About gws-gmail
A command-line skill for working with Gmail through `gws`. It combines email helper commands with access to Gmail API resources and method-schema inspection.
Key features
- 01Send, read, reply to, and forward email
- 02Summarize unread inbox messages
- 03Stream new email as NDJSON
- 04Access Gmail messages, threads, labels, and settings
- 05Inspect API methods and parameters
Use cases
- 01Review unread messages at a glance
- 02Handle threaded replies or forwards
- 03Monitor incoming mail as a stream
- 04Discover parameters before invoking a Gmail API method
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ streakyc/ googleworkspacecli --skill gws-gmailAfter installing, type/gws-gmailin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEgmail (v1)
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
gws gmail <resource> <method> [flags]
Helper Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
+send | Send an email |
+triage | Show unread inbox summary (sender, subject, date) |
+reply | Reply to a message (handles threading automatically) |
+reply-all | Reply-all to a message (handles threading automatically) |
+forward | Forward a message to new recipients |
+read | Read a message and extract its body or headers |
+watch | Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON |
API Resources
users
getProfile— Gets the current user's Gmail profile.stop— Stop receiving push notifications for the given user mailbox.watch— Set up or update a push notification watch on the given user mailbox.drafts— Operations on the 'drafts' resourcehistory— Operations on the 'history' resourcelabels— Operations on the 'labels' resourcemessages— Operations on the 'messages' resourcesettings— Operations on the 'settings' resourcethreads— Operations on the 'threads' resource
Discovering Commands
Before calling any API method, inspect it:
# Browse resources and methods
gws gmail --help
# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema gmail.<resource>.<method>
Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.
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