Google status reports the wrong quota project

Symptom. gcloud’s selected project differs from the project charged or checked for quota by a client library or Cloud MCP call.

Cause. gcloud config get-value project is the CLI resource default, while ADC contains its own quota_project_id. Earlier auth status output incorrectly labeled the CLI default as the ADC quota project. Environment overrides can select another quota project or another credential file entirely.

Confirm. Run bash ~/dotfiles/install/auth.sh google-status. Compare gcloud-project, adc-quota-project, and the override labels without dumping the full credential JSON.

Fix. Update the checkout and use the corrected status command. Change ADC only when the intended project is known, with gcloud auth application-default set-quota-project YOUR_PROJECT_ID. Do not change the CLI project merely to make the two labels agree. See Gemini and Google APIs.