# google-workspace

Teaches an agent to drive Google Workspace through the gws CLI: Drive files, docs, spreadsheets, mail, calendar and chat. Useful when a task touches a real Google account.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 700
- Author: swarmclawai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/google-workspace

## What it does

The skill tells the agent to reach for `gws` instead of hand-rolled HTTP calls against Workspace APIs. The CLI already knows the API surface and hands back structured JSON, which is easier to parse. Inside are rules plus command examples: `gws doctor` to check the install, `gws help` for a resource, then `docs get`, `drive files list`, `sheets spreadsheets get`, `gmail users messages list`, `calendar events list`, `chat spaces messages list`.

The order of operations is fixed. Read and list first, mutate later. Confirm the identifiers — document, spreadsheet, file, message, calendar, space — before anything changes. When a command fails on a missing ID, the skill says to fall back to a list or search call and locate it. Large listings get narrowed before paging.

The catch: `gws` has to be installed and authorised ahead of time. The skill forbids running an interactive login from a tool call. With no working auth, the agent will only report that the plugin settings need configuring or that you should log in manually from a terminal. In SwarmClaw the subcommand goes into `args`, flags into `params`, JSON payloads into `jsonInput`; `dryRun: true` covers risky mutations and `pageAll: true` pulls every page.

## Requirements
- Works with: Google Workspace, Gmail

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill google-workspace -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/google-workspace/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill google-workspace -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill google-workspace -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install swarmclawai/swarmclaw google-workspace
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill google-workspace -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw --path skills/google-workspace
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill google-workspace -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/google-workspace/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- locate a Drive file by name and return its ID
- pull the text out of a Google Doc
- export rows from a Google Sheet
- scan a Gmail inbox for specific messages
- check what is on the calendar for a date range

## Example prompts
- Run `gws doctor` and tell me whether the CLI is set up
- Find the quarterly report in Drive and give me its file ID
- List my last 10 Gmail messages and flag any that look like invoices

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: google-workspace
description: Use Google Workspace CLI (`gws`) for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Calendar, Chat, and related Workspace API tasks.
homepage: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
metadata:
  openclaw:
    toolNames: [google_workspace, gws]
    capabilities: [google-workspace, google-docs, google-drive, google-sheets, gmail, google-calendar, google-chat]
    requires:
      bins: [gws]
---

# Google Workspace CLI

Use `gws` when the task is about Google Workspace resources or Google Workspace API automation.

Prefer `gws` over generic HTTP calls when possible because it already knows the Workspace API surface and returns structured JSON by default.

## Rules

1. Start with read/list/get commands before mutating Workspace state.
2. Confirm IDs first: document IDs, spreadsheet IDs, file IDs, message IDs, calendar IDs, space IDs.
3. Do not run interactive auth flows from an agent tool call. If auth is missing, report that `gws` needs to be configured in plugin settings or via a manual terminal login.
4. Keep commands machine-readable. Prefer JSON output and parse it instead of scraping human text.
5. For large list operations, limit the scope first, then page or filter.

## Common Commands

Check installation and health:

```bash
gws doctor
```

Inspect help for a resource or method:

```bash
gws help
gws drive help
gws drive files help
```

Google Docs:

```bash
gws docs get --document-id <DOC_ID>
```

Google Drive:

```bash
gws drive files list --params '{"pageSize":10}'
gws drive files get --file-id <FILE_ID>
```

Google Sheets:

```bash
gws sheets spreadsheets get --spreadsheet-id <SPREADSHEET_ID>
```

Gmail:

```bash
gws gmail users messages list --user-id me --params '{"maxResults":10}'
gws gmail users messages get --user-id me --message-id <MESSAGE_ID>
```

Google Calendar:

```bash
gws calendar events list --calendar-id primary --params '{"maxResults":10,"singleEvents":true}'
```

Google Chat:

```bash
gws chat spaces messages list --parent spaces/<SPACE_ID>
```

## Tool Usage In SwarmClaw

When using the `google_workspace` tool:

- Put the `gws` command after the binary into `args`, for example:
  `{"args":["drive","files","list"],"params":{"pageSize":5}}`
- Use `params` for `--params`
- Use `jsonInput` for `--json`
- Use `pageAll: true` when you intentionally want all pages
- Use `dryRun: true` before risky mutations if you are unsure

## Error Handling

- If `gws` is missing: tell the user to install Google Workspace CLI.
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