> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.prismacloud.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.prismacloud.io/admin-guide/agentless-scanning/onboard-accounts/onboard-gcp.md).

# Onboard GCP Accounts

Prisma Cloud gives you the flexibility to choose between agentless security and agent-based security using Defenders. Agentless scanning lets you inspect the risks and vulnerabilities of a cloud workload without installing an agent or affecting the execution of the workload. Prisma Cloud supports agentless scanning for vulnerabilities and compliance on hosts, clusters, and containers. To learn more about how agentless scanning works, see the [How Agentless Scanning Works?](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/34/admin-guide/agentless-scanning/agentless-scanning.md)

Agentless scanning for GCP accounts can use one of the following [scanning modes](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/34/admin-guide/agentless-scanning/agentless-scanning.md#scanning-modes).


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