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Google Workspace Skill

This skill provides Google Workspace integration using the gog CLI (gogcli). The agent calls gog directly for all operations.

Prerequisites

Install the gog binary (CI-validated version is listed in the frontmatter above):

# Homebrew
brew install openclaw/tap/gogcli

# Manual (Linux amd64)
curl -sL https://github.com/openclaw/gogcli/releases/latest/download/gogcli_VERSION_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv gog ~/.local/bin/

See configuration.md for container and MCP server alternatives.

Authentication

# Import credentials.json from Google Cloud Console
gog auth credentials set /path/to/credentials.json

# Authorize with only the services you need (opens browser)
gog auth add your@email.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,docs,sheets,slides

# Verify
gog auth doctor

Quick Reference

gog gmail search "is:unread"                    # Search email
gog calendar events --today                     # Today's events
gog drive search "quarterly report"             # Search files
gog docs cat <docId>                            # Read a document
gog sheets get <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A1:D10"  # Read spreadsheet range
gog slides info <presentationId>                # Presentation metadata

All commands support --json for structured output and --plain for TSV.

Commands

Gmail

# Search
gog gmail search "from:boss@example.com newer_than:7d"
gog gmail search "is:unread label:inbox" --max 20

# Read
gog gmail get <messageId>
gog gmail thread get <threadId>
gog gmail labels list

# Organize
gog gmail mark-read <messageId>
gog gmail unread <messageId>
gog gmail archive <messageId>
gog gmail trash <messageId>

# Send
gog gmail send --to "user@example.com" --subject "Hello" --body "Message body"
gog gmail reply <messageId> --body "Reply text"
gog gmail forward <messageId> --to "other@example.com"

# Drafts
gog gmail drafts list
gog gmail drafts create --to "user@example.com" --subject "Draft" --body "Content"
gog gmail drafts send <draftId>

See gmail.md for the full command reference.

Google Calendar

# View
gog calendar calendars
gog calendar events --today
gog calendar events --from "2026-06-25" --to "2026-06-30"
gog calendar event <calendarId> <eventId>
gog calendar freebusy --from "2026-06-25T09:00:00Z" --to "2026-06-25T17:00:00Z"
gog calendar search "standup"

# Create
gog calendar create primary --summary "Meeting" --from "2026-06-25T10:00:00" --to "2026-06-25T11:00:00"

# Manage
gog calendar update <calendarId> <eventId> --summary "Updated title"
gog calendar delete <calendarId> <eventId>
gog calendar respond <calendarId> <eventId> --status accepted

See calendar.md for the full command reference.

Google Drive

# Browse
gog drive ls
gog drive ls --folder <folderId>
gog drive search "quarterly report"
gog drive tree
gog drive get <fileId>

# File operations
gog drive upload report.pdf --parent <folderId>
gog drive download <fileId>
gog drive copy <fileId> "Copy of Report"
gog drive move <fileId> --parent <newFolderId>
gog drive rename <fileId> "New Name"
gog drive delete <fileId>

# Sharing
gog drive share <fileId> --email "user@example.com" --role writer
gog drive permissions <fileId>
gog drive unshare <fileId> <permissionId>

See drive.md for the full command reference.

Google Docs

# Read
gog docs info <docId>
gog docs cat <docId>
gog docs export <docId> --format md
gog docs structure <docId>

# Write
gog docs create "New Document"
gog docs write <docId> --body "Content to append"
gog docs insert <docId> "Text to insert" --at 1
gog docs find-replace <docId> "old text" "new text"
gog docs format <docId> --bold --start 1 --end 10

# Tables
gog docs insert-table <docId> --rows 3 --cols 4
gog docs cell-update <docId> --row 1 --col 1 --body "Header"

See docs.md for the full command reference.

Docs Workflows

For importing markdown with formatting, table styling, and round-trip editing, see docs-workflows.md.

# Import markdown as a new document with standard formatting
gog docs create "Document Title" --file document.md --pageless
gog docs format <docId> --line-spacing 115 --space-below 8

# Update an existing document from markdown with formatting
gog docs write <docId> --file document.md --markdown --replace --pageless
gog docs format <docId> --line-spacing 115 --space-below 8

Google Sheets

# Read
gog sheets metadata <spreadsheetId>
gog sheets get <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A1:D10"
gog sheets get <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A:A" --format FORMULA

# Write
gog sheets create "New Spreadsheet"
gog sheets update <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A1" "value1" "value2" "value3"
gog sheets append <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A:D" "val1" "val2" "val3" "val4"
gog sheets clear <spreadsheetId> "Sheet1!A1:D10"

# Structure
gog sheets add-tab <spreadsheetId> "New Tab"
gog sheets delete-tab <spreadsheetId> "Old Tab"
gog sheets rename-tab <spreadsheetId> "Old Name" "New Name"

See sheets.md for the full command reference.

Google Slides

# Read
gog slides info <presentationId>
gog slides list-slides <presentationId>
gog slides read-slide <presentationId> <slideId>
gog slides export <presentationId> --format pptx

# Create
gog slides create "New Presentation"
gog slides create-from-markdown "Deck Title" --file slides.md
gog slides create-from-template <templateId> "From Template" --replacements '{"{{NAME}}":"Value"}'

# Edit
gog slides new-slide <presentationId>
gog slides insert-text <presentationId> <objectId> "Text content"
gog slides replace-text <presentationId> "find" "replace"
gog slides insert-image <presentationId> <slideId> image.png --width 300

See slides.md for the full command reference.

Examples

Search and summarize recent emails

gog gmail search "is:unread newer_than:7d" --json --results-only | jq '.[] | "\(.from): \(.subject)"'

Create a calendar event for tomorrow

TOMORROW=$(date -d '+1 day' '+%Y-%m-%dT09:00:00')
gog calendar create primary --summary "Team Standup" --from "$TOMORROW" --to "${TOMORROW%T*}T09:30:00"

Download recent documents

gog drive search "type:document newer_than:7d" --json --results-only | jq -r '.[] | .id' | \
  while read docId; do gog docs export "$docId" --format md > "doc_$docId.md"; done

Check availability for a meeting

gog calendar freebusy --from "2026-06-25T09:00:00Z" --to "2026-06-25T17:00:00Z"

Output Formatting

# JSON output (structured, for scripting)
gog gmail search "is:unread" --json --results-only

# Plain/TSV output (stable, parseable)
gog drive ls --plain

# Select specific fields
gog gmail search "is:unread" --json --select "id,subject,from"

Agent Safety

# Read-only mode (blocks all mutations)
gog --readonly gmail search "test"

# Block Gmail send specifically
gog --gmail-no-send gmail search "test"

# Preview actions without executing
gog --dry-run drive delete <fileId>

# Disable interactive prompts (fail instead)
gog --no-input calendar create primary --summary "Test"

Error Handling

Exit Code	Meaning	Retryable
0	Success	-
3	Empty results	No (normal)
4	Auth required	No (run gog auth setup)
5	Not found	No
6	Permission denied	No
7	Rate limited	Yes (wait and retry)
8	Retryable server error	Yes (wait and retry)

Authentication and permission errors require user intervention. Rate limiting and server errors can be retried after a brief wait.