From looker-skills
Checks if Looker CLI is installed, downloads and installs it from GitHub Releases if missing on macOS, Linux, or Windows.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/looker-skills:installing-looker-cliThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Checks if `looker-cli` is already available on the system. If it is not found, downloads and installs the appropriate pre-compiled binary from the GitHub Releases page of the `looker-cli` repository (`https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases`).
Checks if looker-cli is already available on the system. If it is not found, downloads and installs the appropriate pre-compiled binary from the GitHub Releases page of the looker-cli repository (https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases).
/usr/local/bin or ~/.local/bin).Before downloading, check if the CLI is already installed and accessible:
looker-cli --help
If this command executes successfully and prints the help menu, the CLI is ready. Skip the installation steps below and proceed directly to Step 3 (Authentication).
If looker-cli is not found, determine the operating system of the environment and execute the corresponding installation steps.
Retrieve latest release tag: Query the GitHub API or check the releases page (https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases) to identify the latest version tag (e.g., v1.0.0).
Download and install: Run the following sequence to download, rename, and move the binary to your local bin path:
For macOS (arm64 Apple Silicon):
curl -Lo looker-cli https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases/latest/download/looker-cli-darwin-arm64
chmod +x looker-cli
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && mv looker-cli ~/.local/bin/
For macOS (amd64 Intel):
curl -Lo looker-cli https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases/latest/download/looker-cli-darwin-amd64
chmod +x looker-cli
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && mv looker-cli ~/.local/bin/
For Linux (amd64):
curl -Lo looker-cli https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases/latest/download/looker-cli-linux-amd64
chmod +x looker-cli
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && mv looker-cli ~/.local/bin/
Note: If ~/.local/bin is not in your PATH or you have root permissions, you can choose to move it to /usr/local/bin/ instead.
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/looker-open-source/looker-cli/releases/latest/download/looker-cli-windows-amd64.exe" -OutFile "looker-cli.exe"
looker-cli.exe to a directory in your system %PATH% (or add its directory to the Environment Variables).Run the help command again to verify the installation succeeded:
looker-cli --help
Confirm that the output shows the Looker CLI help menu correctly. If it fails, check that the destination directory is indeed in your shell's PATH.
npx claudepluginhub looker-open-source/looker-skillsAuthenticates the Looker CLI using OAuth and saves the session in a named profile. Part of Looker Developer Onboarding (Step 3).
Installs or updates datafusion-cli via cargo install, Homebrew, or pre-built binaries on macOS/Linux. Checks current version and verifies post-install.
Installs the maverick CLI tool system-wide from the plugin directory, verifying dependencies and updating settings.