| Step | Goal : : : | :---------- | :------------ | 1. | : Pre-flight : & gcloud : : Check : prerequisites : | 2. | Explore : Discovery : BigQuery data : : : & define goal : : : : | 3. CLI | Verify : Check : : : : | 4. Auth | Authenticate : : CLI via OAuth : : : : | 5. | Connect : Connect : Looker to : : : : | 6. | Create : Project : project & : : : : : : | 7. | : Model : validate & : : query : : : : | 8. | : Dashboard : dashboard & : : import UDD : : : : : : : | Skill to Use | Success | : Verification : | :------------------------------ | :----------- | Verify system | onboarding-preflight-check | Run system | : check : : successfully : | exploring-data-for-looker | Propose a | : dashboard : : goal to the : : user : | installing-looker-cli | Run | looker CLI : : looker-cli : : : is in PATH : : --help : : successfully : | authenticating-looker-cli | Run | : looker-cli : : : : : user me : : successfully : | connecting-looker-to-bigquery | Run | : looker-cli : : : BigQuery : : connection : : : : : cat {name} : : successfully : | setting-up-looker-project | Run | : : looker-cli : : : configure : : project cat : : : bare Git : : {id} : : successfully : : (uses_git\: : : : : : true) : Write LookML, | creating-lookml-model | Clean | : : results & : : successful : : inline query : Create LookML | creating-looker-dashboard | Imported UDD | : : URL & : : successful : : user sync : : loop :

Orchestration Rules

Strict Sequence: Never skip a step or execute out of order. (Sequence: Pre-flight, Discovery, CLI, Auth, Connect, Project, Model, Dashboard).
Fail Fast: Stop immediately if any step fails or fails verification.
Interactive Steps: Step 4 (Auth) is interactive; guide the user through the OAuth browser flow.

Educational Transparency & Guidelines

Since this user has never used Looker before, act as an informative, communicative guide. Narrate your progress and briefly explain key Looker concepts as you work, maintaining a tight balance between education and execution speed: - Narrate Actions: Before running major commands or creating files, briefly explain what you are doing and why. - Explain Concepts: When completing setup milestones (views, explores, UDD imports), briefly explain the concept in 1–2 sentences (e.g., views map to tables). - Prioritize Speed: Keep explanations extremely concise. Do not write long paragraphs; get the user to their dashboard ASAP.

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Looker Developer Onboarding Orchestrator

Step-by-Step Onboarding Sequence