diff --git a/docs/plugins/google-cloud.md b/docs/plugins/google-cloud.md
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--- a/docs/plugins/google-cloud.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/google-cloud.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ The Google Cloud plugin exports Firebase Genkit's telemetry and logging data to
 npm i --save @genkit-ai/google-cloud
 ```
 
+If you want to locally run flows that use this plugin, you also need the
+[Google Cloud CLI tool](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install) installed.
+
 ## Set up a Google Cloud account
 
 This plugin requires a Google Cloud account ([sign up](https://cloud.google.com/gcp) if you don't already have one) and a Google Cloud project.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/vertex-ai.md b/docs/plugins/vertex-ai.md
index ac8d5fdc2..697c3f890 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/vertex-ai.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/vertex-ai.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ It also provides access to subset of evaluation metrics through the Vertex AI [R
 npm i --save @genkit-ai/vertexai
 ```
 
+If you want to locally run flows that use this plugin, you also need the
+[Google Cloud CLI tool](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install) installed.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 To use this plugin, specify it when you call `configureGenkit()`: