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googleworkspace/cli

gws-gmail-read

Gmail: Read a message and extract its body or headers.

41K installs 32K stars

Before you install

Last update
Files in folder
1
Scripts
No script files found
SKILL.md size
1.4 KB (about 350 tokens of context each time it loads)
License
Apache-2.0
Source on GitHub
googleworkspace/cli

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Install

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli@gws-gmail-read

Runs in a terminal with Node.js 18 or newer. Add -y to skip the prompts and -g to install for every project instead of this one.

Install for your agent

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli@gws-gmail-read --agent claude-code -y
Project install writes to
.claude/skills/gws-gmail-read
Global install writes to
~/.claude/skills/gws-gmail-read

Start a new session afterwards so the agent picks the skill up. In Claude Code you can also call it directly with /gws-gmail-read.

What it does

gmail +read PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it. Read a message and extract its body or headers Usage Flags Flag Required Default Description -------------------------------------- --id ✓ — The Gmail message ID to read --headers — — Include headers (From, To, Subject, Date) in the output --format — text Output format (text, json) --html — — Return HTML body instead of plain text --dry-run — — Show the request that would be sent without executing it Examples Tips - Converts HTML-only messages to…

Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.

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