> **gws-gmail-send** — skill 20 of 95 in [googleworkspace/cli](https://skillsdocs.com/googleworkspace/cli). > > Book (all skills, one file): https://skillsdocs.com/googleworkspace/cli.md > Machine manifest: https://skillsdocs.com/googleworkspace/cli/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json > Install the book: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli` > Upstream: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/blob/main/skills/gws-gmail-send/SKILL.md @ `main` > Raw bytes, no header: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleworkspace/cli/main/skills/gws-gmail-send/SKILL.md > Base for relative paths: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleworkspace/cli/main/skills/gws-gmail-send/ > Licence: Apache-2.0 — https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html > > Content © its authors, served unmodified. Takedown: https://github.com/DreambaseAI/skillsdocs/issues/new?labels=takedown&title=Takedown+request --- name: gws-gmail-send description: "Gmail: Send an email." metadata: version: 0.22.5 openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: - gws cliHelp: "gws gmail +send --help" --- # gmail +send > **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it. Send an email ## Usage ```bash gws gmail +send --to --subject --body ``` ## Flags | Flag | Required | Default | Description | |------|----------|---------|-------------| | `--to` | ✓ | — | Recipient email address(es), comma-separated | | `--subject` | ✓ | — | Email subject | | `--body` | ✓ | — | Email body (plain text, or HTML with --html) | | `--from` | — | — | Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default) | | `--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 ```bash gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi Alice!' gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --cc bob@example.com gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Bold text' --html gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --from alias@example.com gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Report' --body 'See attached' -a report.pdf gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Files' --body 'Two files' -a a.pdf -a b.csv gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --draft ``` ## Tips - Handles RFC 5322 formatting, MIME encoding, and base64 automatically. - Use --from to send from a configured send-as alias instead of your primary address. - Use -a/--attach to add file attachments. Can be specified multiple times. Total size limit: 25MB. - With --html, use fragment tags (

, , ,
, etc.) — no / wrapper needed. - Use --draft to save the message as a draft instead of sending it immediately. > [!CAUTION] > This is a **write** command — confirm with the user before executing. ## 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