• ANALYSIS
  • COMPLETED
  • HUMAN
  • LOGS

How to process Pub/Sub messages with your AI

Connect your agent to a subscription to pull incoming data and handle tasks automatically.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to handle Pub/Sub messages?

Your agent pulls messages from a specific subscription, analyzes the payload, and then acknowledges them to mark the work as done. This lets you automate data processing and task management through your chat interface.

Where data lands.

The outcomes of your processing.

The AI moves your data into these specific states.

ANALYSIS

Parsed data summaries

The agent reads the message payload and gives you a clear breakdown of the contents.

COMPLETED

Finished tasks

Once the agent processes a message, it marks the task as complete in the subscription.

HUMAN

Manual review needed

If the message payload is unreadable or missing data, the agent flags it for you to check.

LOGS

Processing history

The agent keeps track of what it pulled so you can review the sequence of events.

The workflow

What your AI does when a message arrives.

The agent acts as the bridge between your message stream and your logic.

  1. Fetch messages

    The agent pulls new, unread messages from your specified subscription.

    pull_messages

  2. Read payload

    The agent inspects the message content to understand the data or instructions inside.

    pull_messages

  3. Acknowledge work

    The agent tells the subscription that the message has been handled.

    acknowledge_messages

  4. Clear queue

    By acknowledging the message, the agent ensures it isn't pulled again.

    acknowledge_messages

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin processing your stream.

Starting points

Swap out the subscription names for your actual Google Cloud identifiers.

Google Pub/Sub Subscription Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_lZzUbzVarBRnSBctAsw53Dh2UOHl2qeOpDumlpQ3/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Google Pub/Sub Subscription capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-pubsub-subscription-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_lZzUbzVarBRnSBctAsw53Dh2UOHl2qeOpDumlpQ3/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Pull the latest messages from the 'order-updates-sub' subscription and summarize them.

  • Check the 'sensor-logs-sub' subscription and tell me if any values look wrong.

  • Pull messages from 'user-signup-events' and list all the email addresses found.

  • Read the messages in 'system-alerts-sub' and tell me which ones I need to fix.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Google Pub/Sub Subscription once, then ask.

You connect your credentials once, and your agent can then access the subscription whenever you ask. The full setup details are on the Connector page.

Connect Google Pub/Sub Subscription to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI send new messages to a topic?

    No. This connector only pulls and acknowledges messages from a subscription.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete messages from the queue?

    No. It uses acknowledgment to mark messages as processed, which removes them from the unacknowledged list.

  • 03

    Can the AI change the data inside a message?

    No. The agent can only read the payload; it cannot modify the original message content.

  • 04

    Will the AI pull messages automatically in the background?

    No. The agent pulls messages only when you prompt it to do so.

  • 05

    Can the AI create a new subscription?

    No. You must provide an existing subscription name for the agent to use.

  • More questions about Google Pub/Sub Subscription? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Google Pub/Sub Subscription Connector can do

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