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recipe-watch-drive-changes — Claude Code skill: install and usage

This skill subscribes to Google Drive file or folder change notifications using the gws CLI. It helps track document updates via Pub/Sub topics.

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

This skill provides a ready-made workflow around the gws command-line tool. It creates subscriptions for google.workspace.drive.file.v1.updated events, routing payloads directly to a Google Cloud Pub/Sub topic. It also covers listing current subscriptions and renewing them before expiration.

You need the gws binary installed and the gws-events skill loaded beforehand. If your setup does not rely on Google Cloud Pub/Sub for Drive webhooks, this recipe will not fit.

What it helps with

  • subscribe to file and folder updates in Google Drive
  • forward Drive modification events to a Google Cloud Pub/Sub topic
  • list active subscriptions using gws events subscriptions list
  • renew an active Drive event subscription before it expires

Example prompts for the agent

  • Subscribe to Google Drive folder updates using recipe-watch-drive-changes
  • List all active Drive event subscriptions with gws
  • Renew my Google Drive event subscription before it expires

How to install recipe-watch-drive-changes

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-watch-drive-changes -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/recipe-watch-drive-changes/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/recipe-watch-drive-changes/

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Questions about recipe-watch-drive-changes

How do I install recipe-watch-drive-changes in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-watch-drive-changes -a claude-code. The file will be placed in ~/.claude/skills/recipe-watch-drive-changes/SKILL.md.

What does recipe-watch-drive-changes do?

It sets up notifications for Google Drive updates. The recipe details commands for creating Pub/Sub event subscriptions, checking status, and renewing them.

What are the prerequisites for this skill?

You need the gws CLI binary and the companion gws-events skill. Both are required to execute the subscription commands.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 
---
name: recipe-watch-drive-changes
description: "Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "engineering"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
      skills:
        - gws-events
---

# Watch for Drive Changes

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-events`

Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder.

## Steps

1. Create subscription: `gws events subscriptions create --json '{"targetResource": "//drive.googleapis.com/drives/DRIVE_ID", "eventTypes": ["google.workspace.drive.file.v1.updated"], "notificationEndpoint": {"pubsubTopic": "projects/PROJECT/topics/TOPIC"}, "payloadOptions": {"includeResource": true}}'`
2. List active subscriptions: `gws events subscriptions list`
3. Renew before expiry: `gws events +renew --subscription SUBSCRIPTION_ID`

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