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Gmail: Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON.
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Install
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-watchnpx skills add googleworkspace/cliThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
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
gws gmail +watch| 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 |
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 ./emailsmain, last pushed 24 September 2026.SKILL.md, not by matching a directory convention. One layout observed: skills/*/SKILL.md.h1 and no skipped levels:/googleworkspace/cli.md, and each skill at its own .md URL.