workflow +file-announce
SkillFiles & storageLets your agent announce a Google Drive file in a Google Chat space.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the workflow +file-announce skill
About this capability
Google Workflow: Announce a Drive file in a Chat space.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by googleworkspace/cli in skills/gws-workflow-file-announce/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
Announce a Drive file in a Chat space
Usage
gws workflow +file-announce --file-id <ID> --space <SPACE>
Flags
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--file-id | ✓ | — | Drive file ID to announce |
--space | ✓ | — | Chat space name (e.g. spaces/SPACE_ID) |
--message | — | — | Custom announcement message |
--format | — | — | Output format: json (default), table, yaml, csv |
Examples
gws workflow +file-announce --file-id FILE_ID --space spaces/ABC123
gws workflow +file-announce --file-id FILE_ID --space spaces/ABC123 --message 'Check this out!'
Tips
- This is a write command — sends a Chat message.
- Use
gws drive +uploadfirst to upload the file, then announce it here. - Fetches the file name from Drive to build the announcement.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-workflow — All cross-service productivity workflows commands
Signals
- GitHub stars
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- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
gws-workflow-file-announce- Source
- github.com/googleworkspace/cli