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Gws Chat

Google WorkspaceOfficialPublished by Google Workspace

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  • Tool integration
  • Automation and integrations
  • Apache-2.0
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Google Chat: Manage Chat spaces and messages.
— the description by Google Workspace

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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

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/googleworkspace/gws-chat/download
  2. Unzip 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.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

gws chat <resource> <method> [flags]

Helper Commands

CommandDescription
+sendSend a message to a space

API Resources

customEmojis
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 in Import 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 a 404 NOT_FOUND error. 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 the displayName field and receive the error message ALREADY_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, set use_admin_access to true. 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 appropriate membership.member.name. To add a human user, use users/{user}, where {user} can be the email address for the user.

  • members — Operations on the 'members' resource

  • messages — Operations on the 'messages' resource

  • spaceEvents — Operations on the 'spaceEvents' resource

users
  • sections — Operations on the 'sections' resource

  • spaces — 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

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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Security

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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)
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Download ZIP

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