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gws-gmail-reply

Gmail: Reply to a message (handles threading automatically).

All-time #717 Trending #1458 Hot #696 First seen Mar 9, 2026
8-week activity · all time api

Installation

$ npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-reply
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Summary

  • Automatically reply to Gmail messages with full threading and recipient management.
  • Handles message threading automatically by setting In-Reply-To, References, and threadId headers; quotes the original message in the reply Supports plain text and HTML reply bodies, with optional file attachments (multiple files via repeated --attach flags) Allows adding extra recipients via --to, --cc, and --bcc flags, or sending from an alias with --from Includes --dry-run mode to preview the request before sending, and --html flag for formatted replies with CSS styling

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Analyzed Mar 31, 2026

The skill provides instructions for using the 'gws' CLI tool to reply to Gmail messages. It is an official tool authored by googleworkspace and does not contain any malicious patterns or security risks.

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Analyzed Mar 31, 2026

No issues detected.

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Repository health

Stars 30.8K
License LICENSE
Default branch main
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Skill metadata

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Version0.22.5
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0.22.5
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{"category":"productivity","requires":{"bins":["gws"]},"cliHelp":"gws gmail +reply --help"}

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 2,666 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 83 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
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SKILL.md

gmail +reply

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Reply to a message (handles threading automatically)

Usage

gws gmail +reply --message-id <ID> --body <TEXT>

Flags

Flag Required Default Description
--message-id ✓ — Gmail message ID to reply to
--body ✓ — Reply body (plain text, or HTML with --html)
--from — — Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default)
--to — — Additional To email address(es), comma-separated
--attach — — Attach a file (can be specified multiple times)
--cc — — CC email address(es), comma-separated
--bcc — — BCC email address(es), comma-separated
--html — — Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text)
--dry-run — — Show the request that would be sent without executing it
--draft — — Save as draft instead of sending

Examples

gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Thanks, got it!'
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Looping in Carol' --cc [email protected]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Dave' --to [email protected]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body '<b>Bold reply</b>' --html
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Updated version' -a updated.docx
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Draft reply' --draft

Tips

  • Automatically sets In-Reply-To, References, and threadId headers.
  • Quotes the original message in the reply body.
  • --to adds extra recipients to the To field.
  • Use -a/--attach to add file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
  • With --html, the quoted block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (<p>, <b>, <a>, etc.) — no <html>/<body> wrapper needed.
  • With --html, inline images in the quoted message are preserved via cid: references.
  • Use --draft to save the reply as a draft instead of sending it immediately.
  • For reply-all, use +reply-all instead.

See Also

  • [gws-shared](../gws-shared/SKILL.md) — Global flags and auth
  • [gws-gmail](../gws-gmail/SKILL.md) — All send, read, and manage email commands