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gws-drive-upload — Claude skill: upload files to Google Drive

This skill uploads a file to Google Drive with one command and detects the MIME type for you. Handy when an agent needs to drop a report or dataset into a folder.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓ 
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-drive-upload -a claude-code
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What gws-drive-upload does

The skill hands your agent the command gws drive +upload . MIME type is detected automatically, and the filename comes from the local path. Want a different name? Pass --name. Need it in a specific folder? Pass --parent with the folder ID.

Inside there is a single SKILL.md covering the command, its flags and a few examples. It runs through the gws CLI, so you need that binary and working auth first — without them the command fails. Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md before the first run; it holds global flags and security rules. If that file is missing, generate it with gws generate-skills.

This is a write command, so it changes your Drive and the skill asks for user confirmation before running. Install it if your agent uploads files often. For a one-off upload, or if you would rather not give an agent write access, just do it yourself.

What it helps with

  • upload a report to Google Drive from the terminal
  • drop a CSV into a folder by its ID
  • save an uploaded file under a different name
  • give an agent a command to write a file into Drive

Example prompts for the agent

  • upload ./report.pdf to Google Drive
  • put ./data.csv into folder FOLDER_ID
  • upload ./report.pdf as 'Sales Data.csv'

How to install gws-drive-upload

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-drive-upload -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/gws-drive-upload/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/gws-drive-upload/

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Questions about gws-drive-upload

How do I install gws-drive-upload in Claude?

Run npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-drive-upload -a claude-code. The skill lands in ~/.claude/skills/gws-drive-upload/SKILL.md.

What does gws-drive-upload do?

It uploads a given file to Google Drive. The MIME type is detected automatically and the name is taken from the path unless you pass --name.

What do I need before using it?

The gws binary and configured auth. Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md first; if it is missing, create it with gws generate-skills.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 
---
name: gws-drive-upload
description: "Google Drive: Upload a file with automatic metadata."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
    cliHelp: "gws drive +upload --help"
---

# drive +upload

> **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it.

Upload a file with automatic metadata

## Usage

```bash
gws drive +upload <file>
```

## Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `<file>` | ✓ | — | Path to file to upload |
| `--parent` | — | — | Parent folder ID |
| `--name` | — | — | Target filename (defaults to source filename) |

## Examples

```bash
gws drive +upload ./report.pdf
gws drive +upload ./report.pdf --parent FOLDER_ID
gws drive +upload ./data.csv --name 'Sales Data.csv'
```

## Tips

- MIME type is detected automatically.
- Filename is inferred from the local path unless --name is given.

> [!CAUTION]
> This is a **write** command — confirm with the user before executing.

## See Also

- [gws-shared](../gws-shared/SKILL.md) — Global flags and auth
- [gws-drive](../gws-drive/SKILL.md) — All manage files, folders, and shared drives commands

© googleworkspace · Apache-2.0 · googleworkspace/cli

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