Save a Gmail Message to Google Docs

SkillCommunication

Lets your agent save a Gmail message into a Google Doc for keeping or reference.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Save a Gmail Message to Google Docs skill

About this capability

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by googleworkspace/cli in skills/recipe-save-email-to-doc/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-gmail, gws-docs

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

Steps

  1. Find the message: gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "subject:important from:boss@company.com"}' --format table
  2. Get message content: gws gmail users messages get --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MSG_ID"}'
  3. Create a doc with the content: gws docs documents create --json '{"title": "Saved Email - Important Update"}'
  4. Write the email body: `gws docs +write --document-id DOC_ID --text 'From: boss@company.com Subject: Important Update

[EMAIL BODY]'`

Signals

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