Google Workspace
ericrisco/rsc-harness
A skill your agent uses when server-side code reads or writes Gmail, Drive, Calendar, or Sheets with a GCP service account and no human in the OAuth loop: picking the auth mode (app-owned vs…
Streams new Gmail messages as NDJSON from the gws command line tool using Google Pub/Sub, with label filters, batch settings and optional per-message files.
Install Gmail Inbox Watcher
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watch --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .claude/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .claude/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watch --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .agents/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .agents/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watch --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .cursor/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .cursor/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git --path skills/gws-gmail-watch--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watch --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .gemini/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .gemini/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .github/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .github/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install googleworkspace/cli gws-gmail-watch --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gws-gmail-watch .opencode/skills/gws-gmail-watch && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gws-gmail-watch" agent skill from https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/tree/main/skills/gws-gmail-watch into .opencode/skills/gws-gmail-watch/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gws-gmail-watch", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
gws-gmail-watch- GitHub stars
- 31k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~476 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 151 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 77
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Streams new Gmail messages as NDJSON from the gws command line tool using Google Pub/Sub, with label filters, batch settings and optional per-message files.
- Feeding incoming Gmail messages into a script or pipeline as they arrive
- SKILL.md covers Usage, Flags, Examples and Tips, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Watching only the inbox or unread messages through label filters
What it does
The gws gmail +watch command listens for new email and prints each message as a line of NDJSON. It is part of the Google Workspace CLI, and its prerequisite is reading the shared gws skill for authentication, global flags and security rules, which can be created with gws generate-skills if it is missing.
Flags control where the stream comes from and how it behaves: a GCP project for Pub/Sub resources, an existing subscription or topic, a comma-separated list of Gmail label IDs such as INBOX and UNREAD, a maximum number of messages per pull (default 10), a pull interval in seconds (default 5), a message format of full, metadata, minimal or raw, a single-pull mode, cleanup of created resources on exit and an output directory that writes each message to its own JSON file.
A Gmail watch expires after 7 days and must be re-run to renew. Without the cleanup flag, the Pub/Sub resources persist so a later run can reconnect, and Ctrl-C stops the stream gracefully.
When your agent uses it
- Feeding incoming Gmail messages into a script or pipeline as they arrive
- Watching only the inbox or unread messages through label filters
- Saving each new message as its own JSON file for later processing
Example prompts
- “Watch my inbox for new emails and stream them as NDJSON using my-gcp-project.”
- “Pull the unread messages once in metadata format and then exit.”
- “Write every new message to ./incoming as separate JSON files and clean up Pub/Sub when I stop.”
Requirements
- The gws command line tool, authenticated as described in the gws-shared skill
- A GCP project with Pub/Sub, or an existing topic or subscription
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a3768d0. 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
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Gmail Inbox Watcher loads about 476 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 151 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from googleworkspace/cli at commit a3768d0, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© googleworkspace). 151 words, ~476 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/gws-gmail-watch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- gws-gmail-watch
- description
- Gmail: Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON.
- metadata.version
- 0.22.5
gmail +watch
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON
Usage
gws gmail +watchFlags
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--project | — | — | GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources |
--subscription | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup) |
--topic | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub topic with Gmail push permission already granted |
--label-ids | — | — | Comma-separated Gmail label IDs to filter (e.g., INBOX,UNREAD) |
--max-messages | — | 10 | Max messages per pull batch |
--poll-interval | — | 5 | Seconds between pulls |
--msg-format | — | full | Gmail message format: full, metadata, minimal, raw |
--once | — | — | Pull once and exit |
--cleanup | — | — | Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit |
--output-dir | — | — | Write each message to a separate JSON file in this directory |
Examples
gws gmail +watch --project my-gcp-project
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --label-ids INBOX --once
gws gmail +watch --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --cleanup --output-dir ./emailsTips
- Gmail watch expires after 7 days — re-run to renew.
- Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
- Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/gws-gmail-watch of googleworkspace/cli.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a3768d0
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 googleworkspace/cli, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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| Google WorkspaceAlexAI-MCP/hermes-CCC | 135 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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Questions about Gmail Inbox Watcher
What does Gmail Inbox Watcher do?
Streams new Gmail messages as NDJSON from the gws command line tool using Google Pub/Sub, with label filters, batch settings and optional per-message files. The gws gmail +watch command listens for new email and prints each message as a line of NDJSON. It is part of the Google Workspace CLI, and its prerequisite is reading the shared gws skill for authentication, global flags and security rules, which can be created with gws generate-skills if it is missing.
When should I use Gmail Inbox Watcher?
Gmail Inbox Watcher fits situations like: feeding incoming Gmail messages into a script or pipeline as they arrive; watching only the inbox or unread messages through label filters; saving each new message as its own JSON file for later processing.
How do I install Gmail Inbox Watcher in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/gws-gmail-watch in googleworkspace/cli) into .claude/skills/gws-gmail-watch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Gmail Inbox Watcher in Codex?
Run `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/gws-gmail-watch in googleworkspace/cli) into .agents/skills/gws-gmail-watch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Gmail Inbox Watcher 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 googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watch -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-gmail-watch, .gemini/skills/gws-gmail-watch, .github/skills/gws-gmail-watch and .opencode/skills/gws-gmail-watch in your project.
What does Gmail Inbox Watcher need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Gmail Inbox Watcher is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: The gws command line tool, authenticated as described in the gws-shared skill; A GCP project with Pub/Sub, or an existing topic or subscription.
Does Gmail Inbox Watcher access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Gmail Inbox Watcher 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 Gmail Inbox Watcher use?
Gmail Inbox Watcher is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Gmail Inbox Watcher use?
About 476 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Gmail Inbox Watcher?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gmail Inbox Watcher: Google Workspace (ericrisco/rsc-harness, 174 stars), GCP Workspace Pivot (wgpsec/AboutSecurity, 1.8k stars), Gws (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars) and Google Workspace (AlexAI-MCP/hermes-CCC, 135 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Gmail Inbox Watcher?
googleworkspace (a GitHub organization) maintains it in googleworkspace/cli, which has 31,280 GitHub stars. The repository holds 77 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: googleworkspace/cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.