Gws Chat
Google WorkspaceOfficialPublished by Google Workspace
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- Tool integration
- Automation and integrations
- Apache-2.0
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The gws-chat skill provides a command-line interface for interacting with the Google Chat API. It allows users to perform administrative and operational tasks such as creating and managing spaces, handling custom emojis, and managing media attachments. The skill is designed to be used within the gws environment, requiring authentication and configuration as defined in the shared gws documentation.
What it does
- Create, update, delete, and list Google Chat spaces.
- Manage custom emojis for Google Workspace organizations.
- Upload and download media attachments within chat contexts.
- Find existing direct message spaces with specific users.
- Set up new spaces with initial member lists.
- Perform administrative searches for spaces within an organization.
When to use it
- When you need to automate the creation or management of Google Chat spaces.
- When managing custom emoji libraries for a Google Workspace account.
- When programmatically uploading or downloading files attached to chat messages.
- When performing administrative tasks like searching for spaces across an organization.
Advantages
- Enables command-line control over Google Chat resources.
- Supports complex operations like cascading space deletion and bulk space setup.
- Integrates with the broader gws toolset for unified authentication and configuration.
- Provides schema inspection to help construct valid API requests.
Usage examples
- “List all Google Chat spaces I am a member of.”
- The agent executes the list method on the spaces resource to return all spaces where the authenticated user has membership.
- “Create a new space named Project Alpha.”
- The agent uses the create method on the spaces resource to initialize a new named space.
Install
Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/googleworkspace/gws-chat/downloadUnzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:
mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip gws-chat.zip -d .agents/skills
Documentation by Google Workspace
chat (v1)
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
gws chat <resource> <method> [flags]Helper Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
+send | Send a message to a space |
API Resources
customEmojis
create— Creates a custom emoji. Custom emojis are only available for Google Workspace accounts, and the administrator must turn custom emojis on for the organization. For more information, see Learn about custom emojis in Google Chat and Manage custom emoji permissions.delete— Deletes a custom emoji. By default, users can only delete custom emoji they created. Emoji managers assigned by the administrator can delete any custom emoji in the organization. See Learn about custom emojis in Google Chat. Custom emojis are only available for Google Workspace accounts, and the administrator must turn custom emojis on for the organization.get— Returns details about a custom emoji. Custom emojis are only available for Google Workspace accounts, and the administrator must turn custom emojis on for the organization. For more information, see Learn about custom emojis in Google Chat and Manage custom emoji permissions.list— Lists custom emojis visible to the authenticated user. Custom emojis are only available for Google Workspace accounts, and the administrator must turn custom emojis on for the organization. For more information, see Learn about custom emojis in Google Chat and Manage custom emoji permissions.
media
download— Downloads media. Download is supported on the URI/v1/media/{+name}?alt=media.upload— Uploads an attachment. For an example, see Upload media as a file attachment.
spaces
completeImport— Completes the import process for the specified space and makes it visible to users.create— Creates a space. Can be used to create a named space, or a group chat inImport mode. For an example, see Create a space.delete— Deletes a named space. Always performs a cascading delete, which means that the space's child resources—like messages posted in the space and memberships in the space—are also deleted. For an example, see Delete a space.findDirectMessage— Returns the existing direct message with the specified user. If no direct message space is found, returns a404 NOT_FOUNDerror. For an example, see Find a direct message. With app authentication, returns the direct message space between the specified user and the calling Chat app.get— Returns details about a space. For an example, see Get details about a space.list— Lists spaces the caller is a member of. Group chats and DMs aren't listed until the first message is sent. For an example, see List spaces.patch— Updates a space. For an example, see Update a space. If you're updating thedisplayNamefield and receive the error messageALREADY_EXISTS, try a different display name.. An existing space within the Google Workspace organization might already use this display name.search— Returns a list of spaces in a Google Workspace organization based on an administrator's search. In the request, setuse_admin_accesstotrue. For an example, see Search for and manage spaces.setup— Creates a space and adds specified users to it. The calling user is automatically added to the space, and shouldn't be specified as a membership in the request. For an example, see Set up a space with initial members. To specify the human members to add, add memberships with the appropriatemembership.member.name. To add a human user, useusers/{user}, where{user}can be the email address for the user.members— Operations on the 'members' resourcemessages— Operations on the 'messages' resourcespaceEvents— Operations on the 'spaceEvents' resource
users
sections— Operations on the 'sections' resourcespaces— Operations on the 'spaces' resource
Discovering Commands
Before calling any API method, inspect it:
# Browse resources and methods
gws chat --help
# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema chat.<resource>.<method>Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer878 B
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer11.1 KiB
- SKILL.md5.6 KiB
Requirements and compatibility
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
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Attribution and licence
- Published by
- Google Workspace
- Publisher
- Google Workspace (Official)
- Source
- googleworkspace/cli · skills/gws-chat · commit cd3697e
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0 (redistribution allowed)
- LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
- Synced
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