🧪 Skills
Gws Gmail Watch
--- name: gws-gmail-watch version: 1.0.0 description: "Gmail: Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON." metadata: openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: ["gws"]
v1.0.0
Description
name: gws-gmail-watch version: 1.0.0 description: "Gmail: Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON." metadata: openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: ["gws"] cliHelp: "gws gmail +watch --help"
gmail +watch
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
Usage
gws gmail +watch
Flags
| 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 |
Examples
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 ./emails
Tips
- Gmail watch expires after 7 days — re-run to renew.
- Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
- Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands
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