{
  "slug": "firebase-deploy-creates-firestore-search-indexes-adf4a8e94476",
  "title": "firebase deploy creates Firestore search indexes",
  "tools": [
    "firebase"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-07T04:56:36.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-07T04:56:36.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When the repository has Firestore search index configuration to deploy, run `firebase deploy --only firestore` from the project directory.",
    "examples": [
      "firebase deploy --only firestore"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v15.17.0",
      "--only firestore (required): Scopes deployment to Cloud Firestore Security Rules and indexes for configured databases.",
      "Prerequisite: Run from a Firebase project directory containing `firebase.json`; Firebase CLI docs say to set up a Firebase project before using the CLI.",
      "Prerequisite: Configure the index file in `firebase.json`; the CLI’s default index filename is `firestore.indexes.json`."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Deploy a repository's Firestore search index configuration.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools/releases/tag/v15.17.0",
    "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools/pull/10431",
    "https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli",
    "https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools/blob/v15.17.0/src/firestore/README.md"
  ],
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
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}