Official agent skill

Gws Chat

by JetBrains in JetBrains/skills

Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills.

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Gws Chat

skills CLI
$ npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gws-chat -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install JetBrains/skills gws-chat --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JetBrains/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/gws-chat .claude/skills/gws-chat && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
gws-chat
GitHub stars
366
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
601 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
76
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills.

  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites
  • SKILL.md covers Helper Commands, API Resources and Discovering Commands
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Gws Chat is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Cloud office suites. It works with Google Workspace. The repository describes itself as: Curated agent skills collection verified by JetBrains.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites

Example prompts

  • “/gws-chat”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0f258b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • developers.google.com
    • support.google.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Gws Chat loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 14 tokens; SKILL.md has 601 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~14
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 601 words (~1,450 tokens).

“Before calling any API method, inspect it:”

— opening of SKILL.md by JetBrains
name
gws-chat
version
1.0.0
metadata.short-description
Manage Google Chat spaces
metadata.author
Google Workspace
metadata.source
https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-chat

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in gws-chat of JetBrains/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0f258b

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in JetBrains/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

Compare with similar skills

Gws Chat next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Gws Chat this skillJetBrains/skills3661 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Managing Google Workspacetaylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp3.3k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Gogopenclaw/gogcli8.5k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Gws Calendar Agendagoogleworkspace/cli31k1 repos~389Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Gws Drive Uploadgoogleworkspace/cli31k1 repos~322Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Google Workspacemitsuhiko/agent-stuff3.2k—~919Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Gws Chat

What does Gws Chat do?

Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills. Gws Chat is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages.

When should I use Gws Chat?

Gws Chat fits situations like: tasks that involve Cloud office suites.

How do I install Gws Chat in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gws-chat -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (gws-chat in JetBrains/skills) into .claude/skills/gws-chat in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gws Chat in Codex?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gws-chat -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (gws-chat in JetBrains/skills) into .agents/skills/gws-chat in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gws Chat in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gws-chat -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gws-chat, .gemini/skills/gws-chat, .github/skills/gws-chat and .opencode/skills/gws-chat in your project.

What does Gws Chat need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Gws Chat is instructions for the agent only.

Does Gws Chat access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: developers.google.com and support.google.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Gws Chat safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Gws Chat use?

No licence was found for Gws Chat or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Gws Chat use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Gws Chat?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gws Chat: Managing Google Workspace (taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp, 3.3k stars), Gog (openclaw/gogcli, 8.5k stars), Gws Calendar Agenda (googleworkspace/cli, 31k stars) and Gws Drive Upload (googleworkspace/cli, 31k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gws Chat?

JetBrains (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in JetBrains/skills, which has 366 GitHub stars. The repository holds 76 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Source: JetBrains/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.