SDK setup.
- use for Firebase Hosting, Auth, Firestore, Data Connect, Crashlytics, or App Hosting.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add firebase/agent-skills
/plugin install firebase@firebase
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/firebase-remote-config-basics .agents/skills/firebase-remote-config-basics   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/firebase-remote-config-basics .cursor/skills/firebase-remote-config-basics   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/firebase/agent-skills/firebase-remote-config-basics

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