Google Workspace Gmail Watch

Execute Google Workspace Gmail Watch operations: $ARGUMENTS

Prerequisites

• Google Workspace CLI (gws) must be installed
• Authentication configured: Run gws auth status to verify
• Review gws gmail-watch --help for all available commands

Available Resources and Methods

gmail +watch

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to 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

Usage

# List available resources and methods
gws gmail-watch --help

# Inspect method schema before calling
gws schema gmail-watch.<resource>.<method>

# Execute command with arguments
gws gmail-watch $ARGUMENTS

Task

Execute the requested Gmail Watch operation: $ARGUMENTS

• Verify Prerequisites

- Check gws is installed: gws --version

- Verify authentication: gws auth status

- Review available commands: gws gmail-watch --help

• Inspect Method Schema

- Before calling any method, inspect its parameters

- Use gws schema to understand required fields

- Review parameter types and constraints

• Execute Operation

- Build command with appropriate flags

- Use --params for query/path parameters

- Use --json for request body

- Handle pagination with --max-results or --page-token

• Error Handling

- Check command output for errors

- Review API quotas and rate limits

- Handle authentication issues

- Retry transient failures

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License: Apache License 2.0 Source: Google Workspace CLI Original Skill: gws-gmail-watch