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streakyc/googleworkspacecli

gws-gmail-read

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

First seen Jul 15, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add streakyc/googleworkspacecli --skill gws-gmail-read
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Repository health

License LICENSE
Default branch main
Status Active

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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 +read --help"}

Package contents

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  • skill md SKILL.md 1,400 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 76 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 1 installs

SKILL.md

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

gws gmail +read --id <ID>

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

gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --headers
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --format json | jq '.body'

Tips

  • Converts HTML-only messages to plain text automatically.
  • Handles multipart/alternative and base64 decoding.

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