Overview
gws-gmail is an open-source backend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by googleworkspace. Its author describes it as: “Gmail: Send, read, and manage email.”. The project has 30k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-gmail`.
What gws-gmail does
> **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for gws-gmail is organised into these sections:
- Helper Commands
- API Resources
- users
- Discovering Commands
Installation
Add gws-gmail to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-gmailReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
gws-gmail is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in googleworkspace/cli, an established project with 30,434 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- Sparse description in metadata — read the repository for full details
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does gws-gmail do?
- Gmail: Send, read, and manage email.
- How do I install gws-gmail?
- Run git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-gmail in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli before installing.
- Is gws-gmail free to use?
- Yes. gws-gmail is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does gws-gmail come from?
- gws-gmail ships inside googleworkspace/cli, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,434 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.